Originally Posted by Maia B
Janome/Elna and Singer/Viking/Pfaff aren't related, as far as I know, unless it happened like, yesterday. What's your source on that?
http://www.sewingmanuals.com/Sewing_...s/New_Home.htm
http://www.pfaff-industrial.com/pfaf...ompany/history
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11237.html
http://www.svpworldwide.com/
here are sources on janome/pfaff and singer/elna and svp, which is singer, viking and pfaff.... most of these merges took place in the mid to late 90s....
however much we each love our machines, many of them are now produced by the same manufacturers...go to walmart, look at the brother, simplicity and singer models.... they are all different colors and even some different body shapes but the majority of their buttons are all in the same places on the body...the ones that aren't are the extras you get with a little bit more money....