What Would Be A Good 'first' Sewing Machine?

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something reasonably priced so that I can dabble in what I wish to and that could make cage liners and go through fleece, but then when I become my usual self and get stressed I give up its not so bad?
 
TheFurryGodmother said:
Thank you lovely, I get that, I just have a bit of a 'give up' tendency! X
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What a mistake last Christmas I got a beldray £50 sewing machine. Piece of rubbish, doesn't take much material, and sewing the thread is hard. I hope this one is better. It is on offer at HobbyCraft, if you want to save a few more pounds.
 
I've got a Janome sewing machine which my Mum brought for me when I was at Uni. I'd spent the summer sewing a toy octopus on her old machine so she got me my own so that I wasn't always pinching hers.

It's been very reliable, sturdy and copes well with the hammering I give it. I really only usually make toys, so I'm using fur fabric and fleece or cord a lot so get lots of fluff flying off all the time and I haven't bunged it up yet. I have broken a fair few needles - but that was when I was sewing beer towles to a blazer to make my husband a beer towel drinking jacket...... my machine coped even with that heavy duty sewing.

Can't remember the model off hand, will have a look tonight. It is at least 14 years old now though and it's still going strong. I think @Chief Guinea Pig is right - you do get what you pay for.
 
Tewdric said:
I've got a Janome sewing machine which my Mum brought for me when I was at Uni. I'd spent the summer sewing a toy octopus on her old machine so she got me my own so that I wasn't always pinching hers.

It's been very reliable, sturdy and copes well with the hammering I give it. I really only usually make toys, so I'm using fur fabric and fleece or cord a lot so get lots of fluff flying off all the time and I haven't bunged it up yet. I have broken a fair few needles - but that was when I was sewing beer towles to a blazer to make my husband a beer towel drinking jacket...... my machine coped even with that heavy duty sewing.

Can't remember the model off hand, will have a look tonight. It is at least 14 years old now though and it's still going strong. I think @Chief Guinea Pig is right - you do get what you pay for.
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Thank you :)

Be good to know tonight the model of that's okay? X
 
TheFurryGodmother said:
something reasonably priced so that I can dabble in what I wish to and that could make cage liners and go through fleece, but then when I become my usual self and get stressed I give up its not so bad?
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Where you sleep depraved again when you wrote this? It's almost erratic as my posts;-) I think fuzzbert is tiring you out. I better come and take him off your hands to give you a bit of rest;-)
 
Davey-cavy said:
Where you sleep depraved again when you wrote this? It's almost erratic as my posts;-) I think fuzzbert is tiring you out. I better come and take him off your hands to give you a bit of rest;-)
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I think so, I didn't realise how late I posted it!

You can take him off my hands if you take Frank too! :D
 
Had a quick look on the website and there's noting identical to the machine I've got on there. Thinking about it I must have had my machine back in about 2000 - so it's probably an old model that's no longer manufactured.

Good luck finding something to work on. I love my machine. :)
 
Tewdric said:
Had a quick look on the website and there's noting identical to the machine I've got on there. Thinking about it I must have had my machine back in about 2000 - so it's probably an old model that's no longer manufactured.

Good luck finding something to work on. I love my machine. :)
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Thank you lovely, enjoy your day!

Xx
 
my mum has just replaced her Frister Rossman (spelling?) that she has had for years and used massively over that time. The machine came last week and mum was a bit apprehensive to see what her 'freebies' where, but omg she got 5 boxes of 10 big cotton things, i dont know what you call them, but the big fat cotton rolls that have a cardboard type centre? All in different colours, two boxes of needles, a pack of five scissors and something else that i cant remember now, but she was super impressed.
 
doglovinpiggylover said:
my mum has just replaced her Frister Rossman (spelling?) that she has had for years and used massively over that time. The machine came last week and mum was a bit apprehensive to see what her 'freebies' where, but omg she got 5 boxes of 10 big cotton things, i dont know what you call them, but the big fat cotton rolls that have a cardboard type centre? All in different colours, two boxes of needles, a pack of five scissors and something else that i cant remember now, but she was super impressed.
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What did she replace is with?
 
i can find out more info if you are interested, it was an online shop and it came with a longer guarantee than the Frister Rossman website
 
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