This China made metal bobbin has holes too small to fit my old Singer sewing machine's bobbin winder. Beware of this, there are plastic ones out there that still fit. They do fit the sewing machine, if you are willing to wind some other way.
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Showing posts with label reviews sewing machines. Show all posts
Jolee's Boutique Tassel Embellishment - Black
List Price: $8.39
Sale Price: Price Unavailable
Today's Bonus: 29% Off
it says....Sheet size: 2-inch by 6-3/4-inch but the tassel is about 4 inches long! the little sticker panel is cheaply made and can't fit four numbers on it... Really disappointed, though I guess you could hang it on the wall.
SINGER 14CG754 ProFinish 2-3-4 Thread Serger With Machine Intro
List Price: $299.99
Sale Price: $179.99
Today's Bonus: 40% Off
Purchased this item from a retail JoAnns' It was 249.99 on sale, came threaded.
I had to play around with the machine more than I used it, read the reviews here and on JoAnns' site and decided there was a better Serger out there.
Bought a Brother from Amazon, JoAnn only sold Singer.
Now, in defense of the Singer serger machine, it has a much heavier material cutter, less oiling and a heavier steel shaft, collar combination, than the Brother.
Also, when the Singer was serging it did an extremely good job of overlocking, better than the Brother, in my opinion.
After I became used to the Singer form of threading it wasn't as bad as most of the reviews made it sound.
Distinctive Tape Binding Sewing Machine Presser Foot - Fits All
List Price: $18.99
Sale Price: $13.99
Today's Bonus: 26% Off
Since I own and have used both products, I'll review both the Brother SA109 Binding Foot and the Distinctive Tape Binding Foot at the same time. This will essentially be a comparison of the two.
Both products are about the same price, at the present time there is about a $2 difference, giving a slight edge to Distinctive. Both can be used on most low-shank sewing machines that accept this type of snap-on foot. I've never cut my own binding but have always used bias tape so I cannot state for a fact how either would work for hand-cut binding strips.
The construction between the two brands is quite different. The Brother is made completely of metal while the Distinctive is a combination of metal and plastic. Therein lies the biggest difference between the two. The Brother has no adjustment so is limited to a maximum finished size of 1/4" (7mm) while the Distinctive can be adjusted from about 3/8" to 3/4" (5 to 20mm) finished size. Advantage: Distinctive
The construction design also has an effect on ease of use. The Distinctive Foot has 2 grooves in the plastic. You place your folded bias tape edges into the groves, adjust for width, snap the foot onto the machine and slide the fabric between the two edges of the binding tape. The Brother design is more like a narrowing funnel. Push the bias tape through the opening until it appears on the other side, snap the foot on the machine, and slide in the fabric. You can, of course, perform the above with either foot on the machine, but I've often found it easier to attach the foot after I've put the binding tape in. With the design difference I've found the Brother foot easier to use. Keeping the bias tape and the fabric correctly aligned was easier and I was able to sew a little faster. If I didn't keep the bias tape and the fabric aligned exactly right when using the Distinctive foot, I had the bias tape come out of the groove. If I was lucky I caught it right away, if not, I would have to remove the stitches and re-do a small section. I think it may be especially problematic if you cut your own binding strips and they aren't pefectly straight. Advantage: Brother.
In conclusion, I'm a guy who has taken up quilting as a retirement hobby. I have arthritis and my hands shake a bit so I look for anything that will make things easier for me. I happy I own both the Brother SA109 and the Distinctive Tape Binding Presser Foot, they both work well in different ways. The Brother is easier to use while the Distinctive is more versatile. Neither is perfect, but for me, they are a much better solution than applying bias tape by hand or trying to perfectly fold, iron then sew binding strips into place with a regular presser foot. For that, they each get 4 stars.
Spiritual Awakenings Animals - Beautiful Bengal Tiger Print
List Price: $26.99
Sale Price: Price Unavailable
Today's Bonus: 15% Off
I use the product for quilting, way above my expectations. The delivery service was most PROMPT, no worries as to where my order was! I purchase a lot of fabric from quilt shops, but will purchace from this site more often. I will recomend this site to my quilting friends.
Westcott Stainless Steel Office Ruler with Non Slip Cork Base
List Price: $6.00
Sale Price: $5.54
Today's Bonus: 8% Off
I dislike intensely rulers that don't start at zero. This one has about 1/8" at either end before the measurements start. I guess this is just a lazy way of making rulers to low tolerances. The model it relaced "R590-15 was exactly 15" long and started and ended on the mark. Just can't see this with the picture, so I ordered it without knowing this.
Silhouette Cameo Digital Craft Cutter with Janome Artistic Pack
List Price: $318.96
Sale Price: $254.99
Today's Bonus: 20% Off
Just wanted to clarify that this bundle includes the standard Silhouette Studio, not the Designer Edition software that is referred to in the other reviews. However, it does come with 35$ download credit which can be applied to the $49.99 online upgrade to Designer. It's a good deal in any case, and works as expected.
Update: Unfortunately, the 35$ in downloads applies to design purchases in the Silhouette Online Store, and does not apply to purchase of the upgrade to Designer Edition from the Silhouette website.
Swingline Commercial Electric 3 Hole Punch, 20 Sheet Capacity, 3
We've had this hole punch at work for over 5 years and just bought another one for a separate office. The old one still works great. I dont think we've ever replaced anything on it. With its sleek 80s design, this hole punch can punch holes through paper unlike any other hand model I've ever seen. Around the 16 pages thickness you can hear the hole punch not punching as neatly as when it punches fewer pages. Plus, I have to hole punch a lot of stapled things, and so I have to separate the stapled stuff in smaller stacks (maybe about 10 pages versus the full 20) because the staples make the stack bigger and it cant fit into the hole punching slot. Price is kind of steep. But four solid stars.
Remember, wait for the sound to stop before you pull the paper out. winkwink.
Remember, wait for the sound to stop before you pull the paper out. winkwink.
Singer Electric Scissors
List Price: $14.99
Sale Price: $11.99
Today's Bonus: 20% Off
I just bought these scissors recently at a local big box craft store (not Amazon). After putting in the two batteries, they wouldn't work. Eventually they started moving, but then fizzled out quickly. No matter what I tried they wouldn't stay on. It seemed like some connection was loose inside. I returned them and got my money back!!
Obviously this poor review doesn't reflect on Amazon, but I thought it might be useful for anyone who was thinking about buying these scissors.
Utility Organizer-5-9 Adjustable Compartments, Natural
This is a nice, handy little box. I like it how you can rearrange the separators inside to vary the size of the compartments. My only complaint is that the clips used to open and close the box are a little clumsy. I almost always struggle a little bit to make sure the box is closing correctly.
3 Hoops for the Brother SE 350 SE350 Embroidery Machine
I just purchased this set of three hoops for my Brother SE-400.
This set of hoops works for the SE-350, the SE-400 and the SE-270D Brother embroidery/sewing machines.
To my surprise, all three hoops were grey and not black as illustrated in the picture (the picture does not do justice to the product, as the shapes of the hoops are not exactly as illustrated in the picture). The hoops not only matched exactly the color of my 4"x4" embroidery hoop that originally came with my Brother SE-400 sewing machine, but also matched it in quality. These hoops are well built and sturdy, and each one comes with a transparent grid template, similar to that of my original 4"x4" Brother hoop. The larger hoop is built and looks exactly like the Brother SA434 hoop.
To sum it all, I give this set of hoops a 5-star rating as it is a great buy, both quality wise and price wise.
You get three quality hoops for less than the price of two.
This set of hoops works for the SE-350, the SE-400 and the SE-270D Brother embroidery/sewing machines.
To my surprise, all three hoops were grey and not black as illustrated in the picture (the picture does not do justice to the product, as the shapes of the hoops are not exactly as illustrated in the picture). The hoops not only matched exactly the color of my 4"x4" embroidery hoop that originally came with my Brother SE-400 sewing machine, but also matched it in quality. These hoops are well built and sturdy, and each one comes with a transparent grid template, similar to that of my original 4"x4" Brother hoop. The larger hoop is built and looks exactly like the Brother SA434 hoop.
To sum it all, I give this set of hoops a 5-star rating as it is a great buy, both quality wise and price wise.
You get three quality hoops for less than the price of two.
Dress It Up 1428 Trimming the Tree Embellishment
Very disappointed in the description. I thought I was buying 1428 pieces. It is ONLY 20 pieces and no where did I see this in the description. Thought I was getting a good deal. Way too much money for 20 pieces. Not as described.
Janome Serger 3434D Serger Overlock
I bought this to replace my Bernina model serger when it was no longer useable. I do not sew as much as I used to but I still wanted a serger for the projects I make. I decided to buy a less expensive machine and hoped that it would be sufficient. After using it for almost a year, I'm very satisfied with the quality of the machine. In many ways it is very similar to my old Bernina serger. However, one of the 4 needles is extremely difficult to thread. The directions with the machine indicate that you should tie subsequent threads onto the ends of the previous thread and that is actually the only reasonable way to rethread the machine. I made the mistake of thinking I could re-thread it as I had done with my Bernina and I spent a very long and frustrating time trying to thread this machine. That, however, is my only complaint with the machine. As long as you thread the machine by tying the new thread onto the old; you will not have this same problem. The machine is a bit louder and definitely not as finely made as the Bernina, but for the price, it's a very nice, useable serger.
Janome Red Sewing Machine Tote
List Price: $49.99
Sale Price: $45.00
Today's Bonus: 10% Off
Light weight, great color. Just what needed. Fits all parts and user manual. Like the handle which is not to long. Appears to be holding up well. Would recommend.
Even Feed/Walking Foot Sewing Machine Presser Foot w/ BONUS!
List Price: $49.99
Sale Price: $12.99
Today's Bonus: 74% Off
Despite the fact that this is advertised as a "Brother SA140" "manufactured by Brother" and uses the image from the Brother website, the seller will not provide a Brother part. Rather, I received a cheap copy, which I won't use on my machine. Save yourself the time and shop elsewhere for the real part.
Straight Stitch Needle Plate 200093305 - Janome
Fabric catching in your current plate? Fear no more with the single needle hole, you'll find that you're not pulling fabric out and re-starting your stitching.
Foot Control & Cord (031570312) (031573326) (21245)
This controller is for the Janome 5001, so make sure that you order the one with the right connector. It seems identical to the original which I managed to completely wear out. It's made out of metal, and while not fancy, I expect that it will do the job for the next 25 years. After that, I'll pass the machine on to someone else who can use and appreciate it for another season. These things are built like tanks.
