Sewing Machine For Sale
Did you know that the sewing machine was the first mass marketed, complex consumer product sold before 1920? Yep – the sewing machine. Even more interesting is that this was something that was undertaken by a single company – Singer. As you know, Singer remains the big player in sewing machines to this day.
However, despite Singer’s beginnings in the US, the bulk of their success has come outside of the country. Although always thought of as a very sophisticated company when it comes to marketing, they didn’ depend on extensive advertising or price discrimination, or loss leading expansion of retail networks outside the United Sates. No, it’s stunning success was directly tied to consumer demand for sewing machines, coupled with the Singer machines extensive features and it’s selling organization to create Singers incredible competitive advantage overseas.
Today, there are a number of consumer sewing machine manufacturers. Singer remains the biggest, but there are other quality players in the market. Here are some of the top models on the market today:
Brother CS6000I 60-Stitch Computerized Free-Arm Sewing Machine
This machine is absolutely incredible. I don’t think there s a better value for the money consumer sewing machine on the market. It is so easy to use, someone who has never used a sewing machine before would be up to speed with it quickly. Questions you may have are answered quite clearly – believe it or not – in the well laid out and easy to understand manual.
I don’t think there are any other foot accessories that could be put into a sewing machine. Actually, there aren’t any others you could buy, because this unit has them all! Most sewing machine manufacturers give you the very basic foot accessories and then have a limited number of others available as options at an additional cost.
The fully computerized Brother CS6000I comes with an LCD display for very easy stitch selection, along with 60 built in stitches, including utility stitches for mending an garment construction. It also has a nice selection of heirloom, quilting and decorative stitches. It’s also got seven different styles of one-step automated sizing buttonholes.
If you’ve had an interest in upgrading to a fully computerized sewing machine with automatic needle threading, push button sewing and want to have a blast with fun stitches, this is the sewing machine for you. This unit is quiet and very enjoyable to operate. Don’t be fooled by the $160 price – I understand you may want to bypass this machine due to thinking it was a piece of junk. Not So! It’s one heck of a value and it’s one heck of a sewing machine. Did I mention that it comes with a 25 year warranty as well? You won’t be sorry if you choose this machine.
Singer 7442 Electronic Sewing Machine
If you’ve not taken the plunge into an electronic sewing machine yet, the Singer 7442 will make the transition very, easy.
This baby features 80 stitch functions, 28 stitch patters and easy push button controls for selecting the stitch. It even has a lock function for decorative stitches. Easy to use with various fabrics from denim to lace. Seeing as it’s electronic, every stitch gets sewn with exact precision, making you look like a pro!
It offers two styles of automatic one step buttonholes, which means no more unbalance buttonholes which were always problematic with non electronic / computerized sewing machines. The 7442’s free arm makes it a snap to work on cuffs, sleeves and pant legs. Another great feature on this machine is the built in needle threader, a six second threading system and a horizontal or vertical thread feed option, plus many other exciting features.
One thing you’ll notice if you are coming from an older machine is the fact that most of the parts are plastic. What a change from the old days. But I’ll tell you what – I’ll take the plastic model of today, especially when it comes with so many incredible features that not only make sewing even more enjoyable, but allow the user to look like a professional time after time.