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WoW!! Thanks for all the helpful responses!!! More questions.... marky 01-24-2008
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Posted by marky on January 24, 2008, 10:55 pm
Well, that was lots of good input!! I remembered I have a older
machine in storage that I got at a garage sale in storage. I really
liked the old cabinet and got the machine with the intent of
refnishing it. Didn't really pay much attention to the machine at the
time. Tomorrow I will go to the shed and check it out!!

Also, I will check out E-Bay after all. Also the places in Grass
Valley (I have a sister in law there) and Roseville if no luck in GV.

I do have more questions about 'electronic' machines verses
'computerized' machines. I have heard horror strories about computer
boards burning out and costing LOTS to replace. Do electronic
machines have computer boards now? Or is it possible to find a newer
machne with some perks....like easy button holes... without having the
computer risks??

I know I sound really ignorant about sewing machines....I am.
Hence, I need all the help I can get.

I plan to use a chunk of my tax return for the machine...so should be
able to afford a few hundred for the right new or used machine. I
just cant spend $2500. for the new snazzy ones I seem keep having
recommended to me. Less than a thousand for sure....Hopefull a couple
hundred less....

What I am looking for is a reliable, QUIET, easy machine with a few
perks to make my less than perfect skills less glaring (I shy away
from things that need button holes or zippers....really limits me. I
have used velcro for fastening my grandaughters little outfits so
far....lol). I would also like a machine that can handle a variety
for fabrics. I would like to make slip covers for my couch and sew
clothing as well. Am I asking too much? Truly do not know!!

Thanks for your continued help.

marky

Posted by Karen Officer on January 25, 2008, 1:24 am
You might check out Meissner's in Sacramento. I have friends that
bought machines there and were happy with them. They carry several
different brands, so lots to chose from.
Karen O

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:55:06 -0800 (PST), in alt.sewing, marky

>Well, that was lots of good input!! I remembered I have a older
>machine in storage that I got at a garage sale in storage. I really
>liked the old cabinet and got the machine with the intent of
>refnishing it. Didn't really pay much attention to the machine at the
>time. Tomorrow I will go to the shed and check it out!!
>
>Also, I will check out E-Bay after all. Also the places in Grass
>Valley (I have a sister in law there) and Roseville if no luck in GV.
>
>I do have more questions about 'electronic' machines verses
>'computerized' machines. I have heard horror strories about computer
>boards burning out and costing LOTS to replace. Do electronic
>machines have computer boards now? Or is it possible to find a newer
>machne with some perks....like easy button holes... without having the
>computer risks??
>
>I know I sound really ignorant about sewing machines....I am.
>Hence, I need all the help I can get.
>
>I plan to use a chunk of my tax return for the machine...so should be
>able to afford a few hundred for the right new or used machine. I
>just cant spend $2500. for the new snazzy ones I seem keep having
>recommended to me. Less than a thousand for sure....Hopefull a couple
>hundred less....
>
>What I am looking for is a reliable, QUIET, easy machine with a few
>perks to make my less than perfect skills less glaring (I shy away
>from things that need button holes or zippers....really limits me. I
>have used velcro for fastening my grandaughters little outfits so
>far....lol). I would also like a machine that can handle a variety
>for fabrics. I would like to make slip covers for my couch and sew
>clothing as well. Am I asking too much? Truly do not know!!
>
>Thanks for your continued help.
>
>marky


Posted by IMS on January 25, 2008, 7:49 am
I suggest being very careful about purchasing on eBay. We just had
yet another long discussion on the Yahoo group I am on about a sewing
machine that showed up at the door in pieces due to poor packing. So I
encourage you to read spend a good deal of time looking over the
various auctions, reading about the sellers, and not being "taken in"
by seller's 'hype.' There are a few folks just looking for the big
buck and will say anything to get you to put up lots of cash for an
average home sewing machine they claim is 'industrial strength' or can
do everything but wash dishes.

If you can find an eBay auction whose seller is local (close enough to
drive to pick the machine up) then you'll save on shipping costs as
well as possible shipping damage.

May I also suggest you check your local Craigslist, newspaper
classifieds, local thrift shops, garage sales, auctions, etc. I have
found a number of machines this way.

I picked up a used Viking machine last summer, a Rose via a Craigslist
ad. The machine, all of the original equipment (literally everything
it came when new), and several extras such as the quilters kit, the
reader/writer box and card, the plus hoop and the HV 8-spool thread
holder...all for $600.

And it was in great shape, too. The gal I bought it from taught
classes for the Viking dealership here in town for a while, and that
is when she bought it, so I knew she knew how to use it and care for
it. I did send it out for a check-up & tune anyway, because she had
never had it done and I like having my machines 'gone over' every two
years or so....and, I knew I was going to use it a lot on Christmas
gifts.

I already have a Viking 1+ and was looking specifically for a 2nd
machine that would use the same embroidery designs, hoops, snap on
feet, etc....so I am a very happy camper.

-Irene



On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:55:06 -0800 (PST), marky

>Well, that was lots of good input!! I remembered I have a older
>machine in storage that I got at a garage sale in storage. I really
>liked the old cabinet and got the machine with the intent of
>refnishing it. Didn't really pay much attention to the machine at the
>time. Tomorrow I will go to the shed and check it out!!
>
>Also, I will check out E-Bay after all. Also the places in Grass
>Valley (I have a sister in law there) and Roseville if no luck in GV.
>
>I do have more questions about 'electronic' machines verses
>'computerized' machines. I have heard horror strories about computer
>boards burning out and costing LOTS to replace. Do electronic
>machines have computer boards now? Or is it possible to find a newer
>machne with some perks....like easy button holes... without having the
>computer risks??
>
>I know I sound really ignorant about sewing machines....I am.
>Hence, I need all the help I can get.
>
>I plan to use a chunk of my tax return for the machine...so should be
>able to afford a few hundred for the right new or used machine. I
>just cant spend $2500. for the new snazzy ones I seem keep having
>recommended to me. Less than a thousand for sure....Hopefull a couple
>hundred less....
>
>What I am looking for is a reliable, QUIET, easy machine with a few
>perks to make my less than perfect skills less glaring (I shy away
>from things that need button holes or zippers....really limits me. I
>have used velcro for fastening my grandaughters little outfits so
>far....lol). I would also like a machine that can handle a variety
>for fabrics. I would like to make slip covers for my couch and sew
>clothing as well. Am I asking too much? Truly do not know!!
>
>Thanks for your continued help.
>
>marky

Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on January 25, 2008, 8:15 am
IMS wrote:
> I suggest being very careful about purchasing on eBay. We just had
> yet another long discussion on the Yahoo group I am on about a sewing
> machine that showed up at the door in pieces due to poor packing.

What I started doing after receiving several totally destroyed machines
was to email the seller before bidding, send them the link from Treadle
On about how to pack a sewing machine for shipping, describe how
traumatic it was to have my joy of purchasing the perfect machine
totally dashed by the arrival of a heap of trashed sewing machine parts
due to bad packing, and ask if I won the auction would they be willing
to follow the link's instructions on how to pack and machine and I would
certainly pay them extra for doing so if they wished. Most were glad to
do so, and I heaped praise on them liberally in feedback.

--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.

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