| If you want to buy the best sewing machines it is wise | | | | shop around. |
| to shop around. Read reviews and talk to people who | | | | John Lewis sells them with a few 6 stitch choices and |
| have bought them before. There are a wide range of | | | | as many as 307. The most expensive sewing |
| manufacturers that make them, from Brother, Singer, | | | | machines are computerised that have the facility to |
| Toyota, Janome and Euro-Pro to name just a few. | | | | download designs via a computer. It is usually the |
| Making the right decision of which sewing machine to | | | | machines with the more stitches that are on the higher |
| buy can be difficult with so many choices available. | | | | price. Decide what the machine will be used for and |
| Try not to go for the cheapest possible because | | | | how often it will be used. If it is being bought to run a |
| spending more can mean that you get a high quality | | | | business then a more expensive one would be best. |
| machine rather than one that is not going to be reliable. | | | | The most expensive machines offer the facility to do |
| Several types are for experts whilst some are for | | | | a lot more with them and are more appropriately |
| beginners so you need to find that information out | | | | suited for businesses. Sewing machines that are |
| before you buy. If you are a beginner then a less | | | | named "free arm" make it easier to sew sleeves and |
| expensive machine might be appropriate for a while | | | | trouser legs. |
| although eventually you will want one more expensive. | | | | If you are going to use the machine for crafts and |
| Shop assistants are trained to help you make the right | | | | quilting then a machine that has a wider range of |
| decision, but don't just go and buy the first one that | | | | stitches is more appropriate. Upholstery work requires |
| you see however persuasive the shop assistant is, | | | | one that has the capacity for heavy duty use. |