Good recommendation, tho' I'd add that if you can wait, there's usually a 29% sale at the end of Aug every year.... 'most anything in the store, including the Bernina machines. --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Sharon Collier <sha...@collierfam.com> wrote: > My daughter just got a new machine. We went to "Eddie's Quilting Bee" in Mt. > View, CA. She told them what she wanted and they steered her to a great > machine. Maybe contact them and ask for advice, or if you are close enough, > visit. > Sharon C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Lavolta Press > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 3:52 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] Advice on new sewing machine > > I do not want a serger, or an embroidery machine. I want a machine with the > following features: > > * Metal body > * Durability > * Infrequent need for service > * Not quirky > * Really good straight stitch > * Zigzag capability > * Easy buttonholes > * Ability to sew both light and heavy fabrics easily, including crossing > seams > * Free arm or narrow bed? so I can sew sleeves easily > * Probably the ability to lower the feed dogs > * Mechanical machine, except I'm confused about the term. Even the > "mechanical" machines (new not vintage) clearly have some computerization > * A machine that doesn't try to make my decisions for me! > * Probably a new machine, since I don't want to inherit someone else's > problems and want to be able to get parts easily > * Good track records. I have bought two expensive machines (over time) that > were supposedly good machines from reputable manufacturers, yet they turned > out to be a chronic PITA > > I am considering the Bernina 1008, since as far as I can tell the 1015 is no > longer made. But clearly other manufacturers are also making mechanical > machines. > > Thanks for any advice. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books of historic patterns > www.lavoltapress.com > www.facebook.com/LavoltaPress > _______________________________________________ > 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
