need sewing machine recommendations

[mum23]

In my quest to become a Domestic Goddess (HA!), I'm going to buy a sewing machine and learn to sew.

Does anyone know of a good machine for beginners??

Stacey
domestic goddess wannabe

[Mouse7088]

Hello mum (imagine my best Brittish accent..lol). I bought one many years ago from Walmart. I didn't want to spend a fortune nor did I want one that had a lot of gadgets to learn. I'm not what you would call a "beginner" persay and I still have it almost 10 years later. It's a bicor (VX1005). It has the different stiches and stitch lengths, very simple and basic.
Domestic Goddess...LMBO! Tell me where you find it so I can take a gander myself! LOL! Good Luck

[mum23]

thanks Paula. Sounds perfect. I'll check it out!

Stacey
(native Texan who's just an anglophile ;o)

[standersen]

Sewing maching just aren't what they used to be, unless you're prepared to spend a fortune. Once upon a time machines were made out of metal, now they are primarily plastic. The last machine that I bought seems to be a great one though, it's "Baby Lock" made by Husky Lock. It seem to be a very solid machine for the money, it was about $300 8 years ago. My mother has a fairly new Singer (mainly plastic) with all the new bells and whistles. It started giving her problems within a year. When my grandmother died my mom took her old machine and now uses it as her primary machine. It's a 1960's Singer. The main difference being that the '60's version is bullet-proof, and has never given her any grief.

My advice is to keep it fairly simple, a machine with too many gadgets only has more stuff to break. LOL

~ HAPPY SEWING ~