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: Wonderful basic sewing machine!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been sewing for overfourty years ,and so I am aquainted with sewing machines starting with my grandmother's treadle White to my current Viking.
My Viking had to go for its yearly tension repair so I was left ( not very happily , I might add) in the middle of a project that required a lot of straight and zigzag stitching ..... I decided to buy a good BACKUP machine.
I read the reviews and checked the Consumer Report (March 2009) and found the Brother XL2600I. I decided that if the reviews were correct then this was exactly what I was looking for....and it was and is. This is a great little basic machine. The stitches are uniform, the tension is amazingly perfect , and the instructional manuel is EASY to understand . This machine allows the project to be the focus of the sewing experince.
The price is exceptioanl for the quality of the product.
Good buy.
Customer Review: Great for beginners
Summary: 5 Stars
My mother taught me how to sew the summer before I went to college and over the summer I really enjoyed learning and decoded I wanted to continue. I found the Brother for cheap and decided to go with it. It is a very hardy machine and has moved with me from home in New Mexico to college in Wisconsin for the past two years and I took it with me on a trip to Oregon. Each trip it was bumped and banged and buried under a pile of other things but came out working just as good as ever... a real plus in the life of a college student. I have learned how to do much more in the two and a half years that I've been sewing since I bought the machine and I am happy to report that I have not year found a project I could not do with this machine. It is easy to thread both the needle and the bobbin and rarely breaks a thread or catches. It has been a great machine to learn and grow onCustomer Review: Great little machine
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm quite impressed with the reliability and steady function of this machine - for the price, it performs as well as models costing two to three times as much. I've completed a number of projects with it, including difficult piping on a heavyweight slipcover, and everything I've made holds up well to wear and tear. It has a nice even stitch, I've had no problems with bobbin tension.
It's wise to read the manual fully, particularly if you're not extremely comfortable with machines already. All the stitch functions exist and work fine - you just have to know where to find them (reading the manual is HELPFUL). It's a simple machine for a beginner, with the quality, basic functions useful to an experienced seamstress.
I love it! I'm turning out projects that look like pottery barn products, with an $80 machine.
Customer Review: a must-have for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife wanted a cheap sewing machine for just a few mends and odd jobs, so we got this--two years ago. Got a 10-minute refresher from my better half, and I was good to go. It was easy for me, and I hadn't sewn for over 30 years. This weekend, we re-upholstered two sofas. That's right--thick upholsery material. We both did one.
On the thick upholstery material, I had to go slow sometimes (like over folded seams, where fabric is 4 pieces thick). For the rest of it, I could just hum along as usual.
Our experience speaks to its ease of use and durability. Having this tiny thing around is great. It's logged hundreds of hours on projects that we wouldn't have even conceived of had it not been around. In sum-- fun, simple, useful gadget that has paid for itself several times over already.
Customer Review: Great little machine!
Summary: 5 Stars
I used to have a Sears portable sewing machine and thought about having it cleaned and serviced, but it would have cost $90 plus any parts needed. But it was 35 years old and weighed a ton! This Brother XL2600i machine cost me less than $85 and shipping was free. This is a great little machine. I'm making a quilt and have very little to complain about. The machine is very light which is great for moving it from table to storage area, but it moves around a little more on my table. I'd rather have the lightweight feature for carrying it, though! The easy bobbin winding feature and auto needle threader are awesome! You can still thread the needle yourself if you feel like it, but the needle threader is so easy once you get the hang of it. Love this machine!!