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Foxie
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Re: Any sewers out there?
      16/05/2008 21:00

I have a Bernina and a Pfaff. The Bernina is a good workhorse machine. The Pfaff I use for fancy stitching and embroidery. Both were expensive, but are solid (and heavy!!). Depends what you want really. I sew lots of different fabrics cotton, silk, denin, leather, synthetics through several layers and I use a lot of different threads too.

I would advise going to an independent shop with samples of what you want to sew and trying the various machines out before buying. If you go to a department store they tend to only stock a few makes and models and it is difficult to get impartial advice.

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* Any sewers out there? LadyWillow 16/05/2008 19:27
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? ValC   16/05/2008 21:39
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? wispa   16/05/2008 21:49
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? debenjane   16/05/2008 22:20
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? annemari   16/05/2008 22:31
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Hazel_2008   16/05/2008 22:43
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? pinkannie   17/05/2008 07:45
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? lulubells   17/05/2008 08:50
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Chickadee   17/05/2008 10:35
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? feathers   17/05/2008 11:08
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Rosey46   17/05/2008 14:18
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? ChrissiFi   25/05/2008 15:35
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? CXflicka   21/08/2008 07:18
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? salgash   25/05/2008 20:00
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? lizalou   16/05/2008 19:36
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Chickadee   16/05/2008 20:16
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Mayday   16/05/2008 20:20
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? aggie   16/05/2008 20:26
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Foxie   16/05/2008 21:00
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Arty   16/05/2008 21:22
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? aggie   16/05/2008 20:16
. * * Re: Any sewers out there? Chickadee   16/05/2008 20:15

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