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Posted by me on December 31, 2006, 8:27 pm
I have heard this from a number of people, and it has not been my
personal experience at all ...... I have had 2 computerized,
electronic machines capable of "automatic" making of buttonholes (a
Janome and a Babylock - neither were cheap machines), and the
buttonholes of which were both vastly inferior to the quality I can
easily achieve using a good mechanical buttonhole attachment. So I
guess that this is definitely something that "your mileage may vary
on". I have also heard this same complaint regarding automatic
buttonholes being inferior from others (who also knew their way around
a sewing machine, and were not using cheap machines)...
I personally use mechanical machines for most sewing.. The stitch
quality is wonderful, and they are simply more durable (there is less
to go wrong with them). I personally have never used all the fancy
stitches my Singer 401a is capable of (other than to test them to see
them). If sheer numbers of different stitches is your main criteria,
you need to be looking at a computerized machine, imho.
me
On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:46:08 +0000, Kate XXXXXX
>The first thing you need to do is read this:
>http://www.cet.com/~pennys/faq/smfaq.htm
>
>Remember that cam driven and electronic are neither superior nor
>inferior: just different ways to achieve the same thing. That said,
>having used both electronic and cam driven machines, I find the
>precision and quality of my Husqvarna electronic whizzy thing when doing
>buttonholes is far superior to that of all the cams and mechanical ones,
>as well as giving me more choice, but we are talking a machine that was
>£1100 list price in 1998! You do need to compare like with like, and at
>the top of the range before electronics, you didn't get 10 different
>styles of buttonholes in an infinite variety of sizes as part of a built
>in 240 stitch package! In your price range you'll need to look
>carefully at what is available.
>
>The best thing to do is look at a range of different machines with your
>daughter, in the price range, and let her choose the one that suits her
>and does what she wants. If she is thinking lots of denim and bag
>making, get something simple but robust, and look at pre-loved
>trade-ins! If she wants to do light weight stuff with lots of Special
>Effects, she might be happier with something less macho that has more
>stitch options.
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