Sewing machine for child?

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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!

    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. 

    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.

    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

    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

    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

    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!

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