Originally Posted by
Cecilia S.
......someone who is sewing animal blanket/pads....quite thick....and... also have a binding sewing around the edge.... on a home Kenmore, I think possibly a Plastic Fantastic, but....they wanted a more sturdy machine, also one with a binding attachment. They are considering a Sailrite, which also has a binding attachment......
While we do sew some thick items at our shop with our compound-feed machines, we’re doing mending and repairs, not fabrication. We don’t do anything using a binding attachment at all, so I have no experience with them. I think I have one or two for a Singer 31-series machine in a box somewhere, but I’ve never used one.
I think your friends are following a normal path of cranking up a small business by using an inferior machine to test the market, and now they’re ready to “gear up” so to speak. I like to hear about folks becoming entrepreneurs from scratch. However, I don’t have a Sailrite machine, so I don’t know if it will do what they need or not. They should ask Sailrite, and tell them exactly what they’ll be sewing. I think they’ll get a straight answer, even if it’s not the one that they want. Most manufacturers hate the flack that comes from unhappy customers, and try to avoid “over-selling” their products for the wrong application.
Sorry, but I haven’t been much help it seems.
CD in Oklahoma