[h-cost] Kenmore
The thing about the Kenmore brand is, it's just that--a brand, not a manufacturer. Sears has used the name for years, but their appliances are manufactured to their specifications by various big or small firms. Who knows how many different companies have made Kenmore machine over the years? In general, what I've found with Kenmore appliances, is buy the top level that Sears offers, and you will be happy. Anything else, take your chances! Again in general, buy a Bernina sewing machine and you will be happy with it. Swiss engineering and attention to detail, plus their oscillating bobbin (not available on all models) make for a very good stitch, for a very long time. Kim -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 11:25 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Advice on new sewing machine I'm amazed. . . the Kenmore was my mother's machine which I learned to hate -- literally chewed up anything with a soft hand, and refused crossed seams completely. ==Marjorie Wilser ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Kenmore
Thanks all for helping with my machine choice. Buying the top levels of any major brand, is a wise tho pricey move for the serious costumer (or textile person). I just opted for the Bernina 550 and now have a my old Viking 1+ as my backup machine. One specializes in machine quilting (great for smallish areas) and the latter specializes in embroidery. Both are made in Europe, rather than China where cheap is the watch-word. I chose based on reliability features not present in my other machine. The Viking wouldn't have been replaced if not for the fact that some of the wavemounted connectors on the motherboard and video controller had vibrated loose over the 15 yrs of moderately heavy use developed shorts. My electrical-engr husband debugged resoldered them saving me $600+ in repairs. (The repair shop guy was going to replace the boards, rather than do the inexpensive repair.) For those with gobs more money lots of space, I've just gotten started with the full size CNC controlled HandiStitcher quilting machine at TechShop (www.techshop.ws) which can handle quilts as wide as 120. Wow, what fun! I'm hoping for a few quilted petticoats in my future. Happy machine shopping to the rest of you, --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Kenmore
Wow what a great place! Too bad they don't have one in Florida. It would be a great place to try out certain crafts (like woodworking) without having to buy all of the equipment. Teena From: Cin cinbar...@gmail.com To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com Sent: Monday, September 3, 2012 1:38 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Kenmore Thanks all for helping with my machine choice. Buying the top levels of any major brand, is a wise tho pricey move for the serious costumer (or textile person). I just opted for the Bernina 550 and now have a my old Viking 1+ as my backup machine. One specializes in machine quilting (great for smallish areas) and the latter specializes in embroidery. Both are made in Europe, rather than China where cheap is the watch-word. I chose based on reliability features not present in my other machine. The Viking wouldn't have been replaced if not for the fact that some of the wavemounted connectors on the motherboard and video controller had vibrated loose over the 15 yrs of moderately heavy use developed shorts. My electrical-engr husband debugged resoldered them saving me $600+ in repairs. (The repair shop guy was going to replace the boards, rather than do the inexpensive repair.) For those with gobs more money lots of space, I've just gotten started with the full size CNC controlled HandiStitcher quilting machine at TechShop (http://www.techshop.ws/) which can handle quilts as wide as 120. Wow, what fun! I'm hoping for a few quilted petticoats in my future. Happy machine shopping to the rest of you, --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.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
