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Sewing Machine Recommendations
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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ... 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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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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