GFOK - Which machine would work for me????
GFOK - Great Font Of Knowledge
I have always been a Singer girl. I inherited by Grandmother's 221 Featherweight. And my DH FOUND another 221 at the County Dump. [Yes he really did]. I love them. But I have to admit that I have not touched them since I bought my 301.
I have a Singer 185 that I picked up for $5 at a yard sale, and she will be going to Billy (I hope) soon to be made beautiful again.
So now my question - I want a machine that has the power like the 301 but will sew zig-zag (not necessarily anything fancier) without using the cams that came into being in the 60s & 70s. I would prefer a direct drive (like the 301) that is all (or 90%+) metal.
I have had my FILL of the newer stuff. Yeah, they do pretty things. And I will be purchasing one is the future because I want one to do embroidery. But they are PLASTIC PLASTIC and more PLASTIC.
So - what machine should I be looking for???? What machine will have the options of zigzag that I can vary the width and length of the stitches? Other features like the drop feed dogs and things would be nice but NOT necessary. Just zigzag so that I can do button holes and things.
I know that I can buy the attachments for the 301 to zig zag and buttonholes, but that is not what I want.
Oh Great Font Of Knowledge - please water my parched brain?