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Every 6 months I used to go to my mother and use her Bernina sewing machine to fix some clothes. The machine is old already but still works good. Recently she b
by faebi 8y ago
Every 6 months I used to go to my mother and use her Bernina sewing machine to fix some clothes. The machine is old already but still works good. Recently she bought me a new mechanical one. I really hope it will last all my life. I don't need it much, but it's a pleasure to fix things or make something small. Plus, the use of a powerful machine makes it way more fun than stitching. Also, it still wastes less time than me searching and buying something new.
- jacquesm 8y agoI buy up the really old ones and repair them then give them away. They last a lifetime (literally, these are machines from the 30's to the 70's and it is not rare that the previous owner had it as a wedding gift and passed away). I love the Naumann brand, they are really indestructible, light industrial stuff. There are some intricate bits the trickery required to get the timing just right is at the edge of my patience but when they run it is like music.
- natch 8y ago>Recently she bought me a new mechanical one. As opposed to a non-mechanical sewing machine? What does this mean? Guessing you mean one with metal gears unlike the plastic-geared junk sold new in most stores now?
- faebi 8y agoThe last "mechanical" one of Bernina: https://www.bernina.com/en-US/Products-US/BERNINA-products/Sewing-Quilting-and-Embroidery/BERNINA-Classic-Series/BERNINA-1008 https://www.bernina.com/en-US/Products-US/BERNINA-products/S... From what I know there is just less logic and software inside. Whenever I change the style of stitching, I can hear some mechanical clicking inside of it. So I assume there is no fancy logic inside. Just pure mechanical switches and an engine.