Originally Posted by
ptquilts
I have been sewing for 45 years and have never taken a machine anywhere to be cleaned or oiled. Just did it myself. Are the new fancy machines different? Needless to say I have only old, non-fancy machines!!
I was the same way with the older, mechanical machines. We could do basic maintenance on them and keep them going for years and years.
The newer, computerized machines do need more attention -- there are adjustments that need to be made to keep the stitching even and accurate. I know when I had one of the new Singer machines, the stitching was getting "off" all the time so I could barely use the decorative stitches on that machine. Glad I got rid of it.