Originally Posted by
angelarose
Does Babylock fit into this discussion? I had an Esante, I think, reconditioned, but I sold it. Too much machine for me at the time although it's performance was great. Too heavy for me to travel with so I sold it to someone who really wanted to embroider and all that. I then bought a more basic Janome which has served me v. well. But Babylock is calling me. It was so smooth. I hesitate about Bernina b/c of the expensive parts, etc. Anyone out there a Babylock fan?
I'm a BabyLock fan, have been for many years. Have a great dealer from whom my mother purchase all her machines from since the 60's. But to be honest, we never had a Bernina dealer close to us, would have had to drive nearly 40 miles to find one, and my Mom always said that it's best to purchase from a dealer who's close because when you have a problem you want to get there quick. The guy I purchase from is great and he and his wife have tried twice now to retire and both people who wanted to purchase the business nearly ran it into the ground. They started losing people who were customers for years like my Mom, so they came back permanently about 9 years ago. He also designs products for BabyLock. I just can't say enough about him or BabyLock.