| If you're new to sewing, choosing a sewing machine | | | | at a low-end Singer. It will be a little more advanced, |
| can be a daunting task. There seems to be an endless | | | | but is still quite basic compared to the top end |
| array of brands, multiplied by all the different models | | | | machines. You can use it for all sorts of tasks, including |
| and features that are available. It's difficult to even | | | | creating garments, crafts and home décor. If |
| know where to begin. However, the task of choosing | | | | you're interested in quilting, you may need to look at a |
| a sewing machine becomes a lot simpler if you stop | | | | different machine. You need to move further towards |
| and ask yourself some questions first. By doing that, | | | | the high-end models if you're interested in embroidery |
| you will be able to eliminate many of the sewing | | | | or electronic sewing. Many of these machines, including |
| machines that are available. Once you have narrowed | | | | ones from Singer, can be connected to a computer, |
| down the range to a few models, it's easier to do the | | | | and used to access designs available on the Internet. |
| research and work out exactly what's going to be right | | | | Buying a sewing machine isn't cheap. They can start |
| for you. | | | | as low as $100 for a very basic model, but they can |
| There are plenty of sewing machine brands available - | | | | also cost thousands of dollars for the really high-tech |
| some you will know well, some you've probably never | | | | machines. If you're a beginner you might be better off |
| heard of before. Brother and Singer are two brands | | | | avoiding machines with loads of features, although if |
| most people are familiar with. But have you heard of | | | | you're ambitious maybe it's worth buying an all in one |
| Janome or Juki? Just looking at the brand name won't | | | | machine, so that you have the features when you're |
| give you much information or guarantee about quality | | | | ready to use them. Either way, think about what you're |
| or price. You're better off searching the features that | | | | planning to use the machine for, then choose |
| will do what you want the sewing machine to do. As a | | | | accordingly. It's hardly worth buying a high tech quilting |
| starting point, a Simplicity sewing machine might be a | | | | sewing machine if you just want to fix clothes |
| good choice for beginners. It's powered by batteries, | | | | occasionally! One of the reasons there are so many |
| so is very portable. You can perform all the basic | | | | sewing machines on the market is because of the |
| sewing maneuvers, plus a few extra, such as the | | | | variety of uses. So work out what you need and it will |
| zigzag stitch. | | | | be much easier to find the right sewing machine for |
| If you want to move up the scale a little you can look | | | | you. |