J'ai été couturière pendant 55 ans et je utilise ma machine à coudre presque tous les jours. Ma machine Brother Innovis 1250 était en réparation car après 8 ans, j'avais simplement surexploité l'engin et il avait besoin d'un nouveau mécanisme de crochetage. Je fais tout moi-même, y compris des chemises pour hommes, des costumes et des capes. Je réalise également des Dirndls et des vêtements de soirée ainsi que des objets brodés. J'ai utilisé des machines Singer, Pfaff, Husquarna et Brother et je me considère comme une couturière professionnelle. Je needed a machine strong for my projects of upholstery and for sewing leather. After doing some research and as I already have a Brother machine with many additional feet and bobbins, I decided on this machine.
I was using the machine within 15 minutes and put a new lining in a lamb's leather jacket. I also tried out all the 37 stiches. The stiches are neat and even and easily adjusted.
The machine is noisier than my computerized sewing/embroidery machine but that's rather obvious since it is heavy duty and a mechanical machine. However, it is very strong which is exactly what I wanted.
Now some have written this is suitable for beginners but my opinion is that a beginner may need a personal training. The bobbin winding is a little fiddly as well as the threading since the hook in the threading arm is a little hidden hence easy to miss. The bobbin has to be inserted in the correct direction and the little diagrams printed on the machine may also be confusing for a beginner. One slight mistake and it won't sew properly and a beginner may get disheartened.
However, I am happy with machine and considering the cost of just short of Euro 300 it is good value for money. Brother make excellent and reliable machines.
If I have a couple of niggles, one is the plastic lever for lowering the foot and the second is that there is no instruction booklet. My laptop doesn't have a cd slot and I will have to watch it on TV. However, most tips I picked up on Youtube. That's why I gave it a 4 and not a 5 rating.
All in all a little work horse and good value for money!
Pays : AllemagneI was using the machine within 15 minutes and put a new lining in a lamb's leather jacket. I also tried out all the 37 stiches. The stiches are neat and even and easily adjusted.
The machine is noisier than my computerized sewing/embroidery machine but that's rather obvious since it is heavy duty and a mechanical machine. However, it is very strong which is exactly what I wanted.
Now some have written this is suitable for beginners but my opinion is that a beginner may need a personal training. The bobbin winding is a little fiddly as well as the threading since the hook in the threading arm is a little hidden hence easy to miss. The bobbin has to be inserted in the correct direction and the little diagrams printed on the machine may also be confusing for a beginner. One slight mistake and it won't sew properly and a beginner may get disheartened.
However, I am happy with machine and considering the cost of just short of Euro 300 it is good value for money. Brother make excellent and reliable machines.
If I have a couple of niggles, one is the plastic lever for lowering the foot and the second is that there is no instruction booklet. My laptop doesn't have a cd slot and I will have to watch it on TV. However, most tips I picked up on Youtube. That's why I gave it a 4 and not a 5 rating.
All in all a little work horse and good value for money!
