Kenmore and Pfaff. I had a Janome which I loved but a friend wanted a small machine for her granddaughter and asked if I would trade my Janome for her Pfaff Essential. Guess what my immediate answer was. I loved my Janome but it didn't have enough decorative stitches for the type of quilting I do. I actually have two Kenmores, which is the only brand I had before my Janome and I have been sewing since 1963 when I got my first machine for my first Christmas of being married and loved them all. My one Kenmore is being stubborn and after I gave it a good cleaning and oiling it decided it wasn't going to sew any more. The wheel just won't turn, when I do it by hand it is very stiff and all this happened after I cleaned it. I think it is upset with me because I hadn't used it for a while but I have always kept my machines cleaned of lint and oiled.