Originally Posted by
lovelyl
I have several vintage straight stitch machines, but would love to have one that has a zigzag stitch and, if possible, a blanket stitch. I have looked at a Touch and Sew but have read tons of mixed reviews, so a little gun shy on that. Is there one T&S model that was more reliable? What other machines would you recommend?
TIA
I had a Touch n Sew 626 from the 60's and loved it and sewed all my clothes for many, many years with it. In fact I just gave it away because a friend needed a machine for her daughter. We did have to replace the plastic gears once or twice but it was very simple and my husband did it. The biggest problem at the time was convincing the local Singer store to order them for us.