Brother XL2600I Sew Advance Sew Affordable 25-Stitch Free-Arm Sewing Machine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Brother XL2600I Sew Advance Sew Affordable 25-Stitch Free-Arm Sewing Machine
Customer Review: Don't waste your time.
Summary: 1 Stars
I decided to take up sewing again, after many years. Everyone said to obviously get a Singer. I thought for the price, and because of the mostly 5 star reviews, I would try out Brother anyway. I sewed on a couple buttons to try the button foot and I was pleased. I went out and spent a lot of money creating a sewing kit and picking out fabric for my first project on my new machine. 75% of the way through the project (and after an hour of sewing) the machine stopped working correctly. I re-threaded the bobbin multiple times, everything was good. After taking off the top plate, I saw that the top thread was no longer catching where it should. After research on fixing and consulting my grandma (a lifelong sewer), I determined that even if this is a fixable problem, no machine should break that soon. To save myself countless hours of headaches in the future, I decided to return it immediately and purchased a Singer instead. My grandma said that her Singer was doing the same thing last year and she finally had to repurchase one - AFTER 40 YEARS OF PERFECT USE. Sorry Brother, your printer and fax machine that's sitting in our home office is okay, but I'm sticking with the pros (Singer) on this one.Customer Review: Easy & versatile
Summary: 4 Stars
About me: I am an absolute beginner and my mother/granny did not sew. I am taking a sewing class and touched a sewing machine for the very first time there. (a 50-year old ELNA).
The only reason I am not giving this product a 5 star is because I have only used it for about 3 weeks so far and hence cannot vouch for its reliability long term.
Amazon delivered the machine in 3 days - very prompt service. The machine is easily portable and at the same time is not so light that it will trip over when working on an intensive project. Its modern and compact, and yet roomy enough to accommodate your fabric. While not overcrowded with features, it does come in with a handy set of features which will make your sewing experience simple and easy.
The manual was fairly good and I was able to set up the machine in about 20 minutes. Winding the bobbin and threading are very easy. Threading the bobbin is extremely simple (this model has the one-step bobbin threading). The storage compartment comes with about 3 types of presser feet, spare needles, spare bobbins and a tool.
There are 25 stitches - about 12 are decorative and the remaining are just various types of stitches. There is a needle thread guide which makes threading the needle very simple. The presser foot can just be snapped on and need not be screwed in.
The stitches are consistent and nice and machine is easy and efficient to work with. I would definitely recommend this for a beginner.
Customer Review: Easy to Use
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my wife for Christmas (she asked for it). She has never used a sewing machine before, but was able to really jump into using this one. She found it very easy to use and was sewing things she had been wanting to for a while in no time.Customer Review: Easy to be a seamstress!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this sewing machine a few weeks prior to Halloween, so I could sew up a dolphin costume for my daughter. I'm a brand new sewer, so I don't know exactly what to expect, but the instructions were so simple and straight-forward, that I was sewing in literally an hour after opening the package. Includes several extra bobbins, so don't bother ordering additional ones just yet. Fantastic! My next project is a doll kit I've been holding onto for 4 years because I didn't have the machine! I'm so happy I got this machine - rated the best by someone (was is Consumer Reports?) and at a fantastic price!Customer Review: Everything I expected
Summary: 4 Stars
The machine is quite simple to set up and use. I have not used a sewing machine in many years and I found the machine to be everything AI expected it to be especially for the money.
The directions for threading were not included and not too clear but I did figure it out.
I have purchased for Amazon in the past and will continue to do so in the futurer.