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Posted by Pogonip on April 28, 2009, 9:16 pm
Betsy wrote:
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> Pogonip wrote:
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>> An older Pfaff is a hard machine to beat. My favorite in the
>> buttonhole department was the older Singers that you just dropped the
>> button into the foot, and it made a buttonhole to fit, but I wouldn't
>> recommend those particular machines for general sewing. If you have
>> room, though, you could have a "dedicated" buttonhole machine. I've
>> used the very old Singer buttonhole attachment, which uses cams to
>> select the desired buttonhole and has several different "styles" -
>> regular slot, slot with a rounded end, bound, and gotten excellent
>> results. My Pfaff 1475 is notorious for poor buttonholes. Other
>> than that, it's a great machine.
>> For $1,000, you may find yourself looking at good used machines as the
>> new ones tend to run multiples of that price.
>
> I love the buttonholes my old Singer 301A makes with the buttonhole
> attachment. I always find it worth switching machines to use it for the
> buttonholes and often switch to it for straight stitching too.
>
> --Betsy
I love my 301s, better than the Featherweights. The 401 is my next
favorite - unless I need zigzag, in which case it's the fave. But then
there's the Pfaff 230......
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH on April 28, 2009, 9:37 pm
PatTX wrote:
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> Even so, you gave some valuable advice, and I appreciate that. For sewing, I
> want a free-arm, a killer buttonholer, and durability. For making those seat
> covers out of auto upholstery, I am thinking I need something a little
> tougher than usual---although a lady I talked to today at a store said that
> our Pfaff may be suitable for the job (mainly since it has already proven to
> be able to sew naugahyde, leather, and upholstery fabric). It has that
> older two-step buttonholer, though.
I don't know if they have buttonholes, but you might try looking for a
Sailrite machine, which is strong enough to do sails.
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 29, 2009, 4:21 am
PatTX wrote:
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> BEI Design wrote:
> ::: Any ideas?
> ::
> :: Since you don't state what your budget is it's almost
> :: impossible to advise you. Also space constraints factor in.
>
> Even so, you gave some valuable advice, and I appreciate that. For sewing, I
> want a free-arm, a killer buttonholer, and durability. For making those seat
> covers out of auto upholstery, I am thinking I need something a little
> tougher than usual---although a lady I talked to today at a store said that
> our Pfaff may be suitable for the job (mainly since it has already proven to
> be able to sew naugahyde, leather, and upholstery fabric). It has that
> older two-step buttonholer, though.
>
> I looked at an industrial machine today, but I'd have to give up the
> free-arm and accept a heavy duty permanent stand. Where to put that? I
> already turned the dining room into the computer network room (after I moved
> the bicycles out, that is!)....That's where the space constraints figure in,
> I guess....
>
> As to budget, I was going to start around $1,000, but that's flexible. After
> all, we only get a new machine every 20-30 years....
>
> I thought that I first should interview repair people so as to mostly
> eliminate some brands and narrow down the field that way. The lady at the
> shop said not to buy Viking, Euro-something,or Simplicity, and maybe not
> Singer. These ideas were based upon her hearing the repair guy cursing those
> machine while trying to fix them! Oh, and the difficulty of getting repair
> parts, too. She showed me a new Elna which appeared to be a clone of my
> 1982 Pfaff!
>
> Just tryin' to do my due diligence....
>
> Pat
>
>
>
In 10 years I've had no trouble with my Husqvarna Lily. I use it almost
every day, making all sorts (I sew professionally). For the leather
work you might want to consider a heavier duty machine, though... You
may have to compromise on the buttonholes if you only want one machine.
Take a look at the Bernina 950 commercial model.
Remember tha the Elna name is now owned by Janome, and the machines are
merely badged these days.
--
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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Posted by Sarah Dale on April 29, 2009, 4:40 pm
PatTX wrote:
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> I thought that I first should interview repair people so as to mostly
> eliminate some brands and narrow down the field that way. The lady at the
> shop said not to buy Viking, Euro-something,or Simplicity, and maybe not
> Singer. These ideas were based upon her hearing the repair guy cursing those
> machine while trying to fix them! Oh, and the difficulty of getting repair
> parts, too. She showed me a new Elna which appeared to be a clone of my
> 1982 Pfaff!
Have fun deciding Pat! I can report that all my Husqvarna Vikings - both
sewing machine and serger - bought about 3 years ago are good quality
and robust, and the sewing machine does a mean button hole!
HTH
Sarah
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 29, 2009, 8:21 pm
Sarah Dale wrote:
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> PatTX wrote:
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>> I thought that I first should interview repair people so as to mostly
>> eliminate some brands and narrow down the field that way. The lady at
>> the shop said not to buy Viking, Euro-something,or Simplicity, and
>> maybe not Singer. These ideas were based upon her hearing the repair
>> guy cursing those machine while trying to fix them! Oh, and the
>> difficulty of getting repair parts, too. She showed me a new Elna
>> which appeared to be a clone of my 1982 Pfaff!
>
> Have fun deciding Pat! I can report that all my Husqvarna Vikings - both
> sewing machine and serger - bought about 3 years ago are good quality
> and robust, and the sewing machine does a mean button hole!
And brilliant stitched eyelets for corsets... ;)
--
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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>
>> An older Pfaff is a hard machine to beat. My favorite in the
>> buttonhole department was the older Singers that you just dropped the
>> button into the foot, and it made a buttonhole to fit, but I wouldn't
>> recommend those particular machines for general sewing. If you have
>> room, though, you could have a "dedicated" buttonhole machine. I've
>> used the very old Singer buttonhole attachment, which uses cams to
>> select the desired buttonhole and has several different "styles" -
>> regular slot, slot with a rounded end, bound, and gotten excellent
>> results. My Pfaff 1475 is notorious for poor buttonholes. Other
>> than that, it's a great machine.
>> For $1,000, you may find yourself looking at good used machines as the
>> new ones tend to run multiples of that price.
>
> I love the buttonholes my old Singer 301A makes with the buttonhole
> attachment. I always find it worth switching machines to use it for the
> buttonholes and often switch to it for straight stitching too.
>
> --Betsy