A little OT: Sewing Machine Question

First I have do say that I don't really sew, not with a sewing machine. I don't need an expensive embroider machine, I do THAT by hand :)

What I MAY need is something to help me do hems when something needs re-doing for whatever reason, and to finish certain kinds of liturgical embroidery projects that would take WAY too long to do by hand, and yes, I do have problems doing a straight hem :)

One of my charge accounts is offering two sewing machine for low end prices, what I am trying to decide is if either of them are worth even the low end price.

One is a Shark Sewing Machine by Euro-Pro. It has 32 stitches, has a builtin buttonholer, converts to free-arm sewing and is a single needle machine for $179.95. Comes with needles, seam ripper, snap-on zig-zag foot, felt pads for spool pins, lint brush, zipper foot, buttonhold foot, bline hemming foot and a hard case.

The other is also made by Euro-Pro (Twin-needle Crat N'Sew Machine) for $259.95. This one has 42-stitch functions, also has a built-in buttonholer and comes with 11 creative feet (zipper, button hol, blind-hem, satin stitch, roll hem, button sewing, darning/embroidery, overlock, cording, quilting and gathering) and twin-needle capability. It comes with needles, seam ripper, quilting guide, darning plate and a hard case.

I have no real interest in doing machine embroidery or quilting, but I can see myself wanting to see what it is like (sorry, to me, handmade is more attractive to me than machine made, it is a subjective thing :) It seems to me that the second machine may be the better value, though I am quite sure that both machines are not really meant for the serious seamstress.

I look forward to hearing what the knowledgable people here think about the choices.

Catherine K.

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Catherine K.
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For years i felt like you , i sewed with the machine , and embroidered by hand , Even though i used it once or twice to make long, pencil like lines iHuman contoures. in my work "A Badge for Them" in my exhibition "A woman with threads". Than my old machine , went to machine paradise, i had to buy another , my main need was a strong machine with Zigzag to make to finnish my woven cloths. The only strong enough machine looked more like a computer with a needle . i bought it and than started to play with the possibilities of using the machine`s stiches to enhance my Stichionary. Some of my fiberart colleagues use it to make background embroideries while adding big and other front parts by hand ... You might look at my work "Zalafe" which is almost completly done , by [manipulated] Machine embroidery , And ' Zarzir" , in which i used the ,machine to turn plain cloth into a striped cloth , both are in "mapresssions Loci" in htp://fibersiv.israel.net Now the machine embroidery is part of my Pallette.

Good luck choosing and Enjoy your new machine. mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Just curious as to why you think that? If you just want to do simple sewing, I would think any machine that can handle fabrics from thick to thin is what you want. The only way to know that is to try it out. :-) Dianne

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Dianne Lewandowski

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