But, my mom's sewing machine and I don't get along at all. It jams on me whenever I try to use it. It never wants me to get the bobbin thread up. Even if I use a new needle for every seam, it refuses to sew for me. So I have been looking for a reasonably priced workhorse sewing machine that I can save up for and finally get so I can have my own and don't have to try to make ridiculous bargins to get mom's machine to work for me.
I finally found the sewing machine I want!
It is a Janome Decor Computer 2014 sewing machine. I did go to a sewing machine shop here in town and they told me that the Janome brand was great for beginners who want a quality machine. They also said Brother was a good company and the main difference between the two is that the Brother machines in the price range I was looking at had all plastic parts. It is a computerized sewing machine which as far as I can tell just means that you press buttons to change your stitches instead of turning a dial. It comes with everything you need for basic sewing as well as some fancy decorative stitches for embellishing and three types of buttonholes. The base also slides off so you have a smaller area to sew things like shirt sleeves and pant legs.
And from the video reviews I have seen of this machine, it is quite a reliable workhorse machine. It sews through eight layers of denim without any trouble (unlike my mom's sewing machine). And it is such a good machine that the changes to it over the years is just a cosmetic color change. The model that fits in my price range that I just love is the Janome DC 2011. Not only is it $100 cheaper than the Janome DC 2014, but is comes in pink. I mean, who wouldn't like a pink sewing machine?
Now that I have finally decided that I do like sewing enough to actually save up for a sewing machine, this is the one I'm going to save up for. Hopefully, it won't be that long of a wait. In the meantime, I'll be knitting lots of socks!
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