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Phyllis replied to the discussion 'Store Brand Question' in the group Kenmore Users
>> sigh << Please accept apologies for the typos in my July 09 post. Proof reading obviously fell short.
Bonnie's posting about Kenmore's is as is known to me. Currently Janome is at the upper end of the scale of machines to…
Phyllis commented on the blog post 'Advice on machine for beginner?'
This venture is a very personal choice. MO, first & formeost know you dealer. You specify brands but w/o mentioning how you came by the choices.
The ability to test run a machine is very very helpful. I have & use Kenmore's since circa…
Phyllis replied to the discussion 'Store Brand Question' in the group Kenmore Users
Laura is correct to my knwoing. My first Kenmore, a something something 71 - bought early 1958 to sew my maternity clothes, was made by White.
I learned to sew on my mother's floor deomstartor White console she bought for $90.00 (?) circa…
Phyllis replied to the discussion 'Store Brand Question' in the group Kenmore Users
To my knowing various companies made "Kenmore" machines for Sear's over the years. Sometimes the differences between the other brands is slight. Other times at a greater scale.
Much like the low & high end machines of other…
Phyllis commented on the group 'Kenmore Users'
Another Kenmore enthusiast here. My first was bought, to sew myself maternity clothes, in a Sear's Vineland, NJ store early 1958. It was work horse. Circa 1975, the stitch tension went awry. Was able to get the part because this happened 3…
Phyllis commented on the group 'Kenmore Users'
Alie - Can appreciate your being slightly bummed. Any plastic part can present a problem. Having the other pieces does indeed make up for the irreplaceable part.
Phyllis replied to the discussion 'A Kenmore for $2.50!' in the group Kenmore Users
Way to go Laura. MO, a wiser choice than some of the lower end models on today's market. Pleased to read it cleaned up. Sadly, this sometimes falls short and was recently posted. Plastic parts seem like planned obsolescence.
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- About Me:
- Retired PeriOperative RN
I've sewn something in the catogries listed to varying degrees.
Taught sewing classes breifly circa 1966/'67.
Relocation required I turn the efort over to someone else.
- What type of sewing do you enjoy?
- garment, drapery, home decor, upholstery, quilting, cross stitch, embroidery
- What type(s) of sewing machine(s) do you have?
- My first strght st console Kenmore,
Kenmore purchased circa 2005
Singer 500A,
New Home DX 2015,
my mother's White purchased circa, Kenmore1937/'38,
Bl retired serger,
BL dedicated cover stitch,
HQ 936.
- What brands of patterns have you tried?
- Choices run the gamut.
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