Sewing machine recs needed
Mar. 1st, 2010 12:09 pmMy old White sewing machine seems to have died, so I'm in search of a new one. Consumer Reports recommended a Kenmore, so we dropped by and bought a mid-price one on sale. I finally tried it out this morning, and don't like it at all. The controls feel flimsy, the threading is awkward, and the machine sounds like it's grinding instead of purring.
So I'm backing up and considering options. Clearly I should try to find a place that would let me test the machines before buying, because most of my complaints about the Kenmore would have been obvious in just a few minutes.
The main thing I want is a machine that can deal easily with heavy material, like hemming pants/jeans. I do little sewing other than hemming, minor repairs, and occasional basic straight or zigzag seams. It's remotely possible I'd use a stretch stitch. Everything else, like all the decorative stitches they like to load the machines up with, are superfluous. And I'd like one that can deal with only being used a couple times a year. Given how little I use it, I'd prefer to get one on the lower end of the price scale, though I'm having my doubts that I can find an inexpensive machine that can deal with heavy material.
Suggestions?
So I'm backing up and considering options. Clearly I should try to find a place that would let me test the machines before buying, because most of my complaints about the Kenmore would have been obvious in just a few minutes.
The main thing I want is a machine that can deal easily with heavy material, like hemming pants/jeans. I do little sewing other than hemming, minor repairs, and occasional basic straight or zigzag seams. It's remotely possible I'd use a stretch stitch. Everything else, like all the decorative stitches they like to load the machines up with, are superfluous. And I'd like one that can deal with only being used a couple times a year. Given how little I use it, I'd prefer to get one on the lower end of the price scale, though I'm having my doubts that I can find an inexpensive machine that can deal with heavy material.
Suggestions?