I am going to be looking into joining some kind of sewing group here in town, prefer quilting, but it is a small town. Might not get much of a choice! But I will be doing quilting no matter what they do. I kind of have it planned as I don't like hauling a ton of stuff to work with and then, of course, get there and not have one item I need! So I am planning on doing piece work or scrap work...
But what I need is a small, LIGHTWEIGHT sewing machine. ONly needs to have straight stitch and maybe zigzag and forward and reverse. I am sure other things will come with it but that's all I need as the more you get with it the higher the price will be and I don't want to spend a ton on this. It also has to be sturdy and secure enough that it won't wobble or wiggle or shake while I am sewing. It also has to be light weight as possible as I can't life more than about 15 pounds....there in my delima..if it is light weight for carrying reasons, it won't have much weight to fight wiggle and shaking.
I have looked at some, but you just never know what you are going to get from what you read. That is why I'd like people that know what I am talking about to tell me their experience. I want to learn from someone that knows!
And not one of the reviews/descriptions has said a word about whether they shake and wiggle while sewing. I wont' be bringing my own table, so I have no idea what kind of tables they have. It could be a light weight table. I know my Singer Quantum shaked, rattled and rolled when I had it on a plastic top banquet table, but on the same kind of table with a wood top.. it never moves a muscle!
I also have a huge problem with this Singer and its threading issues. I had heard somewhere that it is a good idea to get the same little machine as your regular one that way you can use the feet interchangealbly instead of buying new ones for each. I only need 1/4 in and an all purpose for the little one, but still... I could change it I want, but with this thread issue with this Singer... I do not want another SInger if they all have this problem! So any brand will do and I need to stay around $100 simply cause it won't be used that much and I also plan to let my 7 year old grand daughter use it when she is up here a few times a year when she is learning.
So if you have one you are happy with or know of someone that has one that is happy with it could you please share about it? I don't care where I buy it from, local or online. I bought from a place south of me Sewing Machines Plus and while underwarrenty they are great, out of warrenty, they are borderline. I have heard Joann's is not a good place for anything but buying. Good prices, but if there is a problem I have heard they aren't very helpful. My LQS is not really a LQS, more of a "high priced machine store"..they have the long arms and nothing under $1000 and embroidery and vaccum cleaners so they aren't much help.
Thanks for anything you can contribute to me current quest!
But what I need is a small, LIGHTWEIGHT sewing machine. ONly needs to have straight stitch and maybe zigzag and forward and reverse. I am sure other things will come with it but that's all I need as the more you get with it the higher the price will be and I don't want to spend a ton on this. It also has to be sturdy and secure enough that it won't wobble or wiggle or shake while I am sewing. It also has to be light weight as possible as I can't life more than about 15 pounds....there in my delima..if it is light weight for carrying reasons, it won't have much weight to fight wiggle and shaking.
I have looked at some, but you just never know what you are going to get from what you read. That is why I'd like people that know what I am talking about to tell me their experience. I want to learn from someone that knows!
And not one of the reviews/descriptions has said a word about whether they shake and wiggle while sewing. I wont' be bringing my own table, so I have no idea what kind of tables they have. It could be a light weight table. I know my Singer Quantum shaked, rattled and rolled when I had it on a plastic top banquet table, but on the same kind of table with a wood top.. it never moves a muscle!
I also have a huge problem with this Singer and its threading issues. I had heard somewhere that it is a good idea to get the same little machine as your regular one that way you can use the feet interchangealbly instead of buying new ones for each. I only need 1/4 in and an all purpose for the little one, but still... I could change it I want, but with this thread issue with this Singer... I do not want another SInger if they all have this problem! So any brand will do and I need to stay around $100 simply cause it won't be used that much and I also plan to let my 7 year old grand daughter use it when she is up here a few times a year when she is learning.
So if you have one you are happy with or know of someone that has one that is happy with it could you please share about it? I don't care where I buy it from, local or online. I bought from a place south of me Sewing Machines Plus and while underwarrenty they are great, out of warrenty, they are borderline. I have heard Joann's is not a good place for anything but buying. Good prices, but if there is a problem I have heard they aren't very helpful. My LQS is not really a LQS, more of a "high priced machine store"..they have the long arms and nothing under $1000 and embroidery and vaccum cleaners so they aren't much help.
Thanks for anything you can contribute to me current quest!
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