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Old January 22nd 04, 08:05 AM
Brooke
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Hello

I currently have a Pfaff sewing machine and I am considering
purchasing a new machine. I have made some enquiries from a local
dressmaker, she recommended Bernina, I also enquired at a local
Patchwork supplies shop and the woman there highly recommends
Husqvarna.

Since hearing such an enthusiastic recommendation, I am quite keen on
buying a Husqvarna but I am interested to know any recommendations
from some of the experienced people on this newsgroup.

I want a sewing machine that will sew any fabric, with a wide range of
stitches and one that has a quick speed, I have found the Pfaff fairly
slow, but my machine is quite an old model.

Many thanks in advance
Brooke
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Old January 22nd 04, 04:42 PM
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I love my Berninas. I have the 153QE and the 200E. Both sew through
anything with good speed and no hangups. Lots of features and stitiches.
In the 2 years I have had the 153 I have never had to adjust the tension on
default stitches. Nana



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Old January 23rd 04, 08:23 PM
Brooke
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"nana2b" wrote in message ...
I love my Berninas. I have the 153QE and the 200E. Both sew through
anything with good speed and no hangups. Lots of features and stitiches.
In the 2 years I have had the 153 I have never had to adjust the tension on
default stitches. Nana


Thanks so much for your recmmendation Nana

I made some enquiries at the local Bernina shop and found that the
Artista 200E is about $11,000 New Zealand. So I don't think I would
be purchasing one but it looks like a fabulous machine. The 153QE
looks like a very good machine, it also has some rather good features,
including some quilting features and is more affordable at $3,295.

The woman at the shop did a demonstration for me on the Bernina Activa
145S and it looks a like a very nice machine and is even more
reasonably priced. I also enquired among some local dressmakers and
patchworkers and many of them highly recmmend the Bernina brand.

I am also looking at a Husqvarna Platinum 750 and had a play with one
at a local retailer yesterday, it has some nice features also and at
around $2,595 NZ it is not too bad.

Thanks again
Brooke
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Old January 23rd 04, 10:15 PM
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Brooke wrote:

"nana2b" wrote in message ...

I love my Berninas. I have the 153QE and the 200E. Both sew through
anything with good speed and no hangups. Lots of features and stitiches.
In the 2 years I have had the 153 I have never had to adjust the tension on
default stitches. Nana



Thanks so much for your recmmendation Nana

I made some enquiries at the local Bernina shop and found that the
Artista 200E is about $11,000 New Zealand. So I don't think I would
be purchasing one but it looks like a fabulous machine. The 153QE
looks like a very good machine, it also has some rather good features,
including some quilting features and is more affordable at $3,295.

The woman at the shop did a demonstration for me on the Bernina Activa
145S and it looks a like a very nice machine and is even more
reasonably priced. I also enquired among some local dressmakers and
patchworkers and many of them highly recmmend the Bernina brand.

I am also looking at a Husqvarna Platinum 750 and had a play with one
at a local retailer yesterday, it has some nice features also and at
around $2,595 NZ it is not too bad.

Thanks again
Brooke


Bernina owners tend to be very loyal, and love their
machines to death. What puts me off on Bernina is the
price of each additional foot, and from what I have seen,
you do have to buy them because the machine doesn't come
with enough. So I would say that if you are considering a
Bernina, look at the attachment set and add the actual
prices of any additional feet that you would need to
determine the actual cost. If I were buying one, I would
try to get the dealer to throw them in on the deal. When
I bought my Singer Quantumlock, I got all the available
feet with it, as part of a special promotion.
--

Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Life is about the journey, not about the destination.

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Old January 23rd 04, 10:19 PM
Penny S
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Pogonip wrote:
Brooke wrote:

Bernina owners tend to be very loyal, and love their
machines to death. What puts me off on Bernina is the
price of each additional foot, and from what I have seen,
you do have to buy them because the machine doesn't come
with enough. So I would say that if you are considering a
Bernina, look at the attachment set and add the actual
prices of any additional feet that you would need to
determine the actual cost. If I were buying one, I would
try to get the dealer to throw them in on the deal. When
I bought my Singer Quantumlock, I got all the available
feet with it, as part of a special promotion.



in 17 years, I've bought a walking foot, and open toe embroidery foot, and a
foot for felled seams. I don't think that's too many. It came with at least
a dozen, has something changed with the newer ones?( 1130)

Penny S



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Old January 23rd 04, 11:50 PM
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:23:59 -0800, Brooke wrote:

"nana2b" wrote in message ...
I love my Berninas. I have the 153QE and the 200E. Both sew through
anything with good speed and no hangups. Lots of features and stitiches.
In the 2 years I have had the 153 I have never had to adjust the tension on
default stitches. Nana


Thanks so much for your recmmendation Nana

I made some enquiries at the local Bernina shop and found that the
Artista 200E is about $11,000 New Zealand. So I don't think I would
be purchasing one but it looks like a fabulous machine. The 153QE
looks like a very good machine, it also has some rather good features,
including some quilting features and is more affordable at $3,295.

The woman at the shop did a demonstration for me on the Bernina Activa
145S and it looks a like a very nice machine and is even more
reasonably priced. I also enquired among some local dressmakers and
patchworkers and many of them highly recmmend the Bernina brand.

I am also looking at a Husqvarna Platinum 750 and had a play with one
at a local retailer yesterday, it has some nice features also and at
around $2,595 NZ it is not too bad.

Thanks again
Brooke


Brooke,

Where abouts in NZ are you? I am in the BOP..

I love my Bernina 1030. Bought it about 9 years ago and wouldn't part
with it for the world. Sews well at a good speed and sews through
everything I have made including jeans very well.

Good service from my local Bernina shop too..

AmazeR

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Old January 24th 04, 12:10 AM
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:19:27 -0800, Penny S wrote:

Pogonip wrote:
Brooke wrote:

Bernina owners tend to be very loyal, and love their
machines to death. What puts me off on Bernina is the
price of each additional foot, and from what I have seen,
you do have to buy them because the machine doesn't come
with enough. So I would say that if you are considering a
Bernina, look at the attachment set and add the actual
prices of any additional feet that you would need to
determine the actual cost. If I were buying one, I would
try to get the dealer to throw them in on the deal. When
I bought my Singer Quantumlock, I got all the available
feet with it, as part of a special promotion.



in 17 years, I've bought a walking foot, and open toe embroidery foot, and a
foot for felled seams. I don't think that's too many. It came with at least
a dozen, has something changed with the newer ones?( 1130)

Penny S


I have the Bernina 1030 and it came with a heap of feet.. I think I
purchased maybe one or two extra but don't really need any other ones
unless doing specialised sewing. I think what is supplied with the
machine is perfect for most home sewers..

AmazeR

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Old January 24th 04, 12:25 AM
Penny S
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AmazeR wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:19:27 -0800, Penny S wrote:

Pogonip wrote:
Brooke wrote:

Bernina owners tend to be very loyal, and love their
machines to death. What puts me off on Bernina is the
price of each additional foot, and from what I have seen,
you do have to buy them because the machine doesn't come
with enough. So I would say that if you are considering a
Bernina, look at the attachment set and add the actual
prices of any additional feet that you would need to
determine the actual cost. If I were buying one, I would
try to get the dealer to throw them in on the deal. When
I bought my Singer Quantumlock, I got all the available
feet with it, as part of a special promotion.



in 17 years, I've bought a walking foot, and open toe embroidery
foot, and a foot for felled seams. I don't think that's too many. It
came with at least a dozen, has something changed with the newer
ones?( 1130)

Penny S


I have the Bernina 1030 and it came with a heap of feet.. I think I
purchased maybe one or two extra but don't really need any other ones
unless doing specialised sewing. I think what is supplied with the
machine is perfect for most home sewers..

AmazeR


ay-yup: my 1130 came with regular foot, zipper foot, BH foot, BH foot with
chip,cording foot, embroidery (spring) foot, reverse pattern foot, overlock
foot, blindstich foot, regular embroidery foot, edge stitch foot, bulky
overlock foot that's quite a lot.

I think one needs to be care ful about generalizations like " I hear
that..." Perhaps the low end Berninas don't' come with that selection, and
I did get mine a lot of years ago. But when I look at the collection I got,
really, I'd consider it pretty complete for most sewists.

Penny



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Old January 24th 04, 04:25 PM
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Wow! Wherever you got a Bernina with that many feet, you are very, very
lucky!!!! Mine only came with the bare minimum, zipper foot, buttonhole
foot, blind hemmer and zigzag foot. I was in the market for a new machine
and called about them as the nearest dealer is over 50 miles away. Nope. Not
even the ones going for around two thousand came with more than the minimum
at the two dealers whom I spoke with. I had to pay almost a hundred dollars
for a walking foot for my Bernina. I didn't care for the way it sewed and
recently purchased Janome. It came with many more feet than the Bernina and
the additional feet are way cheaper also.
"Penny S" wrote in message
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AmazeR wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:19:27 -0800, Penny S wrote:

Pogonip wrote:
Brooke wrote:

Bernina owners tend to be very loyal, and love their
machines to death. What puts me off on Bernina is the
price of each additional foot, and from what I have seen,
you do have to buy them because the machine doesn't come
with enough. So I would say that if you are considering a
Bernina, look at the attachment set and add the actual
prices of any additional feet that you would need to
determine the actual cost. If I were buying one, I would
try to get the dealer to throw them in on the deal. When
I bought my Singer Quantumlock, I got all the available
feet with it, as part of a special promotion.


in 17 years, I've bought a walking foot, and open toe embroidery
foot, and a foot for felled seams. I don't think that's too many. It
came with at least a dozen, has something changed with the newer
ones?( 1130)

Penny S


I have the Bernina 1030 and it came with a heap of feet.. I think I
purchased maybe one or two extra but don't really need any other ones
unless doing specialised sewing. I think what is supplied with the
machine is perfect for most home sewers..

AmazeR


ay-yup: my 1130 came with regular foot, zipper foot, BH foot, BH foot with
chip,cording foot, embroidery (spring) foot, reverse pattern foot,

overlock
foot, blindstich foot, regular embroidery foot, edge stitch foot, bulky
overlock foot that's quite a lot.

I think one needs to be care ful about generalizations like " I hear
that..." Perhaps the low end Berninas don't' come with that selection,

and
I did get mine a lot of years ago. But when I look at the collection I

got,
really, I'd consider it pretty complete for most sewists.

Penny





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Old January 24th 04, 04:41 PM
Penny S
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KEL wrote:
Wow! Wherever you got a Bernina with that many feet, you are very,
very lucky!!!! Mine only came with the bare minimum, zipper foot,
buttonhole foot, blind hemmer and zigzag foot. I was in the market
for a new machine and called about them as the nearest dealer is over
50 miles away. Nope. Not even the ones going for around two thousand
came with more than the minimum at the two dealers whom I spoke with.
I had to pay almost a hundred dollars for a walking foot for my
Bernina. I didn't care for the way it sewed and recently purchased
Janome. It came with many more feet than the Bernina and the
additional feet are way cheaper also. "



the 1030 and the 1130 were top of the line, 15-18 years ago. I guess things
have changed a bit?

Note the other post where a gal is asking where to purchase a walking foot
for a viking... for $84. Perhaps the foot pricing deal is not so exlusive to
Bernina? Other than Pfaff, does any home machine come with one?

penny s


 




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