I think there are Singers and Singers--some good, some not so good, some indifferent. I used a mid-1970s model until 200
-----Original Message----- From: Beteena Paradise <bete...@mostlymedieval.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Wed, Aug 15, 2012 11:40 am Subject: Re: [h-cost] sewing machines I know I'll be unpopular, but I have always had a Singer sewing machine. I've upgraded and replaced them but never because the machine stopped working. I now have 3 Singers. I had 4 but I gave away my oldest one to some college kids who wanted to start costuming. One I keep as a backup machine in case I have several people over to sew or in case something ever happened to my other machines. It stays in the box, in other words. I do most of my sewing on my 621B (I think that is the number looking at the machine's label thingie, it is teal green and white) that I bought a few years ago and my Futura C250. I hear everyone raving about some of the more expensive machines, but I already have those features on the Singers and I didn't pay $3000 for a machine either. ;-) Teena ________________________________ From: Marjorie Wilser <the3t...@gmail.com> To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:29 AM Subject: [h-cost] sewing machines Went with a friend to look at new sewing machines. We hit a Bernina store because we were in the hood. My brain boggled at the prices (21K for ALL the bellses & whistles). . . Is anybody else shopping and what are your parameters for a great sewing machine that won't break the bank? (I'm now interested in a serger, so I'll start a parallel thread). ==Marjorie Wilser (whose beloved Pfaff is working just fine, thank you!) @..@ @..@ @..@ Three Toad Press http://3toad.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
