I want to help my brother get his love a decent sewing machine for Xmas but I know nothing about sewing machines. Help me LJ seamstresses and tailors, you're my only hope! Please email me about this. It is important.
It does not have to be new. If refurbished is cheaper but you get a better machine, that will do.
My brother's lady friend is an avid seamstress and makes clothing for him to wear "just cause" and you can't tell that they are handmade.
Finally, my brother and his love live in the Bay Area. I was hoping to have someone in the Bay Area pick this sewing machine out and deliver it to him.
It does not have to be new. If refurbished is cheaper but you get a better machine, that will do.
My brother's lady friend is an avid seamstress and makes clothing for him to wear "just cause" and you can't tell that they are handmade.
Finally, my brother and his love live in the Bay Area. I was hoping to have someone in the Bay Area pick this sewing machine out and deliver it to him.
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Another option is to take said lady friend to a store and let her try machines out (with a specific price cap). I recommend Eddies Quilting Bee in Sunnyvale. For used machines, check out Vac & Sew.
Here's an idea, however....she probably has a sewing machine she really likes. He might want to consider getting her a serger if she doesn't have one already.
And, I second the Eddie's Quilting Bee store. They're pretty helpful people, and all their sewing machines & sergers come with a "free user" class on how to use the machine.
A place that offers a class with the serger would be ideal. They can be feisty buggers even in experienced hands.
Does she want a spiffy deluxe machine w/ a hundred decorative stitches or a no-frills basic machine?
If he's in the East Bay, I'll recommend Sew Images on Piedmont Ave. in Oakland. They have new and used models, mostly Bernina brand.
I mean, I've got machines that cost from $100 - $700 (back when they were new which was a while ago, admittedly) and they all serve different purposes...
It sounds like a serger might be better for her, especially if she already has a functioning sewing machine but lacks a serger. Having both is pretty much every seamstress' dream come true.