Loaded with options, including 40 stitch functions
Top drop-in bobbin; horizontal thread delivery for better stitches
Electronic speed control; easy threading and tension system
Four-step buttonhole for easy buttonhole sewing; push-button reverse
Editorial Review:
Singer Household Sewing Machines:
Capable of 40 stitch functions and loaded with other options, this Singer machine is simple to operate and makes it possible for even novices to enjoy creative sewing. Some of the convenience features include a top drop-in bobbin that's easy-in, easy-out, and easy to see; an easy threading system with a dial for precisely adjusting needle-thread tension; an electronically controlled foot pedal for smoothly maintaining or changing speeds; touch-and-wind handwheel declutching; push-button reverse sewing for neat seam-ends; a three-needle position selector for attaching zippers and top stitching; and a built-in four-step buttonholer for easy buttonhole sewing. The machine is quiet and ruggedly built, includes a sewing light and a built-in carrying handle, provides horizontal thread delivery for better stitches, and has a slide-off extension table for free-arm sewing. Real excitement comes from the 40 stitch functions provided, including, for example, overedge, monogram, satin, sandcastle, feather, kite, and darning. A complete accessory package (various presser feet, friction-free spool holders, transparent bobbins, and needles for sewing different fabrics) is included, and it stores onboard the machine. Invaluable is Singer's illustrated, step-by-step instruction booklet covering everything from the basics to zipper sewing to pattern stitching to free-arm sewing to highly detailed buttonhole sewing--and much, much more. --Fred Brack
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Great machine:
Excellent machine! Sews wonderfully, easy to use and has great features. Ordering was easy and the best deal - with $30 coupon and free shipping the price is actually $114.99. Love it and am sewing slip-covers for my sleeper sofa!
Buyer beware. This is not your mother's Singer.:
Buyer beware. This is not your mother's Singer. They sold it off years ago and have used the name to sell cheap and poor designed sewing machines.
Not happy with at all. I have used it 4 times in 1 year, very light repair stuff. Now it is totally unusable I have tried to contact Singer many times by email and they tell me to call between the hours or 9 and 5 Monday through Friday while at the machine. This is very hard to do when you work for a living. A local repair shop said it is the poor design of the... more info
twice to the shop in 6 months - not happy:
We bought this sewing machine in March and my wife is learning to sew. We do not use the machine very often so it is very disappointing that we are now on our second visit to the shop. The first one happened just within the 90 day warranty, and we were able to send to official center 60 miles away. That problem was clearly a manufacturing defect where a part came loose inside. This second problem is the actual sewing is now not correct. Appears to be a tension problem, but everything appears ok. At this... more info
nealry impossible to raise the bobbin thread successfully:
Every time I've used this machine I've spent over an hour trying to raise the bobbin thread successfully. Everything appears fine until you sew, and then if the thread doesn't tangle in the bobbin area it appears to be loopy underneath the fabric. If the bobbin is loaded "just right" it sews fine (without adjusting settings on the machine). I thought it was just me until a much more experienced person had exactly the same problem - it shouldn't be this difficult! After reading the other reviews I'm... more info
