Re: which machine

In article <CuudnS3aMqQaRXrenZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"BEI Design" <nobeidesignspam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

tap wrote:
Hi everyone, i want to buy new sewing machine for wife, will
spend around £200 can any one reccomend a good one please. i
have been offered a jamone 3050 for £200 is this good?
many thanks, mick

You will undoubtedly get responses which suggest that you give your
wife a gift certificate and let her test drive machines *herself*. I
heartily endorse this route. To a great extent, choosing a sewing
machine is similar to choosing any other tool (would you want her to
"surprise" *you* with a tool for your work/hobby?). She needs to have
major input in the decision, no opinion from any of us will be able to
determine what *she* needs/would like best.

Oh I agree completely. The person who picks the machine, logically,
should have experience or a frame of reference with which to make the
choice. Someone who hasn't sewn, especially the kind of sewing done by
person who will receive the machine, would have no way of making sound
judgments and might be susceptible to sales-person machinations.
Further, that's a lot of money to invest in something that may not suit
her needs. There are many different kinds of sewing: craft work,
quilting, utilitarian, home decor, clothing, couture, embroidery, etc.
Those considerations can only be made by the person doing the sewing.

--
I fear me you but warm the starved snake,
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI, Shakespeare)
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