how much should you be spending on a sewing machine we are diving into that
question and welcome to the Sewing Report I'm Jennifer Moore helping you discover
your love of sewing crafts and DIY projects and it is the ultimate question
for the beginner Sohus seamstress how much should you spend on your first
sewing machine and I'm here to tell you that's kind of a trick question because
it's gonna be different for everybody so when I started out sewing I didn't know
anything I didn't really know what I was doing I ended up buying like a vintage
sewing machine that wasn't exactly use our friendly beautiful machine though
although I haven't only used it in a while and then I ended up getting a kind
of an entry-level computerized brother machine the SC 400 great machine and I
will link all of the sewing machines I can below that I own or that I recommend
so and I've also done a few other videos and live shows about sewing machines so
if you'd like to check those out I will also link the playlist I currently own
five sewing machines so started off with the brother and then after I kind of
outgrew that I ended up giving it away I own a vintage Singer 201 to a never
sewn sparrow 25 which is definitely a great entry level budget machine
I dropped the way too much money on this Janome 7700 and I will go into that I
also have a sailrite zigzag machine and then I have the Brother
serger the Brother 10 34d serger some of these machines serve different purposes
so in my opinion I think it's good to have unit askers I'm kind of lazy and I
don't like switching on a lot of stuff so I really prefer to like a separate
serger sewing machine if I ever get an embroidery machine it's gonna be a
separate unit and I I borrowed a cover stitch machine from pink castle fabrics
a while back to do some videos and I would prefer having two separate
machines versus like a serger cover stitch combo just cuz I just hate
switching stuff out you have to change the thread like it's just such a pain in
the butt I don't know so you're probably wondering if you're
just starting or if you don't own a sewing machine how do you figure out
what to buy how much should you spend and do you really need like one of those
fancy expensive sewing machines I was talking to a friend a while ago it was
actually a guy and he was like do you like those fancy ones he's like are
those really necessary and I think that's a good question there are so many
brands of sewing machines and over the years I've you know learned a little
little bit about some of them but to the person coming in from the outside you
know you don't know all the brains in fact I talked to a lot of my friends and
they said they'd only really heard of singer and brother they weren't really
aware of like the Bernina is even not even the genome ease in some cases they
didn't know thoth or like Husqvarna Jiu key for sure you know people unfamiliar
with this world they just don't know any of that and it's I see it sort of as
like a chicken and egg scenario of course you have to have a sewing machine
in order to start sewing but if someone doesn't so what's gonna get them to buy
and start using a sewing machine if they're not into it and one thing I
think would help I've seen a lot of classes being offered by like sewing
machine dealers or like other types of sewing businesses and I see one thing on
the registration or the information that I think kind of deters people and that
for many of the classes I've seen advertised is that the person already
has to have a sewing machine and bring it to class now if you're someone and
you you don't know if you like sewing and you want to take a class on it are
you gonna buy a hundred or 200 or 300 dollar machine to take a class you don't
know if you're gonna like on a subject you don't know if you're gonna be hot on
or not either so I can definitely see why someone who's kind of interested in
sewing maybe that's you would be a little bit dissuaded or like you know am
I really gonna drop 300 bucks on something only to find out you don't
like it here's the other caveat I know a lot of you in the sewing community see
machines under like a hundred dollars being throwaway machines meaning
if they break or something goes wrong with them they're not worth getting
fixed you should just throw it away because the repair cost would be more
than it would to just get a new sewing machine and the other thing I've heard
about some of these lower end machines is that they're not very good use again
I've heard mixed things and I think some I've seen some great reviews on some
models that are under a hundred and fifty dollars so and I personally had a
good experience with a machine that was under four hundred dollars this one is
certainly under 400 bucks and this one I paid I really I paid $2,500 for this
about three to four years ago do I think it's a great sewing machine yes I do do
I think that the difference between this one and the ever sown is worth 20 what
twenty one hundred dollars I would have to say no and I would say if you're
looking at the Janome like memory like the Janome home series I think a great
less expensive option is the Janome skyline series and I will link one below
I think they have they have like the large throat space that if you're a
quilter might be good but they also have a lower price of about a thousand some
of them are about a thousand dollars they can go up a little bit as well but
I think compared to $2,500 there's a few more bells and whistles this one has but
is it worth the extra $1,500 probably not
in fact I spent $1,200 on like the premium sail bright zigzag machine
package to be honest with you I haven't only used it I know that sounds terrible
still trying to figure out what to do with it
but that's what I meet about not buying too much machine or one where you you
know you haven't tried it out or you don't know if it's for you again that's
a lot of money to spend that's something that you that you never use on the other
hand if you are curious about sewing but you don't want to buy a machine what do
you do in order to get access to one to figure out if you're gonna like it so
here are some recommendations try to find a local sewing class or sewing
studio or a lesson or a workshop where the machine
is provided these can be a little bit more rare but I'm seeing them pop up
every once in a while I think more businesses need to do that though
because you have to understand that the target customer you want the person who
doesn't sew but wants to probably doesn't already own a machine so if you
can provide them with a you know starter one like a two hundred dollar one that's
easy to use they might be like wow this is actually pretty cool I like sewing
the machines pretty easy to use not very frustrating I'll buy one but if they
never get to use it how are they gonna know if they like it so going to a class
or trying to check something like that out might be a good way for you to test
drive your machines you can also of course go to a sewing machine dealer and
try to see if they will let you try out the different models but again if you
here's the thing about getting into sewing though when you're buying a
machine and you're not sure what you want to sew I think it's really
difficult for you to make a decision based on a lack of knowledge because if
you get into sewing and you find you like quilting but you don't want to make
clothes I would make a different sewing machine recommendation to you versus if
you were doing clothing or garments or dress making so I think that's one
reason why if you're new to it I might wait to buy machine until you figure out
what do you want to sew with it how hardcore do you want to get with it if
you have a friend or friends with sewing machines I would also recommend trying
to see if they'll let you come over to the house and try out their machine I
would also recommend if you can try out different makes and models don't just go
to one store and be like Oh Baby Lock these are cool that's it test them all
out try out Janome use trout ever sons brothers singers fox Husqvarna marinas
dukey's sale rights like honestly get to sit down and in front of it in front of
as many machines as you can because each brand might feel different or so some
people loved you know me some people hate them some people have loyalty to
different brands and you need to figure out what machine
you feel the most comfortable comfortable with and has the features
you want so if you have a friend who sews see if you can try out the machine
I'm sure they would be happy to let you do that because let's be honest people
who so want more people to so another thing you can do is try to seek out
sewing conventions or Expos in your area there's one called the original sewing
Expo Abilene Expo again all links I'm gonna include as many links as I
possibly can they have workshops you can take classes where they're in sponsored
studios so for instance I've gotten to tryout Bernina x' baby locs all kinds of
different machines just because I signed up for a particular workshop and you get
to really see what these machines are like and you also get an extended period
of time to try them out so I've taken a few three-hour workshops and you get
three hours with the machine to see how you feel about it I've got to try out
like a six thousand dollar baby lock Ovation serger again not something I'm
gonna buy because I don't want to spend six thousand dollars but it was cool to
try out and I got to see what it was like just to use that particular type of
machine so if you are trying to figure things out and you don't know where to
go that's what I would recommend either go to a sewing machine dealer go and go
to more than one go to several different dealerships and see if you like them
again you can because most of the people I know who gets so machines now they're
either at Costco or like sam's club they see a machine and they just buy it
without like really doing any research or they go like me you know I go on
Amazon for everything and I look for good ratings there are other things you
can do to try out sewing machines so that because again it is kind of a big
purchase to commit to even a hundred bucks for people is a lot of money and
there are ways that you can actually try out these machines so sewing machine
dealers friends look for classes in your area where the sewing machine is
provided or like sewing Expos or sewing conventions great places to be able to
actually test drive these machines and kind of see them out in the wild so some
other thoughts I've got about sewing machines now this one the retail price
is about four hundred dollars I have been very impressed with the performance
of the ever sewn sparrow twenty-five I've been using it for over a year and
it's not failed I've never I've not had any issues with it in fact I've never
had a sewing machine that needed to be repaired
maybe it's just me I do so quite a bit but I even my like cheapo Brother serger
that was 200 bucks haven't had a single issue with it so maybe I've been very
lucky but also don't think hey this is gonna need to be serviced all the time
cuz I want to be honest with you I haven't had any real problems with it by
now you're probably thinking general how much should I drop specifically on a
sewing machine I would say it depends on your budget how much you enjoy sewing
what you need to do with the machine if you're just doing real basic stuff you
could certainly get away with getting like an under $200 machine from Brother
for sure if again you're a sporadic Sohus tanned you just want to do simple
stuff if you want to start doing like hardcore quilting you may want to look
in like the Janome skyline series if you're super hardcore and you want to do
long arm quilting those are gonna run you about twenty to thirty thousand
dollars but I would definitely say look at reviews you want a machine that is
fairly decent quality look for metal parts versus plastic also look at
reviews talk to people people about what they like and also think about what
features do you want now here's my caveat I am very averse to debt and
I am a very much a living below your means kind of gal so here on the sewing
report I've decided that I'm not going to do I'm not gonna try to encourage you
or promote doing anything that I wouldn't do and that is going into debt
so I know a lot of sewing machine dealers offer financing I wouldn't go
down that road personally if you do or if you don't have a problem with that
again there's no judgment you can make up your own mind but I see sewing
machines even though I love sewing obviously I still see this as a bit of a
bit of a luxury this is not a necessity I can survive like if I was stuck on a
deserted island and I didn't have a sewing machine you know I I would I
would be able to live probably not not very happily but I would be able to live
so I don't want to promote you doing anything that would wreck your financial
future and a financing a sewing machine if you don't have the cash for it if if
it's me I'm not buying it because I want I want to pay for things in cash so
that's my personal philosophy if you disagree that's totally okay we can't
agree on every single thing under the Sun and I totally understand that but I
just wanted to share my stance with you and kind of why I go that route because
a sewing machine if you if I don't have the money for it I'm just I'm just and
that's my philosophy with everything if I don't have the money for it
I'm not doing it we have decided to not really pay for anything with financing
that includes cars we have no car payments and we recently got out of debt
we don't really want to go back into debt so that's why that's not something
I personally encourage and I'm sorry sewing machine dealers I know you guys
all offer financing but you know this is just my you know personal moral compass
here and I just can't I I can't in all good faith tell you to do something that
I wouldn't do so you won't see that over here here at the sewing report I also
don't discriminate against any particular sewing machine manufacturer I
will talk about any brain from Janome to ever sewn to singer jukey sailrite i'm
if curious to try all of them just because I I think there was different
things to like about each one so I am NOT one of those brand snobs and I've
encountered them in the wild a little bit and sometimes that can be a little
bit frustrating I understand that you might really love something but that
doesn't always mean it's right for someone else or that the other person
might feel that same way about a certain sewing machine maker that you that you
do so I also want to encourage you if you are trying to help someone buy a
sewing machine or you're trying to buy a sewing machine
don't let that influence you just because someone else is like you should
only buy this particular brand you know what you got to figure that out for
yourself so I am not particularly brand loyal to anyone I will talk about
different makers I'll talk about whoever because you know what I don't have any
exclusive deals anyways I hope you enjoyed this video about sewing machines
I know this is a little bit rambley but uh you know I've been kind of feeling
this one for a while and I wanted to get these thoughts out so if you enjoyed it
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