Originally Posted by
jaciqltznok
The plastic wonder is cute, but doubt very much that I would buy one. I prefer to teach kids to sew with a good quality vintage/antique sewing machine. The new plastic machines can be frustrating when they won't sew properly; if a child gets frustrated they just decide that its not worth the hassle.
A Singer 99 with a hand crank would be a much better machine and it'll last forever. I taught 2 little girls 6 & 8 to sew with my 99 and 201 hand crank machines, they liked how they were in complete control of the machine. They made doll quilts from my scrap bag.
Sharon