Originally Posted by DeneK
I have a low-end brother that I bought at Wal-mart. It swims too. I always thought it was me until I got my Janome a few years ago. I was astounded to find that my Janome "wants" to sew straight and my Brother just doesn't. My stitching dramatically improved with the different sewing machine. Last year I got a used Viking Husqvarna and it is somewhere in between the two. Not steady like the Janome, but easy to get off-track if I am not paying close attention. And all the time with the Brother, I thought it was just me and my lack of skill.
Thanks for your thoughts on this topic. Honest-to-goodness, there has got to be a way of getting more control. I do use both hands. If this is a "Brother" problem, will contact the company directly for suggestions on solutions.