I couldn’t resist the play on the word “schmancy” to describe Kristen Rask’s of Schmancy new sewing machine. Kristen says, “This is my new sewing machine. It is a “Kenmore Drop-In Bobbin Sewing Machine with 31 Stitches, Built-in 1-Step Buttonhole.” Why did I buy it? Well I wanted another sewing machine so I could have […]
Betz White, crafter of the cutest felt cupcakes and coffee cup pincushions around, shares with us her personal sewing machine which happens to bear her name. Betz says, “My mom bought me this used/rebuilt machine back in 1985 when I started college for Fashion Design. I have been using it ever since! It’s such a […]
Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty gives us the deets on her sewing machine and serger. Susan says, “I have a three-year-old Viking Huskystar 215, which has been great for all my sewing projects, from making handbags and clothes to light quilting. It came with a 25-year warranty so I can take it in for […]
Fabienne Serriere, Engadget how-to writer and Netscape anchor, got herself a great vintage Singer 222K sewing machine. Fabienne says, “If you learned on a rock solid sewing machine and ever since have lamented the plastic creations that pass for sewing machines nowadays, you will understand why I needed this gadget so badly. A Singer Featherweight, […]
Big thank you to Megan Reardon of Not Martha who gave us the scoop on her sewing machine she uses for her crafty business. Megan says, “I have a Juki TL-98E, it’s a straight stitch machine usually marketed towards quilters. I bought when I was starting The Organized Knitter for purely practical reasons – knee […]
Lenore Edman of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories wrote up a great review of her sewing machine as well has how she makes trebuchet slings. Lenore says, “I can’t compete with the lovely vintage Singers, but here is mine. I have had it for several years and I even made my wedding dress on it. It […]
Hope Meng from Stitch Lounge and co-author of Sew Subversive was nice enough to give us her expert opinion on the best beginner sewing machines. Since Hope and her two Stitch Lounge co-founders, Melissa Alvardo, and Melissa Rannels teach a lot of beginning sewing workshops, they’re the ones in the know for the best ones […]
