Is a built in thread cutter worth it?
03-23-2019, 01:07 PM
#71
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While I won't say I gotta have a knee lifter (4 of my machines don't have one and that doesn't keep me from using them) I will say it's a really nice option. Especially if you are sewing around appliques or other shapes. You can have both hands free to adjust your fabric and still be able to lift the foot up.
03-23-2019, 03:14 PM
#72
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I too purchased a Juki, but then left for vacation right after getting it, so I didn't use it for several weeks. When I pulled it out to use it, it wouldn't do anything. I re-threaded and did everything I could possibly think of and was very worried that something MAJOR was wrong with it. THEN I realized that I was stepping on the wrong end of the foot pedal and I was cutting thread instead of having the machine sew!!! DUH - head smack - LOL
03-25-2019, 05:31 PM
#76
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Have sewn for years with vintage machines, love my Singer 201 for perfect stitches...but it weighs a ton and not a huge bobbin capacity. Inherited a Brother 1500 and love it! 1st thing to love is the needle down or up, just amazing. Thread cutter- sometimes it unthreads, I dont use it as much as I thought I would, it makes a loud sound too. Auto needle threader--it works fine but I just prefer to thread it myself, maybe because of all the years on vintage machines? I like to keep things simple.
03-25-2019, 06:00 PM
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Have sewn for years with vintage machines, love my Singer 201 for perfect stitches...but it weighs a ton and not a huge bobbin capacity. Inherited a Brother 1500 and love it! 1st thing to love is the needle down or up, just amazing. Thread cutter- sometimes it unthreads, I dont use it as much as I thought I would, it makes a loud sound too. Auto needle threader--it works fine but I just prefer to thread it myself, maybe because of all the years on vintage machines? I like to keep things simple.
03-26-2019, 08:50 AM
#78
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Mine makes a loud noise, too. Scares me every time, like something is exploding under there. Also, it cuts the thread too close to the needle and the needle comes unthreaded every time I start sewing again. I don't need to be aggravated and scared while sewing, so I don't use mine.
03-27-2019, 05:38 PM
#79
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I have a Janome 6600 which includes the thread cutter, needle threader, up/down needle control and knee lift. I can honestly say I have never used the needle threaded and mainly use the thread cutter for FMQ. Could not live without that knee lift! Good luck in your decision.
03-29-2019, 04:42 AM
#80
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I love my thread cutter................when it works. Found out when it doesn't its just reminding me I may need to clean out the bobbin area. Have another machine that doesn't have thread cutter or automatic foot drop and boy is it a pain to have to do it manually. We get used to these automatic features after awhile don't we?
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