Originally Posted by
Gramie bj
I have a 8900 and love it, have had it less than a year and have loved playing with it. works great, easy to follow owners manual, agree with all the above good comment's. Only thing I don't like is the auto thread cutting. Looks great on top, but leaves little tails on the back, I can get closer with my snips.(this may be operator error) LOL
I have the 6500 and have been unhappy with the length of the snipped threads in the back. However, I think that length is necessary to prevent the needle from becoming unthreaded when the machine returns to the sewing position after the thread cutting.