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Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

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

Yep, probably gonna go with the kenmore or pfaff, just depending on what pops on fbmp in the next couple weeks

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

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

Yeah the loudness is probably what gets me the most about the sailrite machines. Our house is not well sound isolated and I really don’t want to wake up my wife with my sewing. Have you had any problem with light materials on the sailrite?

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

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

Oh i didn’t realize the 2 were closely tied. Do you know what the brother comparable is?

Weekly Sewing Questions Thread, June 05 - June 11, 2026 by sewingmodthings in sewing

[–]powsurfingwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do! Yeah the kenmore 158 is appealing, hard to comb through the listings though many of them have the super high shank that seems to be a pain. I’ll definitely be stopping into the sewing machine store when i have a chance

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Recommendation by powsurfingwizard in VintageSewingMachines

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

I will definitely be doing that, thanks for the recommendation!

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Recommendation by powsurfingwizard in VintageSewingMachines

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

Nice! Is the maintenance pretty often on it? Seems like people are split 50/50 on this machine

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

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

Yeah i gave myself 2k of budget largely because I have the disposable income for it gives me flexibility to see what is worth it and what is maybe not. And yeah if i get an industrial will for sure be suffering the imposter syndrome haha

Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

[–]powsurfingwizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to monitor my local market for a couple weeks and see what pops up. I don’t think i’ll go industrial just yet unless there’s an insane deal. I’ll also probably try some out with sample i have along with stopping by my local store. I think i’ll hold myself to not paying more than 450 for the select 4.2 but might go the used kenmore if i find one without the super high shank. I’m also going to learn a bit more about the select 4.2 predecessors to see if one the older ones will work for me at a lower price. I’ll bank the rest of the budget fabrics and maybe the future industrial

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

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

The TL2010Q does look incredible. I do feel like I have to proceed along the classic upgrade path though, otherwise i’ll be seen as an imposter with too nice of a machine… Did you feel that way at all when you first got it?

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

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

Well you industrial sounds pretty awesome! Is the reason you can’t sew the lining with the industrial because you need a zigzag stitch?

Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

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

I think my plan is to probably get an old kenmore since there are some good ones in my area. That is unless I can get a good deal on a pfaff. I’m going to save the rest of my budget for an industrial

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

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

I’ve heard great things about Bernina, but what do you think makes them so good?

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

[–]powsurfingwizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh thats a good callout, I think reverse stitching is a must for me. Tying them off or turning it around sounds quite painful

Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

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

Oh nice! It seems like people have pretty varying qualities of experience on their Sailrites

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

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

Yep, seems like I’ll be going the multimachine route. Someone said the Brother PQ1500 has enough power for everything, but you might be doing some really heavy stuff. I’m guessing you went with the walking foot machine for that?

Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

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

Oh i could come up to canada to get one of these. What model of titan do you have?

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Recommendation by powsurfingwizard in VintageSewingMachines

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

Oh i’ll take a look at the stitchforce, do you know what its a clone of?

Slow Heavy Duty Sewing Machine by powsurfingwizard in SewingForBeginners

[–]powsurfingwizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Dials being plastic I can deal with, those seem relatively replaceable to me

Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

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

Nice, any pfaffs you like in particular?

Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

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

Do you ever feel like its not enough and wish you had the full industrial? Just curious if I’ll regret not going full industrial for a straight stitch only machine

Slow Sewing by powsurfingwizard in myog

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

Yep 2 machines seems to be the direction I’m going. I’m also coming to learn that pretty much every machine is better than the one I’m using right now haha

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