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Euro-Pro or Craft-N-Sew Sewing Machine
First I have do say that I don't really sew, not with a sewing machine. I
don't need an expensive embroider machine, I do THAT by hand What I MAY need is something to help me do hems when something needs re-doing for whatever reason, and to finish certain kinds of liturgical embroidery projects that would take WAY too long to do by hand, and yes, I do have problems doing a straight hem One of my charge accounts is offering two sewing machine for low end prices, what I am trying to decide is if either of them are worth even the low end price. One is a Shark Sewing Machine by Euro-Pro. It has 32 stitches, has a builtin buttonholer, converts to free-arm sewing and is a single needle machine for $179.95. Comes with needles, seam ripper, snap-on zig-zag foot, felt pads for spool pins, lint brush, zipper foot, buttonhold foot, bline hemming foot and a hard case. The other is also made by Euro-Pro (Twin-needle Crat N'Sew Machine) for $259.95. This one has 42-stitch functions, also has a built-in buttonholer and comes with 11 creative feet (zipper, button hol, blind-hem, satin stitch, roll hem, button sewing, darning/embroidery, overlock, cording, quilting and gathering) and twin-needle capability. It comes with needles, seam ripper, quilting guide, darning plate and a hard case. I have no real interest in doing machine embroidery or quilting, but I can see myself wanting to see what it is like (sorry, to me, handmade is more attractive than machine made, it is a subjective thing It seems to me that the second machine may be the better value, though I am quite sure that both machines are not really meant for the serious seamstress or machine embroiderer. What say ye that actually knows something about sewing machine, do either of them sound reasonable for an entry-level sewing machine? Catherine K. |
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If you ask this question over on rct.sewing, they will all tell you not
to buy either!! Euro-Pro has a reputation for being impossible to repair if anything goes wrong. You would be better off, for your purposes, to go to your local sewing machine dealer and buy a used reconditioned one. As you are doing liturgical work, it is quite possible that someone at one of the churches you work for will have a good used one which is no longer being used, and many of the "tanks" from the 1960s and earlier sell second hand for about $25 or so. Please check with all the experts on rcts or on alt.sewing. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. Catherine K. wrote: First I have do say that I don't really sew, not with a sewing machine. I don't need an expensive embroider machine, I do THAT by hand What I MAY need is something to help me do hems when something needs re-doing for whatever reason, and to finish certain kinds of liturgical embroidery projects that would take WAY too long to do by hand, and yes, I do have problems doing a straight hem One of my charge accounts is offering two sewing machine for low end prices, what I am trying to decide is if either of them are worth even the low end price. One is a Shark Sewing Machine by Euro-Pro. It has 32 stitches, has a builtin buttonholer, converts to free-arm sewing and is a single needle machine for $179.95. Comes with needles, seam ripper, snap-on zig-zag foot, felt pads for spool pins, lint brush, zipper foot, buttonhold foot, bline hemming foot and a hard case. The other is also made by Euro-Pro (Twin-needle Crat N'Sew Machine) for $259.95. This one has 42-stitch functions, also has a built-in buttonholer and comes with 11 creative feet (zipper, button hol, blind-hem, satin stitch, roll hem, button sewing, darning/embroidery, overlock, cording, quilting and gathering) and twin-needle capability. It comes with needles, seam ripper, quilting guide, darning plate and a hard case. I have no real interest in doing machine embroidery or quilting, but I can see myself wanting to see what it is like (sorry, to me, handmade is more attractive than machine made, it is a subjective thing It seems to me that the second machine may be the better value, though I am quite sure that both machines are not really meant for the serious seamstress or machine embroiderer. What say ye that actually knows something about sewing machine, do either of them sound reasonable for an entry-level sewing machine? Catherine K. |
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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:26:46 -0500, Olwyn Mary wrote:
If you ask this question over on rct.sewing, they will all tell you not to buy either!! Euro-Pro has a reputation for being impossible to repair if anything goes wrong. You would be better off, for your purposes, to go to your local sewing machine dealer and buy a used reconditioned one I also asked this in a couple of other places, such as Cyberstitchers (EGA chapter) and was told to run for the hills, basically She said the same as you. Thanks for your advise! Catherine K. |
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