Mini Sewing Machine

nuttybabe

nuttywoman wrote: »

The £25 Netto one is the one my sister bought,

Thanks for letting me know, i will steer clear of it!!! Will just have to keep saivng the pennies for a few more months and get a real one or borrow my mums spare one when i visit next!!!

Thanks Hart44. I will look at that website now. I havent heard back from the seller yet.

hart44

No probs nuttybabe, hope it can be sorted so you can use it untill you can get another one.
If I can find out any more I will give you a shout Ive got a friend who knows a bit more than me about machines

I managed to talk my OH into my birthday prezzie early (it's not till Feb lol) other wise I would still be hand sewing lol.

rosalie-lavender

I have found those mini sewing machines are rubbish. If you have any independent sewing retailers near you they sometimes sell second hand machines that have been traded in. It might be worth a look.

nuttybabe

Hi Everyone

Thank you so much for your replies and help. I have just had another look at the sewing machine and I had left the batteries in which melted. So bin it is (when its cooled down)!!! Good job I like sewing by hand!!! :P

Thanks again everyone.

li'l_p

nuttywoman wrote: »

The £25 Netto one is the one my sister bought,

Has she (or anyone else) used it? Would she recommend it?

I want a small machine for light craft work, mostly for stitching on cards.

hart44

nuttybabe wrote: »

Hi Everyone

Thank you so much for your replies and help. I have just had another look at the sewing machine and I had left the batteries in which melted. So bin it is (when its cooled down)!!! Good job I like sewing by hand!!! :P

Thanks again everyone.

Hi nuttybabe, have you tried a want on freecycle, you could be lucky .

Im sorry I couldnt be of more help. But I always say all good things come to those who wait

nuttybabe

hi

i was thinking of freecyle as i recently put a wanted on for my friend but when i look at what people have asked for (car, ipod, laptop) i think people dont bother anymore cos of them taking the !!!!!!!!!

I will give it a go, you never know. If not, my mum has said she is visiting in july so I will just have her spare then.

Thanks hart, i do appreciate you and everyone giving me advice and helping.

Whistling_Gypsy

Hart44 - would you recommend the Tesco EJ09 sewing machine??

I'm a complete novice and was looking at that a couple of weeks ago. Just spotted the Netto one in the flyer tonight and was tempted ...but words of wisdom on here have made me rethink that option already!!

Wouldn't be for heavy use....maybe cushions, aprons, hemming blankets - that kind of thing :-))

hart44

Whistling_Gypsy wrote: »

Hart44 - would you recommend the Tesco EJ09 sewing machine??

I'm a complete novice and was looking at that a couple of weeks ago. Just spotted the Netto one in the flyer tonight and was tempted ...but words of wisdom on here have made me rethink that option already!!

Wouldn't be for heavy use....maybe cushions, aprons, hemming blankets - that kind of thing :-))

Hi , I love my Tesco sewing machine. It's easy to set up and easy to use (good job with me lol). I have made some curtains from a single duvet cover and made 2 patchwork cushion covers.
It does not speed away with the sewing so it is easy to keep a straight line.
The only prob/hick-up I have with it was the light bulb blew after the 1st use (it got very hot). My OH put a 5amp fuse in the plug as it only came with a 3amp and he said that it was not the right one?.

I dont want to do heavy work on mine and I find this ideal for the beginner and it has 19 stiches and button hole so can be useful too .

I would recommend this machine for the price.

Hope this helps, if you want to know any more I will be very happy to help

Whistling_Gypsy

Hart44 - brilliant!! Thank you very much indeed for this 'review' - you've made my day!! I've been engrossed in 'The Sewing Room' thread for ages and have just popped back to read this.

Curtains and cushion covers - sounds right up my street!! Hoping to be even more moneysaving by being crafty this year - and use up all the lovely material I have bought/saved over the years (just because it was....well....lovely!!)

OMG - buttonholes. Now thats a scary word for a beginnner ;-))

Great tip re the fuse too - I'll change that before I start now.

It's definately made up my mind - am going to buy it tomorrow!

You are an angel...and I might take you up on your offer of help .......when I can't get the blummin thing out of the box!!!