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Best Sewing Machines
Roundups by sewer and use: beginners, quilting, hemming, denim, clothes and brand.
- Sewing Machines for Home: A Buying Guide
- Best Sewing Machines for Beginners
- Best Sewing Machines for Hemming
- Best Sewing Machines for Quilting
Heavy Duty Sewing Machines
Singer 44xx and other strong-frame machines: denim, canvas, upholstery and thick seams.
- Can a Home Sewing Machine Sew Denim and Jeans?
- Can a Home Sewing Machine Sew Leather?
- What Is a Heavy Duty Sewing Machine?
- Best Heavy Duty Sewing Machines
- Best Sewing Machines for Denim and Jeans
Computerized Sewing Machines
LCD and push-button models like the Brother CS7000X and XR9550: stitch counts, features and mechanical vs computerized.
- Do You Need a Computerized Sewing Machine?
- What Is a Computerized Sewing Machine?
- Best Computerized Sewing Machines
- Mechanical vs Computerized Sewing Machine
Brands & Model Showdowns
Brother vs Singer vs Janome, model-vs-model posts and single reviews.
- Sewing Machine Brands Compared: Brother, Singer, Janome
- Best Brother Sewing Machines
- Best Singer Sewing Machines
- Brother CS7000X vs XR9550
- Brother vs Singer Sewing Machines: Which Is Better?
- Singer 4423 vs 4452: Which Heavy Duty Model Wins?
- Brother CS5055 Computerized Sewing Machine Review
- Brother CS7000X Computerized Sewing Machine Review
- Brother XM2701 Sewing Machine Review
- Singer 4423 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Review
Know-How & Troubleshooting
Choosing, cost, feet, fabric questions, skipped stitches, jams and tension, following the maker's manual.
- How to Choose a Sewing Machine: Stitches, Motor, Feet
- How Do You Fix Sewing Machine Tension Problems?
- How Much Does a Good Sewing Machine Cost?
- What Is a Walking Foot and Do You Need One?
- Why Does My Sewing Machine Keep Jamming?
- Why Is My Sewing Machine Skipping Stitches?
- Sewing Machine vs Serger: Which Do You Need?