MILLEPUNTI MKR75 32 Built-in Stitches Advance Sewing Machine for Adults

Let me start with - I've been sewing since I was a kid. over 40 years, I've sewn on a ton of different name brand machines from all different eras, from a treadle powered 20's machine, through a 50's, 80's, and 90's home sewing machine, an industrial machine, and a bunch of cheap $20 type machines. I mostly make clothing - costumes, historical reenactment and the occasional real life outfit or curtains. But I'm an amateur, mostly doing this for my own joy and occasional profit.This machine matches my experience with most of the machines I use most often - a home sewing machine, does a good hos

I think this is a fine sewing machine for someone starting out or for someone who needs to do sewing projects from time to time like hemming and alterations, or making pot holders, or even piecing together a stuffed animal or piece of clothing. I used to sew with an old Necchi machine that was manual like this one - I made all sorts of things with that machine and really put it through its paces for years until it started eating up all my bobbin thread and misbehaving. I'd never once had it serviced or oiled, which it likely needed. At that point, I started using/borrowing my sister's Bernina

I am really liking this machine. No, it does not have all the bells and whistles of the computerized machines (and I do have a couple of those), but it has what you need to do basic sewing at a price comparable to the more well known brands of manual machines. Plus, with the available decorative stitches, you can get creative beyond the basics. And, bonus points, it’s light enough to be portable. I’m looking forward to bringing it to craft day at our community center!Some caveats, being used to how things are accomplished on my other machines, it did take me a little time to adjust to their ma

It turns out that leaving your sewing machine in a closet for 15 years isn't a good idea. It will not work when you get it back out, which is what happened to me. Since then, I've been on the market for a simple, manual machine that can take care of my relatively simple sewing needs.This one caught my eye because it was simple and manual, but still allowed for thicker fabrics and a few decorative stitches. I do a lot of decorative work by hand, but when I want those perfect, long stretches of stitches for seams or edges, a machine is really needed. I'm currently making new, very heavy duty, li

I gave this machine a fairly thorough test, including filming the stitches up close and opening a brand-new spool of thread specifically for the test. Unfortunately, I ran into problems almost immediately.The stitch selection system is frustrating. The regular stitches are marked in black, with the second and third groups in light blue and dark blue, and you have to turn the dial to access them. I tested quite a few stitches, and it was extremely difficult to line the settings up correctly. Even when I thought I had the dial positioned properly, the machine often did not reproduce the stitch s

As a quilter for lots of years now, I've collected quite a few sewing machines, from treadle, to vintage electric, to top of the line computerized European models. So I know sewing machines. This machine claims to be heavy duty but it definitely is not. It is a basic sewing machine with no computerization at all. Everything is manual. The stitch selection knob is hard to tell what stitch it is set on, so you have to do a test run first. Stitch length, width, and upper tension are wheels you turn at the top edge of the machine and they take a lot of adjusting to get a good stitch even through j

I hadn't sewn in years and was a little intimidated getting back into it, but this machine made the process much easier than I expected. The automatic needle threader alone has saved me a ton of frustration since threading by hand always used to be the most annoying part for me. The variety of built-in stitches has been more than enough for everything I've tried so far, from simple hems to a small quilting project.The included presser feet and accessory kit meant I didn't have to go buy extra attachments right away, which was a nice surprise. It handles heavier fabrics without struggling or sk

I ordered this machine specifically so that I could sell leather and jeans. I have several different sewing machines, including an upholstery machine however, there are times I do not want to dig out my huge upholstery machine in order to make a small repair to a leather or heavy, denim item. I have numerous items that I’ve been working on and this machine feels the bill perfectly. Well, it is not a three-quarter horse or one horsepower motor. It does the job nicely as long as you do not get a hurry over it. Be sure and use the specialized needles for denim and leather. Otherwise, you will sna