I think my favorite is a Singer 403. It is simple yet it can do fancy stitches and it got there before some of the other stuff I have... LOL... I also really like the old 15s whether Singer or clones because they are so easy to maintain & they do a good job sewing and they seem very well made. I'd say I have a list as long as my arm of machines I have liked. I like sewing on a whole ton of various machines. Maybe my favorite is the one I'm liking at the time - it might be quicker to say what machines I don't like. I haven't seen an older simple Montgomery Ward or Kenmore machine I didn't like - well except I don't really like the old godzilla machines. I think it is the texture though. I haven't seen everything yet though - I'm trying... White made a lot of very fine machines. I had a Phoenix Rotary that I really liked and thought about keeping but I wasn't using it so I sold it. For a long time I used an Elna and I was totally bummed out when the motor gave out for the umteenth time. I like the old metal machines. I'm not very wild about the plastic wonder machines at all - they just don't feel right.
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