ATTN Bernina fans......funny ad

funny I used this same excuse when I had my new but useless Frister & Rossman machine. It was okay for everyday sewing of curtains, but useless for patchwork and quilting. And it was cheap. You certainly get what you pay for Elly.. proud owner of a Bernina ps I do get green about the lovely stitches on a Janome though and it's deep throat hmm. wouldn't swap though

I wonder what's so unusual about a drop-in bobbin. Every machine I've owned has had a drop-in bobbin. :)

Julia > I found this ad while perusing Craig's List.......The last line gave me > chuckle.

All my machines have a bobbin you must stick in from a sideways position, not one is a straight drop in.... I think I would like that better! ~KK in BC~

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: > Free older model Singer: this machine works, but was designed very poorly. : > It has an unusual drop in bobbin, which causes it to skip stitches unless : > the tension is adjusted perfectly, which is virtually impossible. There is : > also a hairline crack in the table, which is the removable plastic thing : > that increases the surface area for fabric to sit on. The kind woman at my : > local sewing machine shop told me to throw it in the trash, but I just can't : > condemn it to a landfill yet. I can think of three people who might actually : > get some use out of this thing: : >

: > person one: you're a mechanical engineering geek who likes to take stuff : > apart and see how it works : >

: > person two: you're creative, patient, and broke, and you don't care about a : > few skipped stitches on your Halloween costumes : >

: > person three: you need to prove to your significant other that you get what : > you pay for, and he should buy you a new Bernina for your anniversary (hey, : > this worked for me :) : >

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Too funny!

Of my two main machines, one has a drop in bobbin and the other uses a bobbin case. Both are Vikings. (I also have about 100 vintage machines in my collection)=20

I use both machines a lot and frankly there are pros and cons for each type.

-Irene

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------------- "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

I have a friend who used to call her Singer Touch and Sew her Touch and Swear.

L>I found this ad while perusing Craig's List.......The last line gave me >chuckle.

I've got a side loading bobbin and don't see any pros, just cons. I like the machine, but I'd love it if it were a drop in bobbin style. Debra in VA See my quilts at

Well, with side loading it is easier to remove/replace the bobbin when you're in the middle of a large quilt. Also side loading bobbins tend to hold more thread than top loading bobbins do...this is why Singer model 15s are often used on quilting frames...they go on and one before a re-load is needed, and reloading is easy as the bobbin is easier to get to without having to remove the quilt. It's also IMHO easier to get the bobbin out (IMHO as I don't have fingernails and it's a pain for me to get the top loading bobbins out most of the time because of it) and also to adjust the bobbin tension since it's so easy to get to the tension screw on the bobbin case.

....those are the pros that quickly comes to mind :)

-Irene

------------- "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

You covered that really well, Irene. I'd forgotten why I hate top loading bobbins. There would be a heap of growling and snarling here if a quilt had to be removed from the SM to change bobbins. It would not be a pretty sight. Polly

....those are the pros that quickly comes to mind :)

-Irene

You mean that the smooth dome type singer bobbin holds less thread than the old fashioned ones with multiple holes in the flat disc ends? I didn't know that. That's my only pro. I can't change the bobbin unless I can see into the case well, and I'm not about to touch the bobbin tension (if you knew me well you'd know why). Debra in VA See my quilts at

One of the main things I love about the side loading bobbin is not having to remove the quilt, or whatever, to change the bobbin. Just do it under whatever I am sewing and keep going. No worry about finding out where I was when the bobbin emptied. Especially when quilting. But also has been handy when sewing yards of skirt. (My ex was a square dance caller.... made lots and lots of square dance outfits with lots and lots of skirt.......)

Pati, in Phx

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