[Nfb-krafters-korner] Buying a first sewing machine

Nella Foster jellybeanfarm at gmail.com
Thu Jan 5 20:08:31 UTC 2017 

It seems to me that all the machines are lighter than they used to be.

Nella

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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Buying a first sewing machine

It sounds to me like a wonderful birthday present. A basic machine will be good. Just look inside the case and also check the weight. She can carry fifty pounds to a car, but perhaps not on a school bus. But many  machines will weigh less than that. Theater costumes may sometimes be made of heavy fabric, so you may not want a "featherweight" which may be a model name, but meaningful also. 
Ramona

On Jan 5, 2017 8:23 AM, marianne via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I changed the subject to reflect where this thread has gone. We have a 
> school for the creative and performing arts and my grand daughter 
> wants to go to that school her Junior and Senior year in high school. 
> She has to have a talent so she is interested in costume design. Her 
> other grandma and mother both sew and they will help her, I am sure. I 
> definitely want a portable machine that she can take back and forth 
> between her homes. I think a beginning machine would be fine. Joyce, 
> thanks for the suggestion to get it from a sewing machine store. She 
> and I will be doing some shopping. This is for her birthday, which is 
> at the end of February. I would love any other suggestions people might have.
>
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> get for Christmas?
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> I  first would ask her what she thinks she wants to so?  This will 
> give some consideration on what to look for.  I am very satisfied with 
> my Brother 420 sewing machine, but I was in search of a few things and 
> I got it in this machine.  Funny you caught me tonight just doing some 
> finishing work on a couple projects that I embroidered on My Baby Lock.
>
> I paid like $450 a couple of years back and was just recently looking 
> up info for my Brother 420 and it is still running at that price.  I 
> did purchase it kinda online, but I bought it thru the sewing machine 
> dealer in Alabama near Jill.  It was priced much higher in CT at the 
> sewing machine store.
>
> Do not give up on a sewing machine store.  Your Grand daughter will 
> need to have a place to ask questions on her machine, take some free 
> introduction classes  and learn how to pick people's minds that have 
> the knowledge on the machines they are selling.   WalMart sells 
> Brother machine and they have some machines running between $200 & 
> $300 that have some good extras, but if you need to ask some questions 
> or need to learn how to use it, the basket boy won't have any answers for you.
>
> A few must have and make who ever demo this.  Auto threader.  Make 
> them show you more than once, twice, three times, etc.  As if it 
> doesn't work or misses even once automatically threading it forget it.  
> Another feature that I know the lower priced Brother has is an 
> automatic thread cutter for the top thread and bobbin thread.  When I 
> sewed for years there was always thread all over the floor in the 
> sewing room and on me and as I walked around the house it followed me...
>
> My brother has a button that you push when done sewing a seam and it 
> cuts the top and bobbin thread up close to the fabric with no ends 
> hanging or needing trimming  When I was a kid at age 11 I started out 
> sewing on a Singer treddle machine I would have to pull the thread to 
> get them both on the same side of the fabric, tie a knot and trim the 
> thread ends.  Mom took a tailoring class when I was 5 and you had to 
> learn Mom's way in order to sew on Mon's machine.
>
> We picked my Granddaughter up a Brother machine from WalMart and got 
> it on sale for around $150.  Of course she likes to use mine and she 
> had Gram  and me to answer her questions and give her the lessons on the new machine.
> Actually, I taught the oldest one and my Mom taught the middle one on 
> a Singer Pixie[strickly a toy type machine.
>
> You need to consider her working area, too.  As if she wants to make 
> clothes that can be done with the machine on a computer table or desk.  
> The computer table gives room for cutting out and more room for sewing 
> then a desk.  I had gotten this extension table top that fits around 
> my sewing machine and gives me much more surface for sewing and 
> putting quilts together.  The nice thing is that the top lifts up and 
> it has all these cubby spots for your sewing supplies.  That I got 
> from the Alabama sewing machine store for an additional $70 and they 
> gave me a fancy purple suitcase that my machine fits in and it has a 
> handle and wheels on it.  That was no cost to me and shipping for all of it was free.
>
> So good luck in the search.  Used machines are good, but I would make 
> that kinda purchase from a sewing machine dealer.
>
> Joyce
>
>
>
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> get for Christmas?
>
> I didn't get any new crafting tools for Christmas. I do have a 
> question. My grand daughter may be interested in a sewing machine. She 
> is a Freshman in high school and this would be her first own machine. 
> First, what is a reasonable price for a beginner machine? Next, what 
> would be a good beginner machine. She is sighted, if that makes any difference.
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Joyce Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner < 
> nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> > Let's get back on crafting.. 
> > 
> > Now do tell us about the new looms Santa brought you.  Give us a 
> > brief description and what your first project you are planning to do on it.
> > 
> > I heard a few folks got Accuquilt cutter and dies.  Do tell us about 
> > what dies you got and if you started using them?  What will be your 
> > first project?  For those who might not know Accuquilt make dies to 
> > cut out fabric for quilting and applique.
> > 
> > Did anyone get wonderful new yarns? 
> > 
> > Let's talk crafting... 
> > 
> > Joyce
> > 
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