Brother CS6000i Sew Advance Sew Affordable 60-Stitch Computerized Free-Arm Sewing Machine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Brother CS6000i Sew Advance Sew Affordable 60-Stitch Computerized Free-Arm Sewing Machine
Customer Review: Awesome Sewing Machine
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this sewing machine. It arrived in a timely manner after I ordered it and it is so easy to operate.Customer Review: Awesome machine!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this machine online at amazon a few months ago and I love it! After ten years of suffering with a cheap machine that I bought at Walmart for $100, this thing has been a dream come true! No more struggling and fighting with the machine! I love to sew, but with my old machine I always ended up yelling and complaining - no problems yet with this one! I have already made several skirts with it, and just purchased a brother serger to compliment this machine. I am now a Brother sewing machine fan! This machine is so easy and simple to use. You will not regret it!Customer Review: Awesome machine, I'm glad I made a really good choice!
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently decided to learn sewing, so I came to Amazon, did some research on machines and after looking at quite a few, I decided this one appeared to be what I needed. It struck me as a machine that would be good for a beginner, but also have all the features I would need once I was at intermediate or advanced levels so I wouldn't need to get another one for a while. I also wanted something at a mid-price range, not one of the really cheap ones below $100, but also not in the 300-500 dollar range.
Since I had never tried sewing with a machine before in my life, I signed up for a few sewing classes at Joann's and had my first class last Saturday. It was great that they let you bring your own machine to the class, since I didn't even know how to put the thread through the machine. Once I got there, there was another lady who had bought her machine the day before and she was going on and on about how much research she had made and how great her machine was. But, as the class proceeded, it became clear that lots of things my machine did automatically, such as putting the thread through the needle, sewing backwards, raising the needle, etc., had to be done manually with her machine. Even changing the needle and little foot by the needle were incredibly easy tasks to do with my machine and she seemed to struggle with hers. By the end of the class, I was really happy I had chosen this machine. Having someone else with another machine helped me realize how much easier mine was to operate and set up.
At the next class, which was today and with another teacher, I was told by the teacher that I had a really good and nice to work with machine.
So, here are my thoughts:
PROS
- light-weight and easy to carry around
- comes with a hard cover included
- needles included are German-made and of great quality
- comes with all the accessories you need for quilting, etc.
- incredibly easy to set up, thread (there's actually a drawing of how the thread is supposed to go around the machine, all you have to do is follow it, really dummy-proof!), change accessories, etc; easy to operate in general.
- really nice and large selection of different stiches, about 60 of them
- beginner friendly
- has all the features an advanced user needs (the only thing it doesn't do is embroidery). I don't believe I will need another machine until this one breaks.
CONS
- I haven't run into any yet! :)
Since someone posted a comment asking about the quilting foot, I thought I'd add here that it comes with two quilting feet, one for straight quilting and one for free quilting when you are not doing straight lines. It also has a button foot, a zipper foot, an edging foot, and two or three more feet I am yet to find out what they are for.
I have to say that it appears this machine comes with all the accessories needed, and some just nice to have ones. So far, I have made curtains for my bedroom (two windows, so 4 panels with room-darkening linining) and a very nice fleece vest. I'm impressed at how easy it is to learn sewing and have to say that I believe having a good machine has probably made it a lot easier for me. Today, I have a friend coming to visit me and we are going to Joann's to pick some fabric. She liked my curtains so much that she asked me to make the curtains for her living room, which is really exciting!
Good luck and happy sewing!
Customer Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's taking a little getting used to the digital features, but it's great. Tells you when your thread is binding up underneath, easy bobbin threading, takes on jeans with ease. I've been creating purses from jeans and it goes through the seams with ease! Yay!!!Customer Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
Works great! Easy to follow directions. Doesn't sew at a fast pace but beautiful stitches!