We have been making masks and wore out one of our older machines. We ordered two of the heavy duty machines and gave one to our daughter. She easily learned the basics and has begun her creative journey in sewing.
Making clothes and face masks I didn't t think I would like The top loading bobbin but now have changed my mind because I can see when bobbin is getting low on thread. The only thing I don't t like is the cord is too short-about another foot in length would be better.
My daughter had been using the same Singer machine I used to make some of her baby clothes. It was at least 30 years old. It worked but had seen better days. Since my daughter was making masks for anyone who needed them, I decided it was time to invest in something more reliable. Singer was reliable before so I did my research and this model seemed like the heavy duty we were looking for. So far, my daughter made many more masks and pieced a quilt she had started a decade ago. Not one problem! It's a work horse! So happy with our purchase!
I brought this machine for my 94 year old mother and she loves it. And it is easy for her to use. When checking it out for her, I liked it so well I brought one for myself. Even though I already have 3 sewing machines.
We read a bunch of reviews, articles, and personal testimony. Hard as heck to even find an available machine during this pandemic. We wanted a Singer, and one finally came available and was not price hiked like everywhere else. Anyway, we got it, set it up, downloaded all of the directions, did a few test runs.....then all of our troubles started. Basically, the thread (we tried 8 different threads, and a few materials, and it would constantly bind and stop threading correctly. We could not reach anyone for days for support. When we finally got a call back, we asked to return and full refund. Still awaiting the refund.
When I first tried to use new machine, it would not pick up the bobbin thread at all. I could tell that the timing was off on this machine. I called the customer service many times with no answer. I tried their chat help line which only tried to charge me for an answer. Absolutely ridiculous!! I finally u tubed how to fix the timing and fixed it myself. The point is that you should never have to worry about having to fix a brand new machine. I am fairly pleases with how this machine works now No Thanks To Singer!