jitkaau

My Brother Nouvelle 1500s is absolutely great for this - sews through 4-5 layers with no trouble. It is marketed under lots of different names such as PQ 1500s and Baby Lock and Juki have the same machine with a different badge on it. I think Juki made them for the different brands.

QuilterChick

I'm thinking an industrial machine would be the best and last the longest with heavy duty projects.

sassy granny

I have a New Home that is 14 years old and it sews denim just fine. I think all machines would probably sew denim, it's the needle and thread that's important. I have to cut off and re hem Levi's for my son and I did have problems until I saw the size 18 needles for denim and tried those. I also got the orange or golden colored thread made just for jean. I also got the jean a ma jig for sewing over the humps of double seams. I don't have a problem anymore. I just hemmed 3 pairs last week and all went real well. You just have to have the right tools for the job.

sassy granny

sewmuch

I hem jeans all the time with my Janome, also made a jean rag quilt, worked fine, use jean needle...

montanajan

Heavy duty needle and my old Singer 201 - cannot beat it - will sew through many heavy layers.

carolaug

Like many have already said...Jean needle and Jean thread.

Shelbie

My Singer 201 (which was free on Kijiji) sews through denim very easily. My Janome 6500 (which cost me $2000 in 2004) balks, growls and breaks needles over the thicker seams. The 201 is fast and just powers through the layers and doesn't complain at all. I got it to put zippers in heavy duc coveralls and it also FM quilts beautifully and has a larger harp space to handle queen sized quilts. There's just no comparison between those two machines.

Lois-nounoe

I hem jeans all the time (even petite is a little long) on my Wards Computer 2001. No special needle or thread. Just have to go slowly over the seams and maybe lift the foot a little to get over the hump. This machine was purchased in 1987 so you know it isn't a youngster anymore and it isn't especially made for heavy duty denim but it sure gets the job done!

maryb119

I love my Pfaff with duel feed. It goes over the heavy seams easily.

valleyquiltermo

I can sew 6 to 8 layers of jean material on my singers, 221, 15, 99, 66 Great machines. I also have a jean-a-majig so my Bernina can sew jeans also, it helps it over the thick seams.