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Beginner's sewing machine - Singer or Brother?
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 611991" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I found a wonderful Singer "Touch and Go - 600" in a cabinet on Craigslist for $100. It was exactly like one I remember the lady next door from my childhood had. I remember my mom, who sewed all of our clothes being very envious of it. It came with all of the bells and whistles and all it needed was a little oil and grease in the gears and it was good to go. If you are a -1, you may decide that you actually do not like it, so I'd be leery of spending a lot on something that you will get tired of because you'll never get your money back.</p><p></p><p>For me an important issue is that the machine can be controlled by a knee lever <em>or</em> a foot lever. The foot lever causes slouching and gets tiring very quickly. A cabinet is nice because you can fold it up and put it away very quickly without dragging the heavy sewing machine around. (The photo I'm posting is something from online - mine has a much nicer cabinet and you can modernize with new hardware.)</p><p></p><p>But truly, the <em>most</em> important part of sewing is your scissors. Start with cottons that are somewhat substantial. Do something simple like a square block quilt. If you try to get too crafty to start with, you'll be in over your head.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 611991, member: 99"] I found a wonderful Singer "Touch and Go - 600" in a cabinet on Craigslist for $100. It was exactly like one I remember the lady next door from my childhood had. I remember my mom, who sewed all of our clothes being very envious of it. It came with all of the bells and whistles and all it needed was a little oil and grease in the gears and it was good to go. If you are a -1, you may decide that you actually do not like it, so I'd be leery of spending a lot on something that you will get tired of because you'll never get your money back. For me an important issue is that the machine can be controlled by a knee lever [I]or[/I] a foot lever. The foot lever causes slouching and gets tiring very quickly. A cabinet is nice because you can fold it up and put it away very quickly without dragging the heavy sewing machine around. (The photo I'm posting is something from online - mine has a much nicer cabinet and you can modernize with new hardware.) But truly, the [I]most[/I] important part of sewing is your scissors. Start with cottons that are somewhat substantial. Do something simple like a square block quilt. If you try to get too crafty to start with, you'll be in over your head. [/QUOTE]
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