Originally Posted by ladyredhawk
I am not able to say anything about Brother, I'm a Kenmore and singer my self.
I bought a kenmore serger and the manual is identical to the janome (probably 10 years ago).it had a box of extra stuff and a catcher for threads the janomi did not give. The price was a bit less for the kenmore. I have had a kenmore sewing machine a long time and only needed a tune up once.