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myLot reputation of 91/100. Bee1955 (3216)   ranked 13 out of 182 in sewing 5 years ago

I have a fairly new BROTHER machine and a 30 year old SINGER GENIE. The BROTHER of course has more stitches and new fancy things on it, but hte old, reliable SINGER is great for straight stitching. What do you use?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 75/100. Stringbean (1095)   5 years ago

My daughter asked for a Viking Sewing Machine for her graduation from high school more than 30 years ago. I liked it so well that I replaced my unreliable Kenmore with one just like hers, even though I didn't know much about the Viking at that time.

We both still have our Vikings and wouldn't trade them for a brand new machine of any brand. The only repair mine has required is a cleaning and tune-up once. It is a great machine.

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. villageanne (5891)   ranked 9 out of 182 in sewing   5 years ago

I have a singer and a brother, my singer is about 12 years old and my brother is about 15 or so years old. I love them both. I love to sew and use them both frequently. I use one for quilts and the other for mending. I dont want to use my quilt one for mending as I need to adjust tension ect for mending various articles. This way I dont have to mess up my quilt settings. Both of mine do a number of different stitches.

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3. myLot reputation of 99/100. creematee (1637)   ranked 1 out of 182 in sewing   5 years ago

I have two Brother machines. One is 15 years old, and just does basic zig-zag and straight stitches. It has been a really great machine for me these last years. My newer machine has a lot of fancy stitches and it automatically sews button holes. (THAT was the selling point to me!!!) I love my new machine, but it does get a little touchy sometimes. Right now, it's doing an amazing job helping me sew a coil rug, using clothes line and scrap fabric. My older one could never do that. :)
Oh--I also have a WHITE serger, and am begging for either a Brother embroidery machine or a Kitchen Aid mixer for Chritmas.

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. joey_matthews (6693)   5 years ago

My mother owns the same brand.

Brother, she also has two others but I'm not sure what brand they are. I sometimes use them to help with her work, as she makes clothes and things like that and it really beats watching her machine when I haven't got anything to do myself.

Kudos,
~Joey

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. twbigdogsgirl (1024)   5 years ago

I actually have three sewing machines. I have an old Singer Featherweight 221K. It is need of some repair, but I haven't had the money to take it in to the repair shop yet.

I also have a Brother machine. I hate it because it is made from plastic and needs repair already. It is only a couple of years old and didn't really last a year.

I also bought a Good Housekeeper sewing machine from the local Salvation Army. It came with the table case and everything! It runs like a dream. I just can't take it anywhere. For example, my best friend's house. That is why I bought the Brother. (What a waste of good money that was!)


myLot reputation of 91/100. Bee1955 (3216)   ranked 13 out of 182 in sewing  5 years ago

I agree, BROTHER is mostly plastic and wears down too easily. My less than one year old machine went on the fritz, too.

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6. myLot reputation of 93/100. diansinta (4795)   5 years ago

my mother is using SINGER for sewing. she using BROTHER and enjoy of it, until it broke by accident. and no body can fix that machine.neither did i ;p

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7. myLot reputation of 96/100. cupoftea (479)   5 years ago

My husband gave me a Brother sewing machine for Christmas, I have been asking for one for years. I am attempting to make quilts for my daughters and having fun doing it. I am using scrap fabric and some new but mostly I am using thier old clothes. I love my sewing machine!

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8. myLot reputation of 97/100. venshida (3635)   ranked 2 out of 182 in sewing   5 years ago

I have Kennmore. I also have Sear Futura. I brought the Futura last year. I brought the Futura because of the embroidery features.

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. nancyrowina (2228)   ranked 10 out of 182 in sewing   5 years ago

I have an old Singer sewing machine that's hand operated, I found out it was made in a factory they had in the Philippines that was only open for a year in the 1920's. It still works brilliantly despite it's age and I've made quite a few things on it.

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10. stinkerbell (35)   ranked 38 out of 182 in sewing   5 years ago

This is giving me sewing machine envy.

I use a Brother that's about 3 years old. I had never sewn before and wasn't sure how much I'd like it, so I bought a mid-level one. It's OK, but I really need a better machine.

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