Such great information you all have given! This will be very much appreciated.
This all leaves me with two questions:
1) The binding apparently is rather wide; 1"5/8. So the binding attachment will certainly have to be a biggie. It seems as though people here had suggestions for binding attachments, but nobody is too thrilled with the binding attachments' efficiency. Have I misunderstood?
2) Singer 201 seems to get mentioned frequently as a good Starter Machine for this venture, and if the business takes off, then consider an industrial. So, would any Singer clone do, as well? Also, is the 201 gear-driven while the others are belt driven? No wait, the 15 potted motor is gear driven... now I am confused! When I do a google image search, they appear the same at a glance, but clearly people rave about the 201 more so than other machines for power. As we would be looking in want ads for a machine, we will have to be good about distinguishing by a photo. Can anyone give tips and hints as to how to pick a 201 out by a photograph?
Thank you all again so much!
Last edited by Cecilia S.; 01-14-2014 at 06:12 AM.