© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Sewing_Machines Recent content written about Sewing Machines en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490602008196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author customer2009 - Very Happy Customer! I purchased the Singer 7442 Electronic Sewing Machine as a travel machine as it is light enough for me to lift and fits into my existing carry / rolling bag,, but I use it for everyday sewing as well. I find the push button... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490602008196 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:25:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490602008196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488782859908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - I love to sew and quilt.  I also love sewing gadgets!  I'm like a magpie that has to have the pretty shiny glittery object when I'm anywhere near sewing and quilting notions.  The same holds true with acrylic rulers.  I can't resist... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488782859908 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:46:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488782859908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488571637380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thefrickle -   About 4 years ago my sewing machine gave out, I took it in and traded it on this Singer Quantum 7350 Sewing Machine,  I was looking for a strong, uncomplicated, trustworthy, machine with lots of stitch patterns.    I feel I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488571637380 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:58:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488571637380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485219274372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - I was browsing an online sewing supply store and found this Fiskars 12-in-1 Sewing Multi-Tool.  I love sewing gadgets and could not resist.  Fiskars is usually a name I can count on ... let me tell you where they went wrong with this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485219274372 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:24:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485219274372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484851224196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aleroluver - I bought this machine to have as a supplemental sewing machine.  I already have a beautiful metal antique Brother sewing machine (looks like the old timey Singers, but green instead of black), but it doesn't do anything more than a straight stitch... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484851224196 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:39:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484851224196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484790668932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author skcampola - When I started a small sewing business on the side, I bought this Singer HD-110 Sewing Machine to give my old Brother XR-31 a break. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484790668932 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:51:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484790668932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484745121412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author skcampola - I got this sewing machine as a Christmas gift while I was in college.  Over 10 years later, it is still plugging along.  I am an avid sewer, so it has certainly gotten its fair share of use (and abuse).  Every couple of years I open it up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484745121412 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:47:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484745121412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482475806340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aleroluver - I bought this machine to have as a secondary sewing machine.  I already have a beautiful metal antique machine (also a Brother, but it looks like those old timey Singers and is form the 50's).  I love the antique, but it weighs a ton (making it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482475806340 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:01:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482475806340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482064436868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - When I began sewing with metallic and specialty threads, I had no idea how important using the right needle was to obtain beautiful results.  I have been using Schmetz Metallic Sewing Machine Needles for a lot of years ... and can't imagine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482064436868 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:34:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482064436868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480305254020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - I do a lot of sewing and quilting.  Thread is an important factor when attaching pieces of fabric together.  The wrong thread can ruin a project.  Let me tell you why I like Mettler Metrosene Plus Thread so much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480305254020 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 21:20:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480305254020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465610968708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author suemccartin - I purchased this item because I often have very heavy leather projects to sew, very thick items (such as sca fencing armor) and I also wanted to get into tent making and the making of security dog training armor.  The cylinder bed is a pretty... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465610968708 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:23:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465610968708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460977639044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ms_pookie - One of my co-workers introduced me to knitting and I love it!!  I borrowed her knitting needles when I was just learning, but once I got the hang of knits and purls, I went out and purchased my own set of needles.  One of the sets I have is the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460977639044 Sat, 30 May 2009 21:34:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460977639044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471122873988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tessture - I read tons of good reviews of this machine and it's clone, the Hello Kitty Janome, which is the same machine but costs more because it has Hello Kitty stickers on it.  The price was certainly right: I paid about $60 for it after shipping. But it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471122873988 Tue, 26 May 2009 19:01:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471122873988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471439216260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cleanqueen1975 - I purchased the MO644D Juki serger from Ebay for $230 and love it!  After my old Singer bit the dust, I just had to have another serger so I chose the Juki.  I use it to finish seams on my outfits that I make.  I have not had any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471439216260 Sat, 23 May 2009 19:14:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471439216260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471436070532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cleanqueen1975 - Brother 2340CV coverstitch with two different sizes of coverstitch and also has a chainstitch.  If you look at a sweatshirt or knit top and see two or three lines of stitching at the hem, this is what the coverstitch machine does along with sewing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471436070532 Sat, 23 May 2009 19:03:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471436070532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469167476356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wordsmith210 - This was bought to replace some old Singer machines that had were giving trouble.  Compared to the Singer, it is extremely easy to thread, and the automatic needle threader makes life very easy!  I'm not a sewer, but my mother and aunt are, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469167476356 Sun, 3 May 2009 19:14:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469167476356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464367357572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jo1982 - I purchased my Brother 1034D from Amazon.com. Since I had not used a serger in years, I was nervous about being able to operate it, but after getting started my fears quickly went away!The serger arrived pre-threaded, so from the moment I opened... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464367357572 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:20:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464367357572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459210198660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jmohrweiss - I bought the machine about 2 months ago and everything seemed to be going fine till now.  I was sewing with a light cotton fabric and the needle broke.  I replaced the needle and now it won't catch the bobbin thread or sew at all.  It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459210198660 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:13:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459210198660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458628566660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - I love to sew and quilt and have a large variety of sewing tools.  In a sewing store, I am like the proverbial magpie drawn to anything shiny.  I can't stop buying acrylic rulers in different shapes and sizes.  Each of them serves a unique... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458628566660 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:24:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458628566660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457942994564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author misskris28 - I am going to begin with a disclaimer: I know next to nothing about sewing. I took two years of home economics classes in junior high, roughly 15 years ago, and I haven't touched a machine since then. And I wasn't particularly skilled in my early... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457942994564 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:49:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457942994564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457918615172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - I love to sew and quilt, and my sewing area is jammed with nifty tools to make fabric cutting easier.  One of the best inventions is the rotary cutter and the rotary cutting mat.  The smallest mat I own is an Omnigrid Rotary Cutting Mat with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457918615172 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:56:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457918615172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457798946436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mind-full - The Kenmore Sewing Machine 15358 makes even the most inadequate seamstress seem capable.  Believe me, I am one.I asked for a sewing machine for Christmas and my generous parents produced this one.  My mother has sewn for years,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457798946436 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:47:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457798946436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457678556804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dlstewart - I have owned this Omnigrid 1" x 6" Ruler for years.  At first it was a fun buy.  (I love acrylic rulers!)  But it wasn't long before this ruler became a necessity.  Let me tell you why.DescriptionThis... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457678556804 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:35:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457678556804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456166051460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scarlett0380 - I am a fairly new sewer and wanted a machine that would be easy to learn on yet something I could grow into.  So far this is the perfect choice!  Everything works with the push of a button. It is uncomplicated, yet has so many stitch... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456166051460 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:20:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456166051460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454675828356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Valerie47 - The below review was written last night - when I had this machine for 6 days.  Today, on the 7th day, the machine just DIED on me!!!  I went to start sewing with it, the needle went down once, and then beeped and wouldn't work.  I tried... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454675828356 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:53:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454675828356?linkin_id=8003929