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(11 customer reviews) 23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
it really pays to get a nicer one even for a beginner unless you don't mind upgrading after about one year,
February 2, 2009 Jamie V (Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brother(R) VX1435 Mechanical Sewing Machine (Kitchen)
I got this machine a year ago as a beginning sewer. I really loved it and was able to learn and make many things with it. I discovered and confirmed that sewing was going to be my 'thing'. I did not want my husband buying anything too expensive or fancy just in case I ended up not liking to sew.
Its a basic model and I don't need all of the fancy extras anyway. But now a year later, as my sewing confidence is growing and I am moving on to try new things, the machine stopped working right. There is some sort of problem with the thread. Its not the tension, I have tried everything. We have oiled and dusted it, changed thread, bobbins and fabric. The manual is terrible and not very helpful. The machine still runs but after a few stitches, the thread either breaks or comes out.
It may be a simple problem to fix but not something we can figure out. Since my husband got it for so cheap (and even on sale) he decided to get me a new one instead of paying to have this...Read more
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
So far, so good.,
December 15, 2009 Dee Marie "readtilyoudrop" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brother(R) VX1435 Mechanical Sewing Machine (Kitchen)
I am learning to sew again. This machine is very basic, but not more than I need right now. The instructions that came with the machine are easy to understand. It is very easy to set up and to use.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The machine couldn't even sew a simple straight seam!,
June 8, 2010 Just Another Linguist (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Brother(R) VX1435 Mechanical Sewing Machine (Kitchen)
I just returned my Brother VX-1435 after two days of struggling, trying to get it to work. I've done plenty of sewing on other machines, but thought that since I don't use a lot of fancy features, I might as well get a basic machine. What a mistake!
The machine wouldn't even sew a simple, straight-line stitch without skipping a stitch every so often - at least one every few inches, and at least once per seam it just quit sewing stitches at all and left you with two long strings of dangling thread. I tried everything to get it to pick up the bobbin thread - took out the bobbin case (an unnecessarily complicated setup, compared to any other machine I've used), re-threading the top thread, adjusting the tension (there's only one tension knob for both top and bottom) - I even took out the whole bobbin mechanism, following the steps in the manual, to check it. No luck at all.
The instruction booklet says to call the company before taking the machine back to the...Read more
