New sewing machine

Husquavarna makes a good machine--I know several schools locally that use them in their home-ec (or whatever they call it nowadays) programs, which certainly qualifies as hardship duty. and you can still get a decent one that doesn't have a ton of electronics.
 
Singer still builds a very good machine if you get into their upper line of machines. Pfaff makes a good sewing machine but very expensive . Vikings are made by Husquavasna and they are also good. Brother is another company that makes some good sewing machines. I think your big sellers are Singer and Brother because they make machines that every body can afford.
 
My wife has several older Brother machines. No electronics and easy to service and work on.
I keep her machines in top shape and when one starts acting up, she uses another and I fix the one acting up.
Richard in NW SC
 
Steve, my wife has a Bernina model 1230. She used to quilt some, now it's at least 20 years old. We used it to do some auto upholstery work a couple of years ago. Very good machine.

Mike
 
I like older Singers. My current and probably final sewing machine is a 403A from the 50s. It is very nice to operate and has all of the stitch patterns I need, though they have to be changed by swapping cams. I can't afford a good new sewing machine and just as with tractors some of the old ones are the best engineered.
Zach
 
We looked a Bernina when the wife wanted a embroidery sewing machine about nine years ago. It would have made a good down payment on a house to buy that . Got a Brother. It is a good machine BUT, you have to be techy, like they say, and computer literate. I never thought I would be running a sewing machine. Fortunately, the wife does very little on it anymore so I don't have to get involved often. Out comes the book. She has a little portable singer she bought when we were stationed I Stephenville , Newfoundland in 55. It was always a good machine but not used anymore.
 
Purchasing a new machine, is sorta like a personal choice by the end user.

Your wife probably has already researched the kind of sewing that she is doing, wants to do, or even take her into the future.
So, I recommend that you simply go shopping, sorta like a new car. :)

I still sew on my SINGER "FEATHER WEIGHT". Normal repair and simple stiching.

However, when I want to sew leather belts, etc. I use my NEW SINGER HEAVY DUTY machine, on sale at JOANN'S? Metal gearing train.

John,PA
 
I am partial to Singer. At least the older models. I was trained to repair Singers back in the 60's. I would not purchase a new anything, if it had 'electronics'. And I have been an electronic technician for 50 yrs.
 
My wife says "get a used Bernina x30 model", 730, 830, 1230, etc. They were mechanical machines - before everything went electronic. Made in Switzerland and best sewing machines ever made.
 
Wife has a Singer Feather Weight for Quilting. Parked her Babylock which was trouble free.
I think a Feather Weight will about last forever if you take care of it.
 
I went on line and tried to find sewing machines made by Case IH, Deere, New Holland and the lot, but closest I found were "swing machines" for forestry services. However, I did find a link to the current best rated machines to which I'll post a link.

Can I ask you something though? Won't buying a new sewing machine for the Mrs be somewhat like her picking out and buying you a new tractor? Both of you would be meaning well, but...

Good luck,

Mark
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(quoted from post at 21:28:59 11/09/15) I went on line and tried to find sewing machines made by Case IH, Deere, New Holland and the lot, but closest I found were "swing machines" for forestry services. However, I did find a link to the current best rated machines to which I'll post a link.

Can I ask you something though? Won't buying a new sewing machine for the Mrs be somewhat like her picking out and buying you a new tractor? Both of you would be meaning well, but...

Good luck,

Mark
If Youre Bound And Determined, Try Here...
onsumer Reports looks for the 'best for the money', but if simply looking for the "best", you probably go to Bernina.
 
There is a VERY old Sewing machine repair man up in the mountains. I called him one day to ask what type oil and grease to use on my wife's 3 or 4 Brother machines. We talked a long time and he said stay away from machines with the fancy electronics. Finding someone to work on them can be a problem.
A good used Brother machine is hard to beat. Durable and easy to work on.
My wife works hers very hard.
Richard in NW SC

PS: this old mechanic was on the USS Missouri when the Japanese surrendered on board.
 
My wife would have nothing but her Bernina! The very best Swiss precision machine. It will last through your wife, and whoever inherits it when she is done with it. The models are all different depending on what you do the most of. Their embroidery capability is beyond anything I have ever seen. Well worth the money!
 
I had a late uncle that was on that ship and he was an excellent cabinet maker. His wife still lives in SW Virginia. Hal
 
(quoted from post at 05:57:27 11/11/15) Serious sewers these days will use nothing but a Janome.

Wife has a Bernina that she uses to make "shells" for the christening at church. She hoops it up on the machine and programs the name and date and in no time it's done. It embroiders on the material and looks like something bought. Once set up it runs by itself.
 
Wife has 3 Husqvarnas. Two embroidery machines and a Surger. Using them right now. Since we also sponsor a 4-H club, we have other machines which the kids use. Bur she is sold on her Huskys. Buth daughters have them as well.
 

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