What do you know about this machine?
07-13-2012, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Sewnoma
I have a Brother CS6000i (I think that's what the model is) and it's a pretty good machine. Not sure how it compares to this model but my biggest complaint about it is that it's so light it scoots away from me constantly as I sew!! Otherwise I think it's a decent machine for the price (I bought it for about $150 on Amazon). Lots of stitches, lots of feet, and no troubles with it missing stitches or being a "thread diva". I DID, however, realize that there's no way to lube or really maintain this machine so I don't think it'll be something I'll still be sewing on in 20 years. But it was so cheap, I guess that's okay.
07-13-2012, 03:00 PM
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I have had 2 Brother machines and now use a Baby Lock which is also Brother. I'm not familiar with that particular machine but I have never been unhappy with any Brother that I have had. I sewed for many years on a $160.00 Brother from Walmart that I just recently gave to my niece.
07-13-2012, 04:26 PM
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My Daughter had a very low end Brother from Wal Mart and made quilts and quilted on it. It worked great, she used it for about 3 years. She has now upgraded to the Brother 1500 with a larger throat. She calls it a cadilac.
07-13-2012, 06:51 PM
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My old Kenmore is 55 years old and when the walking foot or the darning foot is on it, it quilts like a champ. I love my Janome, but I have friends who have a Brother that they think is the best thing since sliced bread. froggyintexas
07-13-2012, 08:35 PM
#39
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My first machine was a $99 Brother from Wal-Mart and she sewed fine. You just have to clean and oil them regularly. My second machine was a Singer I paid $500 for, same thing - clean and oil and they'll run for ever. Now I've a Janome 7700. He, Sonny, has a lot of bells and whistles.
I would have never spent a ton of money on a machine until I new I would utilize him to the potential. If your daughter is just starting out, a low end machine will get the job done, as long as it stitches well. This helps if the quilting bug has not sunk her teeth into her. When I first started quilting, life - job - kept getting in the way and now that I'm disabled it's the only thing that keeps me going.
Or, Christmas is only six months a away, maybe everyone can pitch in to get her a slightly better machine with a few upgrades. Joann's usually has a black Friday speacial for $79 and last year it was a singer. My friend was lucky and the store by him did not receive their shipment so they upgraded him with the nachine that was on sale for $99 with needle threaders and needle position is adjustable.
I would have never spent a ton of money on a machine until I new I would utilize him to the potential. If your daughter is just starting out, a low end machine will get the job done, as long as it stitches well. This helps if the quilting bug has not sunk her teeth into her. When I first started quilting, life - job - kept getting in the way and now that I'm disabled it's the only thing that keeps me going.
Or, Christmas is only six months a away, maybe everyone can pitch in to get her a slightly better machine with a few upgrades. Joann's usually has a black Friday speacial for $79 and last year it was a singer. My friend was lucky and the store by him did not receive their shipment so they upgraded him with the nachine that was on sale for $99 with needle threaders and needle position is adjustable.
07-13-2012, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Havplenty
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bnabylocks are not made by brother. i talked to the distributor here and there is a babylock corporate office in my city. babylocks are distributed by brother but not made by them, different technology.
bnabylocks are not made by brother. i talked to the distributor here and there is a babylock corporate office in my city. babylocks are distributed by brother but not made by them, different technology.
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