3/31/2011

Brother SA147 7mm Open Toe Foot Review

Brother SA147 7mm Open Toe Foot
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It is essential for me to see what I am producing on the fabric. The open toe foot allows for this and is a convenient tool. I can't say enough about Amazon's excellent service! I wish I had stock in the company.

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Clear plastic foot allows for sewing with complete visibility

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16 pcs Travel Sewing Kit with Scissor in a box Review

16 pcs Travel Sewing Kit with Scissor in a box
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I guess you get what you pay for, but I was expecting something of somewhat decent quality, I mean, this is just needles and thread here. I don't see why I should have to spend even $10 to get something that isn't total garbage. First, the box itself is useless. You can never get the pieces back into the box the way it arrived, and the box broke upon opening it. The thimble is a joke - a silly plastic thing. The "pin cushion" is a cheap spongey thing, like the kind of stuff you might get as cushioning in an electronics box. The thread is eh. The needles, ugh, here is the worst. They all broke! Mid-sew! I'm not a super powerhouse with the sewing needle; it's not like I'm thrusting away wildly getting that button sewn on. I have never had a needle snap in half mid-stitch! Please don't waste your money on this.

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Distinctive Non-Stick Teflon Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer*, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Necchi, Elna and More Review

Distinctive Non-Stick Teflon Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer*, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Necchi, Elna and More
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My experience with this foot:
1. For some reason, my needle sits just to the right of the center slot (I have an older Kenmore machine). Because of this, I have to make sure I don't even glance at the position of the needle or it throws the line of my seam off. (Of course, I'm supposed to be looking at the markings to the side of my needle, anyway, to keep my fabric lined up.)
2. The snap-on/snap-off feature is great and my machine has no problem with it.
3. It seems that the teflon seems to slip a bit more than my original (broken) foot did, so I have to be careful with it or I find that the drag from my fabric slowly pulls the fabric aside. A crooked seam is the result.
4. However, after bending my needle sewing some heavy duty fabric using my original clear plastic presser foot and smashing the front of it to pieces, this foot at least allows me to use the machine. I had tried a couple other feet that I purchased locally, and this one was the best. In the meantime, I'll keep looking.

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The Distinctive Non-Stick Sewing Machine Presser Foot is designed to be used on hard to handle fabric that otherwise stick to the presser foot (ex. Leather or coated fabric). The Distinctive Non-Stick Sewing Machine Presser Foot is made to fit any Low Shank Snap-On Sewing Machine. Distinctive Premium Sewing Feet are high quality sewing feet that provide the user with ease of use for tasks they could be extremely tedious if done by hand. Start sewing with the best, Distinctive Sewing Feet. The Distinctive Sewing Foot blister packaging doubles as a set of instructions. Just pull out the cardboard back, open it up and start reading. You will be sewing in no time! Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer* (Some Singers Require Low Shank Adaptor), Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Simplicity, Necchi and Elna Sewing Machines.

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Sewing Essentials, Travel Sewing Kit with Scissor and 10 Threaded Needles Review

Sewing Essentials, Travel Sewing Kit with Scissor and 10 Threaded Needles
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I needed a nicer set of scissors for my purse and my mom used to have a nice pair that looked like these many years ago, so I ordered this one. I liked how they folded on themselves to protect the blades and the items in your purse. (not to mention your fingers when rummaging for them) It has rust on the blades and just isn't worth seven bucks in my opinion. Thanks for your time.

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Sewing Essentials, 1000 Straight Pins in a reusable Storage case Review

Sewing Essentials, 1000 Straight Pins in a reusable Storage case
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I bought these pin's for a craft project not for sewing, and I'm glad I did. About 1/3 of the pins did not have a pointy tip but were instead flat, which wouldn't work well for any type of sewing project. Also, the pins are a little thicker than what I was expecting - not an issue for sewing, but it was for my particular craft project. Other than that, great price for the amount of pins.

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3/30/2011

Distinctive Premium Even Feed Walking Sewing Machine Presser Foot with BONUS Quilt Guide Review

Distinctive Premium Even Feed Walking Sewing Machine Presser Foot with BONUS Quilt Guide
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Relatively inexpensive considering all the machines it can attach to. I use a very old model Singer and it screws on just fine. The guide doesn't have measurements on it and is just held in place by friction, so a rough jostle can slip it out of position. I might use a sharpie marker to mark the guide for different parallel widths.

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The Distinctive Premium Even Feed Walking Sewing Foot with BONUS! Quilt Guide is designed to be used when quilting multiple layers of fabric. The top feed dogs of the walking foot feeds the fabric while lower feeds of the sewing machine feed the fabric, thus giving an even result. The adjustable guide attaches to the back of the walking foot to sew parallel rows at even intervals. The Distinctive Premium Even Feed Walking Sewing Foot with BONUS! Quilt Guide is made to fit any Low Shank Sewing Machine. Distinctive Premium Sewing Feet are high quality sewing feet that provide the user with ease of use for tasks they could be extremely tedious if done by hand. Start sewing with the best, Distinctive Sewing Feet. The Distinctive Sewing Foot blister packaging doubles as a set of instructions. Just pull out the cardboard back, open it up and start reading. You will be sewing in no time! Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome (Top-Loading Drop-In Bobbin Machines Only), Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Simplicity, Necchi and Elna Sewing Machines.

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Smartek RX-01B Handy Rex Sewing Machine Review

Smartek RX-01B Handy Rex Sewing Machine
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I found the machine a little difficult to use. Threading was not easy and the actual process of sewing was awkward.

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Handheld Cordless Sewing Machine is ideal for quick repairs or jobs that conventional desktop machines can't handle. Comes complete with everything you need to get started. Includes: 4 metal pre-threaded bobbins, 3 sewing needles, 1 needle threader, and 1 extra spool pin for regular size thread. Features: Compact and lightweight, built for long term use, practical and easy to use .

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Brother XR9000 Sewing Machine Review

Brother XR9000 Sewing Machine
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The XR9000 is very lightweight, I don't know if that makes it less robust or not- it seems pretty sturdy but I would not use it for leather. The sewing mechanism is wonderful- very quiet and soft, like cutting through butter. Foot pedal is responsive and the speed limit slider works great. There's also a button control but for whatever weird reason you can not use the start/stop button while the pedal is plugged in; I don't foresee that button getting a lot of use.
There's a reverse/reinforce button which unfortunately is a temporary switch only- not a toggle. It can be used in conjunction with the foot pedal or you just hold the button down and it will go in reverse at a slow speed.
Several extra presser feet are included, e.g. buttonhole, buttonstitch, zipper, blind hem. The one thing I am missing is a quilting guide. There's a slot for it in the foot but it has to be purchased separately. While the accessories are fine, the accessory storage is not. There's a front panel section that you have to pull out and then inside there's a plastic pouch with all the goodies. You have to keep the stuff in the pouch or they'll fall out of the machine. For $0.20 more Brother could have added a proper compartment with a hinge- instead they took a very cheap and impractical storage approach.
Lighting is provided by a bright but focussed white LED. I am somewhat spoiled by having a high wattage light bulb in the previous machine which lit up the entire working area. The XR9000 LED lights up the presser foot really well but that's about it. The "automatic needle threading" is not automatic, but still extremely useful (I keep missing the eye when trying to do it manually).
Even though I wound 3 bobbins I still can't tell whether the machine has an automatic stopping mechanism or just slows down a lot once the bobbin is full. Either way you can run the winding at full speed for a minute and it's quite noticeable once it's complete. The bobbins are full-size and top-loading. There's a somewhat tricky part about catching a hook when loading the bobbin which is not well explained in the manual. The first time I missed that which resulted in unbalanced stitches; reloading the bobbin more carefully took care of it. Another nice feature is that you don't have to pull up the lower thread before you can start to sew.
The stitch patterns are plentiful and half of them look quite nice. The other half has weird default settings where the default stitch length is too long, you can adjust that in the display but it still strikes me as odd. The monogramming feature works- it's fixed size, fixed font and does not look all that great. The XR9000 does not have any adjustable settings for presser foot height or pressure. However, the included default presser foot has some kind of spring adjustment built in which is supposed to help with thick fabric layers. I have not had a chance to try it out yet. The manual and instructional DVD are great and cover all the essentials.
EDIT- 2 months later: I have been having problems with thin fabric veering off to the side which made it impossible to do blind hems or other straight stitches with tight tolerances. For 2 months I thought this was me using it wrong until I brought it to a local store. As it turns out the machine shipped with some defects- the shank was slightly angled and the feed dog timing was off. Repair was $60 and came with a warning by the mechanic that the Brother machines are not particulaly reliable due to lack of solid metal construction. Machine loses 1 star for this and the fact that Brother does not have many authorized service centers.

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With 80 built-in utility, decorative and heirloom stitches and 120 stitch functions, the XR-9000 is the ideal sewing machine for embellishing virtually everything from clothing to home décor items and for creating unique quilt designs. Equipped with a large back-lit LCD screen with computerized stitch selection and a unique flip-stitch guide, you can use the built-in sewing font for lettering, select one of the eight styles of one-step auto-size buttonholes, or use the oversized wide table to accommodate larger quilting projects. Lightweight and portable, the machine features a built-in thread cutter, Quick-Set bobbin, and one-touch start, stop and reverse features. The oversized wide table accommodates quilting and larger projects, and a hard cover protects your machine. Additional features include a unique flip stitch guide, super-wide (7mm) zigzag and decorative stitches, automatic needle threading, built-in thread cutter, fast, automatic bobbin winding, one-step bobbin replacement with quick set drop-in bobbin, and one-touch start/stop/reverse operations. Operates with or without foot control. Drop feed for free motion quilting to create free-form or traditional quilt patterns. Machine also features variable needle position and sewing speed control, and built-in stretch, quilting, decorative, and heirloom stitches. Lightweight with built-in handle for portability. Includes instruction booklet in English and Spanish. 25-year limited warranty.

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ArtBin(R) Bobbin Box - Holds 30 bobbins Review

ArtBin(R) Bobbin Box - Holds 30 bobbins
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It holds all my empty and prewound bobbins nicely so I'm not always hunting them down. It serves its purpose. It takes up less space than the bobbin caddy I have made by Clover (the one that you snap the wound bobbins into).
I'd like to counter the 2 reviewers that were surprised the box was coming without bobbins. Bobbin boxes don't normally come with bobbins so please don't give a product one star because you assumed they would! If you had looked at either the picture or description you could have figured out what you were buying.

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Bobbin Box is ideal for storing all your bobbins or other small sewing notions. This clear plastic box stores up to 30 bobbins and securely closes with a snap lid. Dimensions: 3" x 6" x 1-1/4".

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Distinctive 7-8", 5-8", 3-8", 1-4" Wide Rolled Hem Hemmer Foot & Binder Foot & EdgeStitcher Sewing Foot Package - Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Simplicity and More Review

Distinctive 7-8, 5-8, 3-8, 1-4 Wide Rolled Hem Hemmer Foot and Binder Foot and EdgeStitcher Sewing Foot Package - Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Simplicity and More
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I have used all these attachments for several weeks now; since I am new to sewing I took my time in learning how to use them. First of all they are metal, and sturdy and very well made. I have a Brother LS2521i and they fit perfectly. The rolled hem attachments are awesome, a must have. Your hems come out perfect. The Binder foot was a little tricky to use, but that was my lack of experience since I tried to use a jersey fabric that was too thick and the width of the strip of fabric I was using for bias tape was too wide. After measuring correctly and watching some videos I found in YouTube on using that same attachment it finally worked (after quite a few tries).
The EdgeSticher foot was also a little tricky to use, but again reading the directions several times and finally finding a YouTube video did the trick. Also a very useful foot to have!
I have a book called The Sewing Machine Attachment Handbook by Charlene Phillips that helped me immensely to choose the sewing foot atachments I needed.
Bottom line, they are very nice and do their job. As far as the Binder foot, I might just buy or make bias tape and use the other Distinctive Tape-Sticher presser foot to attach it.
The only thing I wish it had was a nice case like the other Distinctive foot sets.

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This package should retail for over $129, but can be yours for only $49.99. Have you ever seen a Rolled Hem Foot capable of making Hems this large? The Distinctive 7/8" Rolled Hem Foot you can add strikingly large and beautiful rolled hems to your projects. Until now most sewing machine owners have been limited to only 6mm, but now thanks to Distinctive Premium Sewing Feet, you can create a rolled hem over 22mm! Also included in this Package is a Distinctive 5/8" Rolled Hem Foot. Create beautiful rolled hems that are over 15mm wide with this amazing foot. Also included in this Package is a Distinctive 3/8" Rolled Hem Foot. Create beautiful rolled hems that are over 9mm wide with this amazing foot. Also included in this Package is a Distinctive 1/4" Rolled Hem Foot. Create beautiful rolled hems that are over 6mm wide with this amazing foot. Also included in this Package is a Distinctive Binder Foot. The Distinctive Binder Foot allows you to finish your edges with bias binding. In one simple step both edges of the binding are neatly and evenly in place. Also included in this Package is a Distinctive Edgestitcher. This Distinctive Edgestitcher you help you sew the extreme edges of your fabric together accurately and efficiently. The slots in the serve as guides for sewing together lace, insertions and embroideries! Also included in this Package is a Distinctive Adaptor. In order to attach these feet to your machine simply attach adapter to your machine and attach the desired foot to the adaptor. The Distinctive Sewing Foot Package comes with instructions to help you understand how to use your feet. The instructions are found on the inside flaps of the packaging. Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Simplicity, Necchi and Elna Sewing Machines.

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3/29/2011

Distinctive Zipper Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer*, Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), Simplicity and Necchi Sewing Machines Review

Distinctive Zipper Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer*, Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), Simplicity and Necchi Sewing Machines
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I bought this foot to use on my Singer Simple machine. The foot works perfectly and the price was right.

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The Distinctive Zipper Sewing Foot is ideal for attaching zippers to shirts, jackets and more! The zipper foot can also be used to make and apply piping or welting that is too large to fit the grove on a pearl or piping foot. The Distinctive Zipper Sewing Machine Presser Foot is made to fit any Low Shank Snap-On Sewing Machine. Distinctive Premium Sewing Feet are high quality sewing feet that provide the user with ease of use for tasks they could be extremely tedious if done by hand. Start sewing with the best, Distinctive Sewing Feet. The Distinctive Sewing Foot blister packaging doubles as a set of instructions. Just pull out the cardboard back, open it up and start reading. You will be sewing in no time! Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer*, Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), Simplicity and Necchi Sewing Machines

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Singer Talent Sewing Machine, 3323S Review

Singer Talent Sewing Machine, 3323S
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Introduction
I've been sewing since middle school, and in fact, I used to make all my clothes in high school, being long on height and at the time, short on wardrobe funds. Even now, I like to sew my summer clothes, as it's easy to whip up a skirt in a pretty floral pattern that may take me 20 minutes to sew and cost me next to nothing. I also enjoy making home decor items and accessories such as bags.
I own several sewing machines, from a very old mechanical machine as old as I am, to a modern electronic machine that embroiders and practically sews by itself. I was interested to see what this basic machine can do, and here's what I found
Type of Sewing Machine
The "Talent" is a starter machine or a basic machine, meaning, it does most sewing tasks, and is suitable for a beginning sewist or for someone who wants to do most sewing tasks and perhaps does not have the budget for a more advanced machine. This is a mechanical machine, meaning you change stitches (say, from straight to zigzag or stretch stitch) via a mechanical knob, not electronically. There is no LCD screen, no touch pad, and no ability to do embroidery. The good news is that this kind of machine tends to be very rugged; no chips to burn out or LCD to go blank. This machine, given good care, should last for years and deliver a lot of sewing power.
The machine is definitely most suited to garment and home decor sewing. It produces a beautifully straight stitch, and has enough fancy stitches to do most home sewing designs.
Features
The "Talent" has a lot of good features
1. One-Step Buttonhole. This is unusual on a mechanical machine. Most mechanical sewing machines rely on a four-step buttonhole, where you stitch down one side, do a bar tack, stitch in reverse back down the other side of the buttonhole, then bar tack the end (hopefully, you were able to end up at your starting place, and that you marked your buttonholes all the same length and the CORRECT length.) A one-step buttonhole uses a foot with a place to insert a button. This tells the machine where to start and stop the bar tacks, making for uniform buttonholes that are the right length for your chosen button.
There is only one style of buttonhole (plain tight satin stitch, straight bar tacks) but the fact this can do a one-step is reason enough to strongly consider the "Talent" as a do-all machine or a great machine to start a youngster on.
There is also an included button sewing foot; this is an open-ended foot that grips a button in place and allows you to sew it on using the machine; handy if making shirts with lots of buttons.
2. There are many accessory feet included. This is generous; my more expensive machine only came with a few feet and these items can add quite a bit onto the base machine price. The Talent includes a gathering foot (great for ruffles on pillows and girl's dresses), a buttonhole and button sewing foot, a zigzag foot (standard) a zipper foot, a quilting guide, a walking foot and an edge cutter, for overcasting and trimming seams. These could easily add up to an extra hundred or so over the purchase price. The feet fit into a nicely design extension piece; remove it to sew narrow hems around sleeves and trouser legs. It is the pull-off kind, not a drawer, and the accessories fit inside, nicely held in place by a lid. Most of these extension piece/storage boxes are simple tubes and the items inside fly out when you pull it off the machine. Very good design.
3. The stitches include basic ones, but sufficient for most tasks: zigzag, rick-rack, feather stitch, stretch stitch, and twenty or so more including blind hem, smocking and edge overcasting stitch. You choose your stitch on the knob selector; one stitch will be adjustable in width, the other paired stitch is selected by the "S" setting on the stitch length knob and is automatically sewn by the machine (for example, the feather stitch.) There are 23 stitches in all. The stitches are even; in fact, the straight stitch is MORE even than my electronic machine costing 3x as much. Partly, this would be due to the fact that this is a mechanical machine, but even so, I found the machine produces excellent stitches with hardly any coaxing.
There is the ability to free-sew by covering the feed dogs (the toothed gears that move fabric beneath the presser foot.) The feed dogs do NOT drop down as in some machines. A plastic plate is included to allow you to either sew on a button or to use the darning/embroidery foot for free sewing. This is something quilters do use frequently.
The machine includes a needle threader. It's made of metal and is very sturdy. It has a side thread cutter which I found a tad dull (could have been a bit sharper) and a clear bobbin window and a drop in bobbin. Easy to see if your thread is running low. Of course, there is a bobbin winder on top.
The side cutter is optional to use, but is included; you can mount it on the side and choose to overcast and trim your seams. It can only be used with overlock or regular zigzag stitch. This replicates part of what a serger does,that is, it overcasts and trims extra seam allowance for a finished effect. A serger sews a seam AND finishes and overcasts all at the same time and sews a lot faster than a sewing machine. This machine is fast but not the fastest on the block. If you need a serger, you need a serger, and at this price, you could add a Brother Serger and between the two machines, you'd be well equipped to sew clothing. I like to use a serger on straight seams and any seams that need finishing; the side cutter is nice to have, but a serger is a lot more useful and faster, too.
There is an auxiliary spool pin, to insert in the top, for using a double needle for top stitching along with a second spool of thread.
The manual is EXCEPTIONALLY WELL WRITTEN, WELL-ORGANIZED and THOROUGH. I highlight this as many machines have sketchy manuals and they are not written well at all. This manual is a short, thick, pamphlet, with lots of illustrations and is written in English, French and Spanish. The Singer Company should be proud of the job they've done on this manual; most of the manuals are not very good and this one is excellent.
What's Not Included
1. This machine does not have a foot-less start-stop. This is a handy feature if you quilt. Nor is there a way to adjust speed except using the foot pedal. Since coordinating free motion when quilting is easier if you don't have to coordinate your foot and your hands, this is not an ideal machine for quilters, although it certainly can be used for quilting. More advanced quilting machines will have the start-stop without the pedal and a speed adjustment bar, plus drop-down feed dogs. If quilting is your passion, you may want to consider a different machine.
2. There is no automatic needle up, needle down feature or needle memory. This is a feature where the needle stays down or up when you stop sewing, and really adds to sewing efficiency. Nor is there an automatic thread cutter.
I did not see a presser foot pressure adjustment, handy for light and heavy fabrics. However, the presser foot has an extra-high lift, which is good for thick fabrics.
Who Should Buy This Machine?
If you intend to sew children's clothing, your own clothes, mend garments, sew home items, and if you don't want to spend a fortune on a machine or if you are a beginner, this is an EXCELLENT choice of machine. If you have a budding sewist, this machine is rugged but full of features that do the job. I found the straight stitch to be extremely regular and even, a failing of many more expensive machines. The light is bright and the controls well marked and easy to use. There are sufficient feet included to make this a great choice on a budget; you don't have to supplement this machine with many, if any, accessories.
Who Might Want to Pass on This Machine?
If you are a very experienced sewist, this could be your battleship machine, something to do rugged tasks. I would not suggest it as a traveling-light machine; it weighs about 12 lbs and is not as light as some of the little 3/4 machines that people use to take to sewing meets.
However, if you are a quilter and sew a lot, the lack of some of the modern features like needle-up-down memory and footless control are a drawback. If you want embroidery, fonts, a lot of decorative stitches, or more buttonhole styles such as keyhole, hand stitched style, stretch, then this is not the machine.
Summary
This is a rugged, feature-rich, and pretty machine with all the right notes for basic sewing. The features have been chosen with care to suit most sewing needs, and this is a great machine for sewing clothing and doing home decor. For the price, I'd say this would qualify as a great value and unless you need an advanced electronic machine, this would be a great choice for most people's basic sewing needs.


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The SINGER 3323S Talent sewing machine is the perfect machine for budding fashionistas! With easy threading, top drop-in bobbin and automatic needle threader, set-up is simple and frustration free. Features include 23 stitch patterns, a fully automatic 1-step buttonhole, adjustable stitch length and width. Variable needle positions make clothing construction and other creative projects not only possible, but fun and easy! Four bonus fashion accessories include an Even Feed Foot, a Gathering Foot, a Side Cutter for professional seams and a Darning and Embroidery Foot for free motion sewing to round out the impressive array of free accessories that accompany this machine. For further assistance with your machine, you can contact Singer's Consumer Affairs at 1800-474-6437 Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm CST.

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Brother PED-Basic Software for Downloading Embroidery Designs Review

Brother PED-Basic Software for Downloading Embroidery Designs
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I've been doing machine embroidery for about 5 years, and just purchased my first Brother machine (which I absolutely adore). Before that, I have 2 other machines, and I used card readers/writers by Amazing Box. My first one broke. The second one still works. But, these Amazing Box products are amazingly flimsy, light and cheap. The software barely works with any operating system, and trying to used the things was always on a hope and a prayer.
Then, because I want everything to be just perfect with my new and expensive Brother machine, I bought the PED Basic box with blank card media. I plugged it into my USB, loaded the software, and transferred a design from my computer to the card without having to even look at any instructions. The card then went into my machine, the machine picked out the design, and everything stitched flawlessly.
The PED Basic card reader/writer is small and compact, but has a good amount of weight to it. It feels sturdy and of high quality. It is fast and simple to use. So, even if I didn't have 2 inferior products to compare this to, I'd still have to give this box 5 stars.
And, you definitely can't beat the price at Amazon! Now, I just have to find an additional blank card, since I like to have 2 or 3 of them "just in case".

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Open up a vast world of new embroidery designs for an embroidery machine with this easy-to-use software. It allows for downloading embroidery designs, performing simple editing operations to embroidery data (.pes files), and writing those .pes files to original cards. Various .pes files can also be purchased or obtained from the Internet. The embroidery-design software features three frame sizes, a realistic stitch-design preview, print-design previews for use as placement templates, and built-in embroidery samples. A CD-ROM program file, 4M blank memory card, USB card writer box, and instruction manual come included.

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Distinctive Blind Hem Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer*, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Simplicity, Necchi, Elna and More Review

Distinctive Blind Hem Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer*, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Simplicity, Necchi, Elna and More
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At ten dollars this Blind Hem Sewing Foot was the best price I could find. Hancock Fabrics sold the same foot for twenty-five dollars and Hobby Lobby, Wal-mart and Target did not sell it at all.

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The Distinctive Blind Stitch Sewing Foot is useful not only for blindstitching, but also sewing fabric edges and seams ! The Distinctive Blind Stitch Sewing Machine Presser Foot is made to fit any Low Shank Snap-On Sewing Machine. Distinctive Premium Sewing Feet are high quality sewing feet that provide the user with ease of use for tasks they could be extremely tedious if done by hand. Start sewing with the best, Distinctive Sewing Feet. The Distinctive Sewing Foot blister packaging doubles as a set of instructions. Just pull out the cardboard back, open it up and start reading. You will be sewing in no time! Fits All Low Shank Snap-On Singer* (Some Singers Require Low Shank Adaptor), Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Simplicity, Necchi and Elna Sewing Machines.

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Janome Sewist 500 Sewing Machine with 25 Built-In Stitches and Hard Case Review

Janome Sewist 500 Sewing Machine with 25 Built-In Stitches and Hard Case
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My husband bought me this machine for an early Mother's Day gift. I am really new to sewing and so far am in love with my Janome!! It was so easy to learn to wind the bobbin and thread the machine, going by just the manual. I haven't sewn a thing since 8th grade home ec and after 2 days of practicing I've already hemmed some things and fixed a few seams in my husbands' boxer shorts ;) The machine itself is very solidly built and runs so smoothly, it makes me feel silly for being so nervous about sewing for so long. I wish I had gotten one years ago! I would definitely recommend this machine to anyone looking to get into sewing for the first time, or anyone who just wants a good, solid-running machine that will last for many years. I've always heard good things about Janome and this machine is no exception.

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The Janome Sewist 500 Sewing Machine has wonderful features including 25 Built-In Stitches, a Top Loading Bobbin System, an Automatic Needle Threader, a One-Step Automatic Buttonhole and more! The Janome Sewist 500 is an easy to use powerful machine. The perfect machine for all of your projects: from quilting, garmets, crafting, home dec and more. The convenient stitch panel on the front of the Janome Sewist 500 shows you all the stitches at a glance with their corresponding stitch letter. Just turn the dial to the selected stitch indicated on the convenient stitch panel on the front of the machine. The Janome Sewist 500 allows you to adjust the length and wdith of stitches to whatever you like with the turn of a dial! The Janome Sewist 500 has a large easy to use reverse lever. The Top-Loading Drop-In Jam Proof Bobbin System allows you to easily change the bobbin and the clear cover allows to see exactly how much thread you have left. Free motion quilting to old fashion darning is easy with the drop-feed system. Do pants legs and shirt sleeves with the Free Arm Feature! You can fit multiple layers fabric or bulky fabrics under the presser foot with ease thanks to the Extra High Presser Foot Lift. The Janome Sewist 500 even has Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure allowing you the ability to adjust the pressure on the fabric. This allows for sewing on a greater variety of fabrics. The Janome Sewist 500 comes with a Hard Case for storage and transport. No more fighting with old handwheels that won't release! Just push the bobbinwinder to the right and the auto-declutch will automatically stop the needle from moving! Great projects begin with great tension! Worry free tension makes your projects look and be professional. Janome's superior tension control gives even results on most fabrics. Create buttonholes with ease thanks to the Janome Sewist 500's One-Step Automatic Buttonhole Feature

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Distinctive Decorative Daisy Flower Stitch Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Necchi, Elna and More Review

Distinctive Decorative Daisy Flower Stitch Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Necchi, Elna and More
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This looked like fun so I bought it on a whim. I just tried it out. It came as 2 pieces but just needed to be snapped together. I tried it on lightweight muslin doubled up for a tiny bit of stability and it worked great. The stitches on the normal zigzag lined up perfectly. On the other stitches my machine has, they were close to perfect. If I had simply adjusted my stitch length they would have matched too. This will make for some more personalized projects. Love it.


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The Distinctive Decorative Daisy Stitch Sewing Machine Presser Foot is a spring action foot used for making beautiful flower-like designs with a regular sewing machine. Set your machine on any zig-zag and watch the Daisy Stitch Foot rotate your fabric to create a beautiful circular pattern. This foot has adjustments allowing you to increase or decrease the size of circle pattern. The Distinctive Decorative Daisy Stitch Sewing Machine Presser Foot is made to fit any Low Shank Sewing Machine. Distinctive Premium Sewing Feet are high quality sewing feet that provide the user with ease of use for tasks they could be extremely tedious if done by hand. Start sewing with the best, Distinctive Sewing Feet. The Distinctive Sewing Foot blister packaging doubles as a set of instructions. Just pull out the cardboard back, open it up and start reading. You will be sewing in no time! Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Husqvarna Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Bernina (Bernette Series), New Home, Simplicity, Necchi and Elna Sewing Machines.

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Alex Toys Simply Needlepoint Kits, 6-1/2-Inch by 6-1/2-Inch, Butterfly Review

Alex Toys Simply Needlepoint Kits, 6-1/2-Inch by 6-1/2-Inch, Butterfly
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Item was for my daughters, I had purchased two of them. Both came with more than enough yarn and was easy for them to do alone because the colors you needed to stitch was painted on the plastic canvas itself. very good for children who like crafts. also its very cute.

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Simply Needlepoint Kit: Butterfly. Starting needlepoint right away. It's so easy. You get preprinted plastic canvas, plastic frame, plastic needle and lots of bright yarn. Frame it when you're done in the included 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" frame! Needle point projects come in five designs: Butterfly, Pretty Kitty, Happy Puppy, Flower Blossom and more (each sold separately). Conforms to ASTM F963. Recommended for children ages 5 and up. WARNING: Choking Hazard-small parts and functional sharp objects. Not for children under 3 years.

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