Originally Posted by
Three Dog Night
The Eversewn Sparrow 30 is the machine I have looked at, I am thinking of buying a machine for classes. My LQS sells them, all metal and they told me they were developed by Phillip Ueltschj of the Berina family, these are quality machines starting around $150 for basic. The Sparrow 30 has needle up down, thread cutter, needle threaded and more for $400.
I LOVE my Eversewn Sparrow. I take it to classes with me and it's light enough to carry but not all plastic. If you can't find them you can order them on Amazon. After I got mine, I think a dozen of my friends all have them too. We ALL love them. It also has the slow/fast adjustment. A few times I started having trouble with tension, only to find it wasn't really tension - I needed to clean my bobbin area. It went right back to being perfect.