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March 24, 2011 at 6:42 pm
simple home
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One of my daughters is turning 8 soon. I was thinking of getting her one of those cute little beginner sewing machines that I have seen in catalogs. Does anyone know if they are good quality? I am not expecting to use it forever of course, but just a good introduction to sewing.
Or any other recommendation? Thanks!
March 24, 2011 at 7:32 pm
sheraz
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Hi – I tried that and it wasn’t overly good, in fact it didn’t work. I would recommend that she learn on a real one and that way she can view it as a grown up, responsible, yet fun thing. My daughter had to learn on mine when her child one didn’t work, and I think it ended up being better. She loved being grown up enough to use Mom’s machine. You will end up supervising her either way. =) There are basic sewing machines at Walmart and other places that are fairly economical for what you are trying to do and could last her a long time if she takes care of it.
March 24, 2011 at 7:57 pm
alice
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I had gotten one of those at a resale shop last year, hoping to use it with my daughter who is 5. I don’t remember the brand, but after trying it out, I ended up giving it to my niece for Christmas. I thought it was very loud! I decided to wait a little and let me daughter use my machine. I think I’d skip the child’s machine altogether, since it did seem pretty cheap quality. I believe it was sold by Pottery Barn.
March 24, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Canoearoo
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My mom has mine from when I was a kid in 1970’s. Its an old singer and its Wonderful! My kids are 6 and 5 and have no problem with it. They can chose to hand crank it or use the power peddle. To bad they don’t make things like they use to
March 24, 2011 at 8:16 pm
missingtheshire
Member
I recommend learning on an adult machine, because as Sheraz says they can learn like a grown up and learn to treat it responsibly – I have a German made Pfaff that I inherited from my mother which is dual voltage for European and US use, and mine is reasonably simple and quite old now, but works like a charm. Walmart does have some very reasonable machines, so if you can – try and go for one of those, then it will last for a very long time and be useful to you too. Linda
March 24, 2011 at 10:21 pm
suzf
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We don’t have a lot of extra space to leave a full-size sewing machine set up at our house, so I bought my dd a Janome Sew-Mini when she was about 7-1/2. It has worked well for her. It only weighs 5 pounds, so she can easily move it and set it up herself. It is quite simple but seems to be a very good quality machine. I think I got it online for approximately $45 to $50.
Take care,
Suzanne
March 25, 2011 at 1:36 am
simple home
Member
Thank you ladies. This will help me tremendously. I am glad to know the catalog one is not what we need. I will look into the suggestions now. Thanks again!