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BigWilly!
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Any recommendations on a mini sewing machine?


I'm looking at buying one of those cheapish miniature sewing machines, living the nomadic lifestyle in a camper so no room for a full sized model, & looking for recommendations since there are a lot of them being sold on Amazon. Hand sewing is too damned tedious & looking to speed things up. Problem is, I have NO experience with anything but the full sized units & don't wanna be stuck with crap.

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Janome Jem is a terrific little machine made to be portable for taking to classes. https://www.janome.com/machines/sewing/jem-gold...

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It sure looks nice.. but the price puts it somewhat out of my reach unfortunately. Thanks tho.

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I don't know anything about them but you can buy a Singer mini sewing machine for about twenty bucks. The name alone is probably worth that much and if it is a piece of crap at least you won't have much invested. Good to see someone actually using this site, too!

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I wouldn't go for those "regular - looking" mini sewing machines. They'll be crap and I'd be mad. Instead, go for a mini portable handheld sewing machine. At least you're manually handling its movement, and it's not as bad as handsewing

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I ended up buying a used IKEA sewing machine.

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BigWilly! wrote:
I ended up buying a used IKEA sewing machine.

Nice!

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DragonLady wrote:
Nice!

Yeah, & it's a lot lighter than a regular sized sewing machine.. which is important when living in a camper. Ideally, I'd like to have 1 of those old Singer treadle sewing machines but lack the space for it.

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BigWilly! wrote:

DragonLady wrote:
Nice!

Yeah, & it's a lot lighter than a regular sized sewing machine.. which is important when living in a camper. Ideally, I'd like to have 1 of those old Singer treadle sewing machines but lack the space for it.

Oh yes, I want one of those treadle machines, too!

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DragonLady wrote:

Oh yes, I want one of those treadle machines, too!

I was talking to a cobbler a number of years ago & he claimed that the old treadle style sewing machine was preferred in his trade because of the control it gave & it could easily punch through the thickest leather.

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