Beginner sewing machine advice.

elsmandino

Hi there.

My wife has asked me to get her a beginner sewing machine and, based upon all the reviews I can find, I have narrowed it down to these two:

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Singer Model 1507 Sewing Machine: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home                                                                                                        Great prices on your favourite Home brands, and free delivery on eligible orders.                                                                                                                                                                                                        www.amazon.co.uk                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Brother LS14S Metal Chassis Sewing Machine: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home                                                                                                        Brother LS14S Metal Chassis Sewing Machine: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home                                                                                                                                                                                                        www.amazon.co.uk                                                                               
Any advice on which to go for would be much appreciated.

EndlessWaves

What is she planning to make with it? Clothing? Quilting? Furniture? Make sure it can do the type of stitches she's likely to need, and can deal with the appropriate number of layers of the thickest/toughest fabric she's likely to be using.

Have you ruled out second hand?

Your Amazon link for the singer says it's a 110V machine, although that may just be Amazon's usual high error rate.

mushii

My mum and my 14 year old daughter are both sew extensively. They both use Janome machines (which are also used in many schools). Janome are very robust and easily as good as Singer. I would make sure that whichever machine that you go for, it has a full metal chassis as many of the budget machines do not. Dont get hung up on a lot of the fancy stuff that may modern machines offer. Basics like extension table, quilting arm etc are far more useful.