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Singer, Brother, Janome and Juki lines explained, with model reviews of the machines that people actually buy and what they get wrong.

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Vintage Singer Sewing Machines: What Still Runs

There is a black Singer in your mother’s attic, or one on a table at an estate sale with a …

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Singer Start 1304 Review: Six Stitches, No Menus

Somebody in your life has decided this is the year they learn to sew, and every guide they read hands …

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Singer Sewing Machine Models: What Numbers Mean

You start out comparing two Singers and half an hour later you have eleven tabs open, all showing machines called …

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Singer Sewing Machines: Which Line Fits Which Sewer

Almost everyone who has ever sewn has a Singer story. A grandmother’s black machine in a cabinet, a school sewing …

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Singer M3500 Review: A First Machine That Travels

Not every first machine lives on a desk. Plenty of them live in a closet, come out on the dining …

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Singer 4411, 4423, 4432 and 4452 Compared

Four machines, four numbers, one gray metal body that looks identical in every photo. Somebody at a thrift shop offers …

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Singer 9960 Review: When 600 Stitches Is Too Many

Six hundred stitches is the number on the box, and it is the least useful thing about this machine. Nobody …

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Singer 4423 Review: Is Heavy Duty an Honest Label

The Singer 4423 is the most reviewed sewing machine most people will ever shop for, and the reviews do not …

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Singer 4411 Review: Straight Stitch and Little Else

The Singer 4411 is the cheapest way into the gray heavy duty range, and it is the model people either …

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Sewing Machine With Embroidery: What You Give Up

A sewing machine with embroidery built in is one of the most tempting things on the shelf. One box, two …

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Sewing Machine Brands: Who Makes What, and Where

Every list of the best sewing machine brands puts the same six names in a different order and calls it …

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Juki Sewing Machines: Home Models and Dealer Line

Juki arrives in most home sewing conversations sideways. Someone asks which serger to buy, three people say Juki, and then …

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