Originally Posted by
mike'sgirl
I have read many posts saying what a good machines Brothers are. I guess I got a dud. My mother in law bought me one about 22 yrs ago, probably from Wal-Mart or Hancocks, I'm not sure, but that machine never would work for me. She would fool with it and it would sew for a little bit then the tension would go. I finally got rid of it. I thought from then on that Brother machines were all bad quality. I guess it was just that one.
Every brand has their lemons. I'm a huge fan of vintage 1950s and 1960s Brothers. The quality was as good if not better than Singer, even back then. By the 1970s, most manufacturers were using at least some plastic parts in their machines, and the 80s and 90s saw a few inferior machines by almost every brand. I had a Brother VX780 that was such a cute little machine but didn't sew worth a darn compared to my vintage ones.
Cari