garysgal

My mother taught me that you should never borrow something that you couldn't afford to replace if you broke it. And if you could afford to replace it, buy it in the first place. So no, I would have to be really careful about loaning it. I use to loan my pressure canner to a friend ( like every canning season) but when I needed to replace the rubber ring and some other stuff they wouldn't help with the cost so I said no more.

Sandygirl

NO WAY, NO HOW.

Sandy

clawson556

Someone once told me .....letting someone borrow your sewing machine, would be like letting them borrow your toothbrush....not happening either LOL

captlynhall

My experience with lending anything is that if you get it back at all, you usually have to ask for it, and it doesn't always come back to you in the shape it was before you lent it. If it is broken, the borrower never replaces it or has it fixed properly. I have found that someone who doesn't care enough to spend their hard earned money to buy something, is not going to value something they can borrow for free. If I need something, I go buy it or do without. I no longer lend anything. If I am not willing to give it to that person, then I am not willing to lend it. That would certainly go for my machine.

sewmerry

I don't even like my daughter to use my machine cause it NEVER is like I had it set. I was in a hurry one day to finish up some lab coats for a pharmacy and after doing miles of top stitching I saw the bobbin thread had been changed to a pale blue which my sorry eyes did not discern until I was almost finished. She learned about the wrath...... Pale blue may as well be brown on a sparkling white garment. Never again.

1screech

My niece loaned her Bernina and it cost her $79.00 because the lady used the wrong brand needle and threw the timing off. The worst part is she did not even tell her when she returned it. The repairman showed my niece the singer needle. I would be very hesitant to loan my machine unless the person had the same model I was loaning and took care of her machines...cleaning, oiling, changing needles, etc.

bearisgray

I thought all brands of the same SYSTEM of needles would be interchangeable. Example: a singer 15x1 needle would also be acceptable for a machine that usually used a schmetz 15x1 needle.

mighty

Not my main machines, NO!

fuschiagirl

NO NO NO! Many years ago I had a beautiful sleek Necchi sewing machine. Foolishly I lent it to a "friend" for a "few" days. When I finally got it back months later it was totally wrecked! I did not even receive a "thankyou"!

ArchaicArcane

You are correct. I could see if it was a needle for a 206x1, maybe, but a regular 15x1, no. I suspect that the repairman was on a witch hunt. One of the LSMG here is like that.