Picking Your New Sewing Machine

Millions of people today are passionate about their magnificent sewing machines. Sewing has so drastically changed from a tool for toil to a precious instrument for innovative expression.

The transformation of sewing has touched every part of this imaginative expression. The sewing machine has changed from a cast iron single stitch work horse, to an elegant computerized innovative appliance enabling users to express themselves freely with fabrics and thread.

Today, the sewing machine is an extension of the creative genius of its user. Its precision is unrivaled. Its stitch capabilities far exceed the dreams of Elias Howe and Isaac Singer. Its convenience features and imaginative potential amaze.

There is a big task when you want to choose a brand new sewing machine. In the last few years, there have been some amazing advancements. There is no single perfect machine. Each person has their own personal dreams and hopes, and a new sewing machine should match those individual priorities.

Before you go shopping for your new sewing machine, ponder three questions.

Initially, consider the things you now appreciate about sewing.

It is important to know ahead of time, exactly what you minimum expectations of your new sewing machines are. You will be frustrated if you accept a machine that is less than what you really need.

Next, try to imagine your ideal sewing machine? What will your new baby be like?

When it comes to buying a new sewing machine, you have to look beyond the limitations of your old machine. If you forget about the price all together and you forget about having to learn a new machine or new techniques; what kinds of things could you imagine doing?

Seize the possibilities. Whatever kind of sewing you ever thought you might enjoy, you can do. Broaden your thinking to include exciting new possibilities.

Explore all the different features available to you today. Open your mind to ease, convenience, dependability, and possibilities. Check out automatic tensions, threading, and thread trimming. Consider the possibility of over a dozen automatic buttonholes. Thinks of the fabulous embroidery capabilities.

Three: what can you afford?

Currently, you can buy a sewing machine for under a hundred dollars or you can buy a top end sewing machine for as much as $12,000. If you buy a machine and put it in your closet for a year, it will actually be the most expensive sewing machine you could buy. The sewing machine you use and enjoy is indeed your best value.

You can buy a throw away machine for under $100. You exchange features and performance for price with low end models. Under $300, you find good mechanical sewing machines with fifteen to twenty stitches.

Midline sewing machines are generally electronic and computerized sewing machines ranging in price from about $500.00 to $2,000. These are more dependable machines and offer more stitches and convenience features. Toward the upper end of this range you will find automatic trimmers and tensions that make sewing far more convenient. Some machines are designed with larger sewing areas to accommodate space for quilting.

At the high end of sewing machines, you find the most reliable, most convenient, most capable, most full featured potential. It is here that you find all the automatic features (threading, trimming, and tensions). It is here that you find fully computerized embroidery. Top models sell for $5,500 Janome, $9,000 Baby Lock, and $12,000 Bernina. Before you cross these fabulous creative machines off your list based on price alone, check them out.

Now that you have some idea what you are looking for, visit your local sewing machine store. Get a complete demonstration on machines of interest and take the opportunity to sew a few minutes before you decide.

One final suggestion, always buy value. the best machine. Shop for best support. Shop for best service. Shop for best value. Do not think you can buy top quality with minimum price. Think of it this way: if you were flying in the Space Shuttle, would you be happy knowing that every part was made by the lowest bidder?