What don't you like about your sewing machine?

Camperz4 · 2004-01-05T15:32:23+00:00

Just interested in knowing what you don't like about your sewing machine.Not about what it doesn't come with. I'm interested in what it should do butyou're not pleased with a certain function. I have a Pfaff 1475 and havetrouble with getting the tension right and the fact that I can't get it todo automatic buttonholes repeatedly drives me crazy- it does a nice manualone.I've been told the buttonhole problem is a problem with my model.Otherthan that it works well. What about yours?Waiting for the miracle machine that does it all perfectly and easily!Miriam

Jan 05, 2004 29 Replies

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Maureen Wozniak 22 years ago

I love everything about my Lily 555.

Maureen

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Loren Coe 22 years ago

like to sew foot

it's not a function of "electronic" vs whatever (old) type, but the actual design of the foot-pedal and electronics. the _slow_ startup is considered a feature by many. many older machines would "stick" at such low speeds so the pedal was not designed to provide them.

the average electronic drive can provide sufficient torque to make the low speeds practical. this does impact the ramp-up time and foot motion required so that you may "think" it is a slower machine. again, this is almost an individual machine/ design issue. speed ranges are nice, electronic or no. my electronic/air Singer foot control is snappy, yet gives good control (and torque) at low speeds. it is a single range control. ymmv, --Loren

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gabrielle 22 years ago

Bernina 1130: if you move the needle position away from center (eg, for edgestitching), then switch to a different stitch (eg, zigzag), when you switch back to the first stitch it doesn't remember the needle position & you have to move it again. Very annoying.

gabrielle

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Teri in HN 22 years ago

Bernina 930 - I can't seem to adjut the pressure on the presser foot and the buttonholes are only so-so, when I want a really good button hole I break out my old Kenmore and put the old Singer buttonhole machine on it.

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KEL 22 years ago

I have a Bernina Activa 130. I don't like anything about it. It has very few stitches, makes horrible buttonholes, no auto foot, and needs to have a walking foot on most all of the time no matter how I try to adjust it. I just bought a new Kenmore Elite and it is truly a dream machine. I also hate the price of Bernina feet!

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KEL 22 years ago

*Me again. From everything I've read and heard, the Janome makes a superior buttonhole if you are interested in a new machine. Mine is made by Janome and has the auto buttonhole foot. It actually makes the bead look the same on both sides. It is truly amazing. It also has several styles of buttonholes.

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I.E.Z. 22 years ago

Yes, I agree. Janome 6500 has a better buttonhole than either Pfaff or Bernina.

Iris

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liz hall 22 years ago

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Elizabeth Young 22 years ago

I like my 180 just fine, but I had an older Bernia before that also had the front loading bobbin. So I got to practice. Before that I used a Featherweight that had a side loading bobbin. I don't think I've ever used a toploading bobbin!

What I don't like about my 180 (To finally answer the thread...) is the gizmo that cuts the thread for you. It is maladjusted or I have negative mechanical karma because about 1/3 of the time it also unthreads the needle! What a pain! So I never use this feature.

liz young

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