My sewing machine has pooped out on me.
Yep. Something is rotten int he state of my sewing machines motor. It whirrs slowly and sluggishly and then casually, groaning, moves the needle up and down as if through molasses.
Well, CRAP! I guess I’ll have to go out and purchase a new machine. This fills me with dread. Also, glee.
I went to one small sewing machine/vacuum store. Why in all that is holey (or sucky, as the case may be) are vacuum stores and sewing stores paired? WHY? Every time I go into a vacuum store that also has sewing machines the sewing machines are all from 1983 and are all dusty and they also maybe sell like 2 colors of thread from 1977 and a have a few packages of needles dug up from someones grandmothers closet. WHY?
I purchased my current sewing machine from sears. I went in with Badger and picked out the cheapest one and departed, gloating, with a gleam in my eye. I did not research features or give a crap about decorative stitches or servicing or whatever else I am supposed to care about. I had no idea.
Now I care slightly more. Researching online has been done but I find it fairly useless int he long run. There are infinite numbers of machines listed online but when you enter a store they only have a few to look at and they are never exactly likethe ones you looked at online. This reminds me of looking for a car.
Speaking of which. I have been coveting a new station wagon for like a year now. But now that I am for reals gong to be a stay at home mom I am picking up the pace adn possibly really going to start looking. Our good stroller doesn’t fi in my current car. and that is highly annoying.
Okay, I am off to Target and to the sewing machine store on piedmont.
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June 12, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Janome’s are good machines and you should be able to find one reasonably priced. If you head to the Sewing Machine Shop in Walnut Creek, they often have some good deals on used machines traded in on new models.
Me, I love my Pfaff. Bought it new about 10 years ago and it will probably last me the rest of my life. Along with my Pfaff… I love my Passat station wagon (aka the pupmobile).
June 15, 2008 at 11:17 pm
those look REAL!
June 18, 2008 at 2:26 am
I have a Bernina that we bought second hand in 1992. It’s about a 1983 model and it’s still running beautifully. It’s one of the solid metal varieties that weigh a tonne, but are indestructable. My mum has a bernina that was a 1st wedding anniversary present from my dad. It’s now 41 years old and will probably never die. It only has straight and zigzag stitches, with a manual embroidery thingy and all the options but it’s just great. The motor is on the outside so it’s as easy as heck to service, and the guy at the Bernina shop thinks its so cute he services it for mum for free…
My Prius fits a stroller and a baby seat…
That’s odd about the sewing machines in vacuum stores- what a weird combination! We tend to have… sewing machine stores and vacuum stores. Or you can buy your sewing machine at a sewing shop eg http://www.spotlight.com.au/?p=8453 (my second home)