After sewing using my mothers machine, I picked up an older metal machine from St. Vincent De Paul for $7. Swapped out the electrical plug and it works amazingly. Can't determine the brand or year but it's held up better than my mothers machine. Many of the newer machines out there are mostly plastic, unless you go for higher end models. Unless she plans on quilting or doing fancy stitching, stock with a basic zig-zag machine - especially if she plans on sewing historical costumes. I personally would rather put my money into better materials than a fancy new machine where I only use a few stitches on out of the hundred it can do, but that's me.
Michael Deibert OAS AAS LLS Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2012, at 11:04, Wicked Frau <wickedf...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you want to purchase a new machine, I recommend the lower end models of > Babylock. I recently went looking on a similar quest and found that for > the price they seem to offer the most. Side by side with other machines, > they made the least noise. I was really surprised at how clickity clack > the Pfaff and Bernina were. This may sound silly, but I figure if my > machine is making noises brand new, it can mean nothing but wear and > failure over the long haul. > > My preference however is to work on all metal vintage machines. My newest > is a 1947 Kenmore (which was actually made in Germany). I have 2 singers > one of which is a Featherweight. Both are from the early 1900s. > > I am sure you will get LOTS of differing opinions on this however! > > Sg > > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Katy Bishop <katybisho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have been asked by a friend who has a daughter who wants to learn to >> sew to make costumes to come to our vintage dances. She asked what >> would be a good starter machine. Does any one here have >> recommendations? Thanks. >> >> -- >> Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian >> katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com >> Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. >> Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> > > > > -- > -Sg- > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
