Looking to purchase a new sewing machine
#31
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The dealers here won't price match Amazon price at all or I would have bought from one. I saved enough through Amazon to pay for several yearly check ups, here, only the first one was offered by the dealer for free. The dealer has no idea where I bought my name brand machine, but he is happy to have it in for service. Bernina is now being sold online. My cousin bought a brand new Bernina sewing and embroidery machine 500 series online last week at an online sewing machine site. Probably be at Amazon soon. The dealers in the know are gearing up for better repair service and fast turnaround for those repairs. At $200 for a cleaning and general check up for the higher end machines the profit is much better then selling one machine a week.
#32
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NOW Available For Online Purchase!
The Bernina 560E Embroidery & Quilting Machine
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The Bernina 560E Embroidery & Quilting Machine
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#33
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Location: Michigan
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First good report on a Kenmore that I've seen on this site. I've had my Kenmore since the 70s and it has never been serviced (outside) or repaired, and it's still my favorite go-to machine. I think it was actually made by Brother for the Sears stores but at a fraction of the price of other Brothers.
#34
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But then, I don't think people really know what good stitch quality is. You can recognize a good stitch by sewing a zig-zag with a dark thread in the top and a light thread in the bobbin. When you look at the back, the top thread has just a "tick" showing. The bobbin thread doesn't pull to the top, and the "tick" that's showing on the back is even. We can get that with most Berninas. But we don't expect that quality stitch from a rotary hook. Some drop-in bobbins can achieve that with light sewing. Your trade-off is a jammed and damaged plastic bobbin case when you try to sew layers or thick fabrics.
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