bkay, cari-in-oly:
what you say about how domestic machines shouldn't be asked to sew that thick of material is reasonable. but still, if there is a domestic sewing machine that is better at tasks that I am asking for as compared to other domestic machines, than that machine is going to be my choice. I am not interested in purchasing an industrial machine.
mickey2:
I also need embroidery stitches with the machine. pfaff 362 is not flat bedded. I have seen pfaff 332 sewing thick layers of material, if pfaff 362 is better due to it being a later model in the same series, then I would be inclined to pick pfaff 362. yet I am open to other brands and models.