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I bought my Janome 6600p about five years ago and let me tell you......it hasn't skipped a beat!! Just a few months ago in February, my hubster bought me the Janome 350e which is an embroidery only machine. I like the fact that I can be sewing away on the 6600p while the embroidery machine is doing its thing! You won't be sorry if you purchase either one of these machines. Have fun shopping!!
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Mine is a Brother and I love it. It is an embroidery only machine. But my other two sewing machines are also Brother. Check out www.allbrands.com for their machines. They have great prices, super fast delivery and FREE shipping. All of my Brother machines came from them.
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I also agree with Btiny. I have a janome 11000 and a 6600, the bigger one just sits there waiting for something to do. I have several machines and in hindsight I wish I had bought the the 350E for embroidering. I would have saved a lot of money. I also heard that Brother has an embroidery only machine with 4x4 and 5x7 hoops and I know from owning them that Brother machines are great workhorses. Take your time and look around, and try to get one that comes with dealer support and lessons. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by MartiMorga
(Post 6054236)
I am a Baby Lock girl. Have an Ellegante - which does both and sews like a dream - then got the Ellisimo for Christmas and am down right giddy. When I went "looking" 9 years ago for my first, I thought about a Berina - as I knew they were good machines. Well, the sales rep and I sat down to try it out and it wouldn't work, she said she had to reboot it. After doing that 3 times she said, "well it will do this, and that, and so on". I left there and went to the other sewing store in town and they are Baby Lock dealers and Janome dealers. Sat at the Ellegante, sewed, embroidered, so easy, comfortable and "classy". Fell in love, and have been on a honeymoon every since!
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Originally Posted by MartiMorga
(Post 6054236)
I am a Baby Lock girl. Have an Ellegante - which does both and sews like a dream - then got the Ellisimo for Christmas and am down right giddy. When I went "looking" 9 years ago for my first, I thought about a Berina - as I knew they were good machines. Well, the sales rep and I sat down to try it out and it wouldn't work, she said she had to reboot it. After doing that 3 times she said, "well it will do this, and that, and so on". I left there and went to the other sewing store in town and they are Baby Lock dealers and Janome dealers. Sat at the Ellegante, sewed, embroidered, so easy, comfortable and "classy". Fell in love, and have been on a honeymoon every since!
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Mine is a Pfaff Creative Vision and I have enjoyed using it. No problems except when I forget something simple. Luckily my dealer is very close and available.
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You need to start with a price range, as that will narrow down the choices a lot. Personally, I think it's better to purchase separate sewing and embroidery machines as then you can be sewing while the embroidery machine is working; however, that may be out of the current price range.
If her budget is really tight, I would look at the machines at Walmart. One good thing about Walmart is that if you try out the machine and don't like it, they will take it back. Dealerships typically will not take a machine back, but will allow you to "trade up" into a more expensive machine. |
Depends on her price range. Best bang for the buck is the Brother SE400 (or LB6800PRW) - it's a $400-ish sewing & embroidery combo (4" hoop). Very nice sewing & light embroidery machine. I had this machine and loved it, but it did not do quilting very well - even with a walking foot. So I traded it and got a Pfaff sewing machine (for the built in IDT - great for quilting) and am currently saving up to get an embroidery only machine (the Brother PE770 which has a 5x7" hoop). That way I can sew/quilt AND embroider at the same time! My sewing room will be a buzzing....
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Originally Posted by MartiMorga
(Post 6054236)
I am a Baby Lock girl. Have an Ellegante - which does both and sews like a dream - then got the Ellisimo for Christmas and am down right giddy. When I went "looking" 9 years ago for my first, I thought about a Berina - as I knew they were good machines. Well, the sales rep and I sat down to try it out and it wouldn't work, she said she had to reboot it. After doing that 3 times she said, "well it will do this, and that, and so on". I left there and went to the other sewing store in town and they are Baby Lock dealers and Janome dealers. Sat at the Ellegante, sewed, embroidered, so easy, comfortable and "classy". Fell in love, and have been on a honeymoon every since!
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I also chose to buy a Janome 6600 and 350e, and have been very happy with both machines. I love being able to sew on the 6600 while the 350e is busy doing embroidery.
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