yep, it is playing up again. I am thinking of upgrading, I would love to know what kind of machine you have and how you rate it plus how much work you do on it, I do work my little Brother quite hard. I would love to get one that can do free motion quilting plus change the stitch length, which I can't do on mine. Any advice is much appreciated.
I have a Janome. It's a cheaper model (probably still more than a Brother, but it's not one of those super expensive fancy ones either), but it still came with a lot of options and cool feet (I had never heard of a walking foot before, but I use it a lot now). I've had it for five years, and it still runs great (and admittedly, I don't upkeep it as well as I should). I really like it.
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ReplyDeleteMy trusty sewing machine is also a Janome (bought in 2000). I too wish to upgrade to a machine that does the blanket stitch but that is just greedy. My overlocker is a Brother. I am hoping that Santa would bring me a coverstitch machine for Christmas.
I also have a Janome. Mine is about 15 years old, and it's now got a lot of problems, even though I had it serviced and repaired last year. I'm not sure if it's because I have shipped it back and forth between Japan and the States, or what. But anyway, I did love it, when it was still working! Now it only does a straight stitch and one zig-zag, sometimes. I try to figure out ways to alter patterns so I don't have to do any buttonholes!
ReplyDeleteDropping in from One Pretty Thing.
ReplyDeleteJanome, hands down. We have two in our house and love them both. I also sew enough to have a dedicated room, so I'm on my machine (a QC 4000 or something like that) at least several times a week.
you can't change the stitch length? that's crazy! interesting that you've got 3 Janomes so far...
ReplyDeletemade). My mum had hers for more than 25 years and still works perfectly. She did sew a lot with it. I am sure that the Japanese brand are also good. I guess for your case it's just depend which brand are available in Japan. (my first sewing machine bought here in Vancouver in a boot sale was from Japan and It worked perfectly but was wery heavy).
ReplyDeleteI sew on an older Bernina 1080 for most of my plain sewing, and have absolutely loved it for years. I also sew on a newer Bernina 440 with great decorative stitching and a Bernina Stitch Regulator and love all of the extras, too!
ReplyDeleteI have sewn on Brother and Janome in the past, but sew so much that I quickly was limited by the lighter duty machines (plus I actually burned out a motor on a Janome!)
I sew on a Singer Confidence 7470 and I LOVE IT. I've had it for 2 years-ish and try to work it out often. Hope you find something you love to replace your machine. :)
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