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(More customer reviews)This was my first sewing machine (that wasn't borrowed) and it's lasted more than eight years with almost no trouble. The light bulb hasn't even burned out yet! It's done everything I've asked of it, from sewing jeans, to corsets, to Victorian ballgowns. It has plenty of stitch variations, especially for a basic, starter machine.
As I recall, it came with six presser feet: regular Zig-Zag foot, 1/4" Quilting Foot, Zipper Foot, Button Foot, Automatic Buttonhole Foot, and one that isn't in the manual, but which I suspect is an Invisible Zipper Foot. It also came with a darning plate, an extra thread spindle, and a screwdriver.
I love how easy it is to use! Everything about it is simple and straightforward.
The downside: the motor is a bit touchy. If you don't press on the foot pedal hard enough, the motor will stall out and whine without going anywhere. But if you press too hard, it takes off sewing before you're ready. For this reason, my beginner students are a bit intimidated by it. They tend to err on the side of caution, which means they don't press hard enough on the foot pedal, and so they're constantly revving the motor without actually stitching. But once you're accustomed to the machine, you learn exactly how hard to hit the pedal to get it going, and then it's no trouble. Just takes getting used to.
Occasionally, with really thick fabrics, I have to hand crank it to get the needle through, like when sewing through too many layers of denim, but just at the cross-over seams. For regular seams, it does just fine, even with thicker fabrics like denim and corduroy.
Oh, and one time the entire needle assembly mechanism just fell off---plop! Right onto the corset I was sewing. Left a grease smear that I was quite unhappy about. Turns out, it requires the world's smallest Allen wrench, about the size of a toothpick. Once I had that, I was able to reattach the mechanism and everything was fine.
Overall, the good far outweighs the bad in this machine. It's so easy to use, you hardly need the manual (which is good, because the manual is kind of worthless). Just keep it maintained (regular oiling and cleaning) and it should serve you well for many years!
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Automatic 4-step buttonholer30 stitch functions Quick bobbin winding systemSnap-on presser feet 15 built-in stitchesBuilt-in buttonholer for crafting, mending or garment construction
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