Originally Posted by
pocoellie
Personally speaking, I would stick with the machine I KNOW is good, since I hate spending money, I also think that we've become such a "throw away" society that it's sickening. As dunster said, next year will be more bells and whistles, and your previous machine is now "obsolete".
I agree. I have an old Bernina 1530 that I just love. I went to my best friend's house and was able to sew on her Janome 6600. I could not get the self thread to work. I did like the thread cutter but I kept lifting up the foot first. OOPS !! Instead of a laser line, just line up an acrylic ruler and mark your table with painter's tape. It works just as well.