Originally Posted by
JanetM
Dear Clsurz, I saw your post about buying the Babylock Evolution. I just attended a 3 day Serger Workshop held at a local Babylock dealer here in CA. We used the Evolution.....a dream machine. I own an older Evolve. I love my Evolve, and the Evolution is a newer and improved version. The evolution has the Wave stitch (nice for decorative edges), improved safety features, improved lighting, and you can thread both loopers at the same time. It also has an improved jet air threading....a motorized whoosh! Generally speaking the dealer will have very good package prices at these events. Our dealer offered the Evolution 8 thread macine, the workbook, the inspiration guide, 16 foot pkg, a huge decorative thread assortment in a nice case (retail value $450.), additional Gold Standard warranty of 3more years, and $1000.00 Trade-in allowance .....all for $3092.00. If you just wanted the machine, extra warranty, and 6 feet, the price was $1999.00 I would recommend the books though, as they really contain great instructions. My advice to you is to watch for a sewing/serging class or multi-day event sponsored by a Babylock dealer in your area. These events are held for the express purpose of educating the public about their products in the hopes of getting new customers. The number one reason people don't use their sergers is the difficulty they have threading them and getting the tensions right......Babylock has solved these problems....easy peasy threading and auto tension. They are worth every penny!!! Good luck!
I posted earlier I had an Imagine but meant to say Enlighten. My neighbor has a Babylock also but only paid around $900 and is still an awesome serger. It also has the jet threading.
And, I totally agree with you....love my Babylock. I had a basic Janome as my first serger and it was so hard to thread, I only had white thread for it. When the thread broke, I would cringe with the thought of having to rethread it. After a year of hardly using it for this one reason, I broke down and traded it for the Babylock Enlighten (2nd from the top of the line Evolution). It was $1800 but worth every single penny. But I use this a lot for items I sell, to me it's a good investment.
I can also use 2 threads to sew.
The manual is excellent and easy to use. I only had basic lessons when I first bought it. To me, that means a lot if I can easily refer to the manual for answers.
I also have a Babylock Esante sewing / embroidery machine and love it!! In my opinion, Babylock has done their homework and produce great products.