If the previous instructions for choosing a sewing machine seemed complicated to you, then we suggest that you consider a simpler instruction for buying a sewing machine for your home.
Buying a sewing machine is a fairly large investment.
Therefore, choose your typewriter carefully. Check out the possibilities offered by the various brands such as janome sewing machines and models of sewing machines. As for the prices, they also depend on the brand, model and offered features.
What should I check when buying?
- How well does the machine handle different fabric thicknesses?
- The sewing speed should be infinitely controlled with the pedal. If there is no smoothness and jerks occur, the clutch does not work at the same point, then a different machine should be considered.
- Check if the machine vibrates when sewing at different speeds.
- Check how much noise the machine makes at different sewing speeds.
- The light from the backlight should fall directly onto the work area.
- How easy is threading the bobbin for you? Of course, if you are still a beginner, then this procedure may seem very complicated to you, but pay attention to it anyway. After all, there are machines with vertical and horizontal bobbin loading, which depends on the type of shuttle.
- Ask how to care for your clipper. The seller will show you how difficult it is to disassemble the machine for subsequent cleaning.
- Pay attention to the instruction manual for the sewing machine. Everything should be clear to you. It is very important that the tension of the upper and lower threads can be easily adjusted in the machine.
- See how even, smooth, beautiful and neat zigzag seams are on different types of fabric.
- What guarantees does the manufacturer and supplier give for the operation of their product? Find out this right away before buying yourself a typewriter.
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- Buying a sewing machine is a long-term investment, for most people it can last 10 years or more
- Always check immediately in the store how your machine will sew different types and thicknesses of fabric
- Find out all your questions about the sewing machine you are buying
Determine the budget
- A sewing machine will decorate your sewing room for a long time, and so that it does not stand idle, it is reasonable to determine at once what you need from the machine
- Then look for the best sewing machines that can do whatever you want, no more, no less
- Buy the best quality sewing machine with the functions you really need – and you will not have to regret your choice.
Sewing accessories
Also, the buyer of a sewing machine needs to have an idea of the most necessary accessories and supplies for sewing machines.
Needles. You will notice that sewing machine needles come in a variety of colors and are also numbered by size. The color can indicate what kind of fabric the needle is for.
You can read various articles on how to choose sewing machine needles and you will find out that not all needles are the same, and not all can sew equally well all fabrics and materials. When choosing a needle, the type of point, the size of the eyelet, or the shape of the needle may be decisive. Think again about what you will need to sew and buy the most appropriate set of needles. Although needles can be purchased another time, when you find the need to green velvet ribbonn do so.
Spools of thread and bobbins. The principle of stitching in a conventional home sewing machine of a lockstitch is to weave the upper thread of the bobbin and the lower thread of the stitch.
- The upper thread comes from a spool that is pulled onto the spindle located on the top of your machine
- The bobbin thread is fed from the bottom from a small bobbin. If the thread ends on the bobbin, then the thread is wound on the bobbin using a special bobbin winder, which is available in all shuttle stitch sewing machines
- As a rule, new machines have several spare bobbins.
Do not buy too many spools of thread at once unless you know exactly what thread you will be sewing with. Better read our tips for choosing sewing machine threads.
Presser feet for sewing machines. With the purchase of a new sewing machine, you get a standard set of feet, which usually includes: a standard zigzag foot, a blindfold foot, a zipper foot, and if the machine makes buttonholes, a buttonhole foot. It is better for you to ask the seller directly what non-standard types of feet are suitable for the sewing machine you are buying. If you are seriously into sewing, then you may need special feet.
Conclusion: a sewing machine is like a car, the more you practice, the more you understand what you need.
