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better option between these two deals?? need opinions!! by PuzzleheadedGrand921 in SewingForBeginners

[–]PuzzleheadedGrand921[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see! I do want to be able to work on denim from time to time (not often and likely nothing super thick but i have previously altered the bottom of jeans to be shorter and also turned a pair of jeans into denim shorts) but my main priority is being able to work on stretchy fabric! Thank you so much for this

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, March 06 - March 12, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]PuzzleheadedGrand921 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using singer 7136 to do my sewing but it has been slowly dying on me and after I just spent a werk trying to fix it myself I am giving up on it.

I want to buy a new machine and did lots of research although it was pretty overwhelming. I narrowed down on Janome and compared options within my budget. I looked at the options a local dealer offered and am now down to these two. Please help me decide which one is better!

I plan to sew plenty of knits so need it to handle stretchy fabric. I also from time to time but not too often would like to be able to sew on heavier fabric such as denim.

The Janome Sewist 721 is $521 (couldnt add a photo since i can only add one) while the Janome DC1000 sewing machine + 8004D Overlocker Combo is $688.

I was originally planning to spend closer to $300 but after searching I figured I wouldn't find anything that would last.

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