A Customer Review: Great machine, if you know about sewing machines! - Simplicity SA1100 American Denim 35 Stitch Sewing Machine

Simplicity SA1100 American Denim 35 Stitch Sewing Machine

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Brand: Simplicity
Model: SA1100
Weight: 21 pounds
Dimensions: 19.8 x 14.8 x 9.7 inches

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rating: 5 Great machine, if you know about sewing machines!
by Customer A32RFC5COZNBOB at July 26th, 2005
This is a great sewing machine if you know ABOUT sewing machines, meaning if you can adjust the thread tensions, foot pressure etc.
In another words, if you are an absolute beginner for using sewing machines, I recommend you to buy other machines with automatic tension adjustments, built-in bobin, etc, which requires you notheing but just run and you can sew.

I used to own a sewing machine from SINGER and it had top-loading bobin, automatic tension adjustment, etc (which I did not know back then) and I had no trouble sewing even if I had serious trouble when I had to use sewing machines in high school.

When I moved, I left the machine with my mother and bought this machine instead.
At the beginning, boy, I HAD SO MUCH trouble like one of the reveiwers here.
I thought maybe this machine is the reason, but I went to study about the sewing machines from its manual, websites, books, and people.
Then I found out the the reason I had so much trouble is the fact I did not know anything about sewing machines.
Yes, I need to adjust tensions, needles, foot pressures etc (which I did not even know what they mean) depending on what materials I am using.
They are easy once you know how to do it.

Now, I have no trouble and this is very quiet machine and I like it very much.

Also, its manual is much better than the one that came with my old SINGER machine.
It describes very well about the trouble shooting, how to adjust everything you need or sort of things.

The bottome line is: This is the machine if you want a machine with simple, but has enough stiches or features that make your sewing easier and if you know something about sewing machines, or are thinking about learning about them.

This is not a machine to choose, if you are an absolute beginner about sewing machines and have no interest in learning about them.

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