Sewing
Machine Buying Guide - Choose Right
Or
Choosing The Right Sewing Machine For You.
Selection and variety are
good, but having so many options can also make
it confusing to make a decision. So it is for
choosing the right sewing machine. There are
several sewing machine manufacturers, and each
one has several lines of sewing machines with
several models in each line. This article first
reviews the history of America's premier sewing
machine manufacturer: Singer Sewing Co. It then
discusses several lines, models, and features
of Singer sewing machines for sale.
Singer has been
manufacturing home sewing machinesfor almost
160 years. Singer was founded in 1851 by Isaac
Merritt Singer. Singer's revolutionary
innovations made it the leading manufacturer of
sewing machines in the United States with two
short years. Singer has never stopped
innovating since that time. No other company
has contributed nearly as much to the evolution
and improvement of the sewing machine as Singer
Sewing Co. Two of Singer's most recent
innovations are the SwiftSmart ThreadingTM
System and Drop & SewTM Bobbin System,
which make tedious threading and bobbin tasks a
breeze so you can spend more time getting
creative with your sewing.
Singer sewing machines are
well-built and made to last. And every singer
sewing machine for sale is backed by a 25-year
limited warranty. Singer has also focused on
making its sewing machines easy to operate,
even for beginners. Many features on singer
sewing machines are accessible with the touch
of a single button, and Singer has made menial,
time-consuming tasks like threading the machine
and loading the bobbin both fast and
fool-proof.
Singer has a wide selection
of sewing machines: from starter sewing
machines for beginners to highly sophisticated
embroidery sewing machines for avid sewers.
Let's break them down into a few categories,
and then we'll look at some of the models
within each category. The main categories of
sewing machines are:
1) Embroidery sewing
machines these machines can talk" to your
computer to turn a complex design you create
using embroidery software into a home-made work
of art in a matter of minutes
2) Electronic sewing
machines these machines have time-saving
electronic" features, such as single-button
selections, automatic needle threaders,
automatic buttonholing, drop feed, etc.
3) Basic sewing machines
these machines are still electric-powered, of
course, but they don't have as many electronic
buttons and automated features
Singer's product lines
generally coincide with the categories of
sewing machines above. The Futura line is
Singer's line of embroidery sewing machines.
The following lines are electronic sewing
machines: Curvy, Confidence, Touch & Sew,
Advance, Ingenuity, Precision, as well as a
handful of other machines. And these lines are
basic Singer sewing machines: Inspiration,
Esteem, and Simple.
Within each product line,
there are usually several sewing machine
models. For example, the Confidence line has
the following electronic sewing machines: 7463
Confidence, 7465 Confidence, 7467 Confidence,
7469 Confidence, and 7470 Confidence. Within a
particular product line (such as the Confidence
product line), the higher the number, the
better the sewing machine in terms of features,
capabilities, stitch options, etc. Note that
this rule does not necessarily apply when
comparing one line of sewing machines to
another line.
To illustrate, let's compare
the 7467 Confidence to the 7469 Confidence.
Among other differences, the 7469 has 98 stitch
patterns, 7 one-step buttonholes, and 12
frequent-use buttons whereas the 7467 has only
70 stitch patterns, 3 one-step buttonholes, and
6 frequent-use buttons.
Some people assume that a
higher model number correlates to a higher
difficulty of use. Generally, that is not true.
And in many cases, the opposite is true. Higher
model numbers (within a product line) have more
features and options, but oftentimes those
upgraded features actually make operating the
sewing machine faster and easier, not more
complex.
By: sewspecial
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