I was just at a sewing machine repair store and was told that, although they still sell Singers, the new ones are garbage. Someone buys one and has to bring it in a few months later for repairs.
Seems Singer is no longer the Singer of old. It was bought out and they just use the name. They were good up until then.
quote=butterflies5518]Joann's has a sale on Singers, would make a good start machine[/quote]