I am buying my girlfriend a sewing machine for christmas she wants it to make clothes, what machine do I get?

Answer 1

What is her level of experience? That makes a big difference in what machine you buy. If she is not very experienced, you should stick with a basic machine without a lot of "bells and whistles". Buy from a reputable company. If she doesn't have experience, you may want to buy from a sewing center that gives lessons. Often the lessons are free when you buy a machine.

If she is more experienced, you can go with a machine that does more...embroidery and special stitches. Again, lessons are not a bad idea.

Also, what kind of clothing does she want to make? If it is simple stuff like scrubs, a basic machine will do what she wants. If she is interested in "bling" go with the more complex machine.

Any sewing center can help guide you. I own a brother, a euro-pro and two singers and am happy with all of them.

Answer 2

I suggest a well known name like "Singer". They have been making machines for a loooong time now and know what theyre doing. You may also want to get one with the ability to create zigzag stitches, buttonholes, and other sewing options. Ask the lady at the shop and she will point you to just the right one. Expect to pay around 150-200$ for a decent machine though! If your budget is tighter, she can also show you a machine for your price. My cheapo one was like $70 and still gets the job done.

Answer 3

you can get a quality sewing machine from brother for about $150. they have very easy user friendly manuals that are great for a beginer~
make sure that it has the ability to make different kinds of button holes (differnt kinds for differnt kind of fabric) as well as a collection parts called "feet" for differnt stich functions. you want one with a variety of stiches- fucntional and decorative if you will be using the machine for clothes-
don't go too cheap on this- if you don't get a machine with a variety of stiches etc it really inhibits what you can do on the machine- and honestly working on a machine with limited functions makes projects harder especially if she's just starting to sew. also look at what kind of bobbins/ needles it takes- brother is great because it take very generic bobbins so you can buy them cheaply, but some machines from other company's have special bobins(noted by holes in the bobbins or a certain size) so you have to buy a particular kind and spend more.
also- for stocking stuffers buy extras that go with the machine like feet or bobbins, or buy a nice pair of scissors or patterns etc...
if she's not new to sewing ask her if she has a make or model in mind- she may know just what she wants.
good luck- i'm sure she' be thrilled!

Answer 4

I would suggest a digital Pfaff. You can get one at Michael's,
JoAnne's, and sometimes Wal-Mart.
Singer is OK, but for fancy stuff you can't beat a Pfaff. It might cost a little more, but you get more value for your money. My Pfaff
is now 5 years old and still works like new. With Singer, I had to keep buying machines every couple of years because it was more expensive to fix them than it was to replace them.

Answer 5

SINGER is always a good brand but you want to compare the modles some have button hole makers some have different uses you need to know what she wants the machine to do.

Answer 6

Singer is a great brand. Anything digital, I'm not sure how fancy she gets, but the digital ones are very easy to use because there is no gues work. You just dial it in.

Answer 7

Whatever you can afford, you can't go wrong with a SINGER. I have my grandmothers singer which is over ahundred years old and still works like a charm.