Features: - 1-step buttonhole
- Top drop-in bobbin
- Free-arm with on-board stoarage
- 3 needle positions; instructional video included
Editorial Review:
SINGER 6038 - With traditional styling and build quality needed for years and years of trouble free sewing, model 6038 answers the needs of novices and experiences stitchers alike. * 46 stitch functions (18 stitch pattern) * 1 step built-in buttonhole * Straight stretch stitch * Overedge stretch stitch * Extra-wide zigzag capability: up to 6mm * Adjustable stitch length: up to 4mm * Automatic needle threader * Top drop-in bobbin for ease of use and smooth running * Free-arm design with accessory Storage * 3 position needle selector * Snap-on presser feet * Push-button reverse * Lightweight, with built-in carrying handle * Horizontal thread holder for smooth thread flow without jumping or snagging * Electronic speed control Model: 6038
Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 1.5 / 5.0  Absolutely Awful: 
I bought this machine through Amazon.com and from now on I will not buy their appliances. To return an item to Amazon costs the price of shipping and, believe me, that is adding insult to injury. Amazon should be ashamed to sell it.
I am an able sewer, 4 decades at it, and this machine is a waste of time and space. It comes with a book detailing threading techniques and stiches. As you work through the list of stiches you will be struck again and again by how poorly designed and constructed the machine... more info
good machine: 
I purchased this machine a few years ago from costco (i dont remember how much i paid) after my moms old singer died after 20 something years. I have abused it quite a bit, but it still keeps going. I have used it on all types of fabric thick and thin and it has held up nicely. It had advertised on the box that it was capable of embroidery as well, im not familiar with embroidery but im looking into it now. I would recommend this machine to beginners (EASY to thread) and novice sewers. Great model, weird price:
The 6038, a fine machine, is also listed by Amazon for substantially less. The listing here for a higher price, $230, seems to be an error. Search Amazon for this model at a fair, correct price. Amazon seems not to have noticed this discrepency. Factory Reconditioned Singer- FROM A CRACK HOUSE!!:
I recently purchased a singer model 6038, for my wife for one her Christmas gifts.
I received it today 12-2-03.
Wow, it is missing the manual and the instruction book.
There was also no power cord inside, or a foot pedal.
There was no instructional video.
Then when I took a good look at the machine. There was a long yellow melted spot where they must have put a lit cigarette while they were fixing it. Then before putting a bag over the machine it was wiped down with an oily car rag. And the... more info
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