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Posted by Phaedrine on November 7, 2006, 4:21 pm
> My intended usage :
> + some home upholstery work sofa/chairs pillows, cushions
> + some kids play clothes, costumes etc
> + light clothing alterations, hemming, seam letting etc
> + occasional draperies
Draperies and upholstery require a machine with excellent penetration,
enough room to get the bulk under the presser foot, and a presser foot
pressure adjustment. Ordinary belt drives will not generally suffice.
A geared belt drive or a gear drive is preferable for these kinds of
operations. I recommend that you take some very heavy fabrics with you
and try sewing a multilayer seam on the machines you're considering.
Phae
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Posted by robb on November 11, 2006, 9:23 pm
>
> > My intended usage :
> > + some home upholstery work sofa/chairs pillows, cushions
> > + some kids play clothes, costumes etc
> > + light clothing alterations, hemming, seam letting etc
> > + occasional draperies
>
>
> Draperies and upholstery require a machine with excellent penetration,
> enough room to get the bulk under the presser foot, and a presser foot
> pressure adjustment. Ordinary belt drives will not generally suffice.
> A geared belt drive or a gear drive is preferable for these kinds of
> operations. I recommend that you take some very heavy fabrics with you
> and try sewing a multilayer seam on the machines you're considering.
>
> Phae
>
thanks for help/advice alot of these low end machines do not have adjustable
foot pressure, as you no doubt already know, only the higher cost have this
feature. Do you know of any lower cost machines / Brands with adjustable
foot pressure ?
thanks again for help
rob (lurker)
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Posted by weareallrelated on November 11, 2006, 10:11 pm
>thanks for help/advice alot of these low end machines do not have adjustable
>foot pressure, as you no doubt already know, only the higher cost have this
>feature. Do you know of any lower cost machines / Brands with adjustable
>foot pressure ?
>
>thanks again for help
>rob (lurker)
>
The high end ones do not have it either. They have something called
'automatic' pressure, definately not the same. However if you check
some of the older Japanese machines you will find that they all have
them. Does not matter what make if it has the knob on top of the
presser foot you can probably adjust it easily. Check out the older
machines in your sewing machine shop, you will also get more bang for
your buck too.
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on November 11, 2006, 10:32 pm
weareallrelated wrote:
>>thanks for help/advice alot of these low end machines do not have adjustable
>>foot pressure, as you no doubt already know, only the higher cost have this
>>feature. Do you know of any lower cost machines / Brands with adjustable
>>foot pressure ?
> The high end ones do not have it either. They have something called
> 'automatic' pressure, definately not the same.
My purely mechanical Janome (TOL about 7 years ago) has adjustable
pressure, so does my much older White.
For your uses, I would recommend an older mechanical (NOT electronic or
computerized) machine. You do not tell us where you are located, but if
you have a sewing machine repair shop near you which works on several
different brands, I would suggest you go there and see what they might
have available in older machines which have been either traded in, or
left for repairs and never picked up. When you go there, be sure to
take samples of ALL the kinds of fabrics you will be using, as some work
well only on either light or heavy fabrics but not both.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Kate Dicey on November 12, 2006, 3:28 am
weareallrelated wrote:
>>thanks for help/advice alot of these low end machines do not have adjustable
>>foot pressure, as you no doubt already know, only the higher cost have this
>>feature. Do you know of any lower cost machines / Brands with adjustable
>>foot pressure ?
>>
>>thanks again for help
>>rob (lurker)
>>
>
> The high end ones do not have it either.
Um... Not wholly true.. some of the Husqvarna ones come with a manual
foot pressure adjustment, and very good it is, too. Some also have an
automatic one.
>They have something called
> 'automatic' pressure, definately not the same. However if you check
> some of the older Japanese machines you will find that they all have
> them. Does not matter what make if it has the knob on top of the
> presser foot you can probably adjust it easily. Check out the older
> machines in your sewing machine shop, you will also get more bang for
> your buck too.
>
Bernina's 1008 is an excellent new machine: all manual, adjustable foot
pressure, will sew through tin cans if you let it! Mid range for a
non-embroidery machine: it goes for about £450 here in the UK. Toyota
are also worth looking at.
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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