Sewing machine for a 7 yr. old
#2
My suggestion would be to get an inexpensive machine that has at least a zig zag stich if this young one has shown any interest in sewing.... There is nothing more discouraging than not having the "tools" that dont work. I hope my opinion helps. Blessings
#3
If it's the one I think it is, then it's not very sturdy and I was not favorably impressed with it at all.
Don't remember details about the one I looked at, but it was purple and did a chain stitch. Not easy to control the speed of the stitching either.
Don't remember details about the one I looked at, but it was purple and did a chain stitch. Not easy to control the speed of the stitching either.
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Originally Posted by lovequilts
My suggestion would be to get an inexpensive machine that has at least a zig zag stitch if this young one has shown any interest in sewing.... There is nothing more discouraging than having the "tools" that don't work. I hope my opinion helps. Blessings
#8
Not cheap but my kids in that age bracket sew on a Janome Gem Silver. I use it as my back up travel machine and they learn to sew on it. Also I have some kids that sew on an older Singer 1970-s that some one gave me. You can pick those up for about $35. They work better then the cheaper newer ones in my opinion. I secdond the antique hand cranks eventhough that is not the one my kids use. Ofcourse they run more expensive and do straight stich only. Another nice machine that is straight stich only is the Singer 301. My personal favorite.
#9
Originally Posted by np3
My granddaughter has been using the Janome Hello Kitty machine since she was 5 years old. It is a "real" machine and I am very impressed with how well it sews.
#10
No I would stay away from the toys. The Janome Sew Mini is good (the same as the hello kitty) or the larger one (not sure of the name but it's a 3/4 size machine) or the Kenmore half or 3/4 size machines would be a lot better. When my dd was 8 I got her a regular machine (albeit a Singer but I didn't know about the Kenmores and small Janomes back then) and it has been fine for her.
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