Xmas pressie for Mrs Nick, budget up to about £300, might get used to make tarps, quilts, frame bags, dresses for little girls, fabric decorations and stuffed toys.
Any one get any suggestions?
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Sewing Machine Recommendations
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Posted 6 months ago #
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If she's sewing tough material, she'll want a pretty sturdy machine. Singer gets my vote, mine has lasted me 14 years so far and copes with pretty much anything.
Cheers, Rich
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thanks turboferret, anyone else?
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We keep an old handpowered 1920s Singer for heavy sewing. No nylon gears to strip.
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I don't think that in reality it will be used for overly heavy duty stuff, sewing up a bit of cordura or webbing occasionally but she's not going to be trying to take on Levi Jeans or make me a leather motorbike jacket.
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I bought Mrs nxb1 a Janome sewing machine from here World of Sewing, in Tunbridge Wells. Helpful staff in there helped her understand which machine best met her needs. Recommended.
nxb1
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For that money I'd move on from a Jenome to a Bernina.
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Mrs Ratadog is the sewing fiend in this house. We currently stand at one fairly old Bernina and a couple of Janome professional fairly heavy duty machines, plus a few I don't know about. ( The answer to the how many bikes is enough question in this house is N-1 where N equals the number of sewing machines.)
For the budget you are probably better off with a Janome as the Berninas at that price are not "proper" Berninas. Janome gave good back up as well when there was a minor problem. Best bet is go and find a decent local sewing shop and take their advice. It probably won't cost you anything more than buying on line as most of thenm have access to manufacturer's deals. For a bit of briefing before you go the John Lewis web site has a fairly informative buying guide. If you live in NE Yorkshire we can recommend the Bridlington Sewing Centre.
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I have an Elna - has coped with everything I've tried to sew.
I don't rate the modern Singers, not as good as they once were.Posted 6 months ago #
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