Customer Rating:
List Price: $29.99
Best Price: $23.95 (new), $25.00 (used)
Availability: New (2), Used (1)
Brand: Euro-Pro
Model: 1100

Customer Review

OK for limited use
by Customer A3AD79SIKH3SET at August 02nd, 2008
Like other reviewers said, its best use is for straight stitching and simple mending. This machine is NOT for beginners. If I had to learn how to sew on a machine like this, I would have given up the first day. In fact, if I had not had experience working in sewing factories and an understanding of basic mechanics, I probably would have immediately returned it, as several others said they did.

A few of the problems with this machine? 1)It is unstable because of its light weight. I had my husband hold the machine in place while I sewed. 2)the feed-dog does not grip and push the fabric firmly enough. This makes stitching across flat felled seams, or going from one thickness to the other within the same seam (pleats, shirring, etc) impossible. 3)the tension (or lack there of) does not allow the thread to be pulled thru the tension lever. That is why, unless you slowly, manually pull the thread thru the guides, it will break when you finish the seam and want to remove the garment from under the presser-foot.

Having said that, I don't have room for a real sewing machine at home, so I bought this for mending and simple tasks. Here in NYC, it costs $15.00 just to have a straight seam fixed, so after I figured the thing out and got it working, its paid for itself already. But to be clear, I could not imagine being able to make a garment with this machine.

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