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What is a good machine for a first time home machine quilter?

Feb 11, 2009 by willliz | Posted in Hobbies & Crafts

I have looked at the Juki 98 with the New Joy quilting skeleton and thought it might be a good option. I don't be informed much about the Juki brand machine. The Janome 6600 or 1600 was also suggested. Are there other options I should over? Perhaps the Brother 1500?

Juki is a wonderful great machine for quilting!

From individual experience, I recommend forgoing the quilting devise until you are absolutely sure you want to do quilts so big they need to be put on a frame.

They take up a lot of room and are high-priced.

Whats a good sewing machine?

Dec 14, 2008 by xxItaliaxx | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

I'm looking for a sewing automobile for my girlfriend for christmas. I have no idea about the conquer at all lol. I know she uses the Janome Easy Handiwork 6600 or something like that at school. i'm looking for something be like. a good one around 3 hundred dollars. thanks!!

Melodious please, don't buy her a sewing machine for Christmas. If she already sews, she to all intents has some pretty definite ideas about how a manufacture should work and what she wants and needs. Give her a homemade prize certificate and wrap it up in the new issue of Threads or something... then take the opportunity after Christmas to go machine shopping with her.

Here's my guide beginner sewing machine vociferate... parts of which are applicable to your maladjusted:
http://www.cet.com/~pennys/faq/smfaq.htm

What I homelessness for beginners in sewing:

- a machine that doesn't daunt you
- a machine that isn't balky (cheap new machines are often very
balky or have need of adjustments often and are rarely repairable --
nothing but too frustrating to learn on!)
- very good undeviatingly stitch
- good zigzag (4-5 mm is comely, more than that is gravy)
- a method of making buttonholes that makes judgement to you
- adjustable presser foot constraint (which helps some fabric
handling issues)
- additional presser feet that don't cost an arm and a leg
(machines that use a "be shank foot" typically deal with
generic presser feet moderately well. Some brands of machines use
proprietary or very costly presser feet)

If the budget stretches far enough:

- blindhem and blow up blindhem stitches
- triple zigzag (sensitive for elastic applications)
- a couple of decorative stitches (you won't use them exactly as
much as you think)
- electronic machine because of the needle placing control and
because the stepper motors give you full "punching break" at
slow sewing speeds -- unemotional machines often will stall at
slow speeds.


Please go to the nicest sewing machine dealers around and ask them
to show you some machines in your figure range, *especially* used
machines you can be able. You'll get a far better machine buying
hardened than new, and a good dealer is worth their persuasiveness in sewing
machine needles when you get a party problem -- often they can
talk you through the ungovernable over the phone. While you're trying
things out, try a match up of machines (sewing only, not combo
sewing-embroidery) over your prize limit, just so you can see
what the difference in stitch dignity and ease of use might be.
You may find you want to go for the used Cadillac. Or you might
covet the new basic Chevy. Might as well try both out.

Suggested reading: John Giordano's The Sewing Motor Book
(especially for used machines), Carol Ahles' Consummate Machine Sewing
(especially the first and last few chapters) and Peal Grigg
Hazen's Owner's Manual to Sewing Machines, Sergers and Knitting
Machines. All of these are proper to be available at your public
library.

In use accustomed to brands I'd particularly look for: Elna, Bernina,
Viking/Husqvarna, Pfaff, Minstrel (pre 1970), Juki, Toyota

New "be prepared for brand" I'd probably pick: Janome (who also does
Kenmore).

Janome 6600 Demonstration with Accu-Feed System

Believe a explanation on the Janome Respect Guile 6600P with Accu-Fodder System. Learn more about this able sewing vehicle at www.thomassewing.com

Reverie's Musings: Janome 6600 and Juki HZL-F600

by Reverie

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