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Singer - 4452 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine - Gray
Average customer rating
4.3
(629 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 629 reviews
5 Stars
407
4 Stars
114
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
21
1 Star
59
85%of customers recommend this product.
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287)
Customer Reviews for Singer - 4452 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine - Gray
Customer Rating
5
Purchased after losing everything to a fire
on November 18, 2025
Posted by: Sewblessed2025
Verified Purchase:Yes
I bought this for my husband, who makes quilts with me---we lost everything we had to a fire on July 24,2025, and this is our first purchase to start sewing again. He loves the machine, well worth the investment.
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Posted by: Quade
from Wisconsin
Verified Purchase:Yes
Excellent machine. From heavy fabrics to sheets, it does all.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: GR
from Miami, FL
Verified Purchase:Yes
I use this machine for simple projects. It seems to work as a basic machine, but lacks some simple features such as auto-adjustment for material width that are standard on comparable machines. I sew elastic belts with sew-on velcro, and this machine does not handle them very well, skipping stitches and losing the bobbin at times. This is really disappointing as it is supposed to be a heavy duty machine. For the price, I wish I would have gotten a different machine might not have been 'heavy duty', but would have been easier for a novice sewer like myself.
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Customer Rating
4
I researched the best sewing machine that suites my needs.
on April 22, 2020
Posted by: Liz
from Converse, Texas
Verified Purchase:Yes
I like it because it is heavy duty, easy threading (It shows in the machine where to thread it step by step; same with the bobbin) and the easy needle threading. The Singer sewing assistant helps but I prefer a live instruction like the one in You Tube by different sewers instead of just pictures of instructions. But prefer to get the live video instructions on different features and projects from the Singer Company itself. There should be more definite instructions on when to use the lowering feet at the back of the machine on definite kind of fabric (to state on what type of fabric) aside from quilting.
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Customer Rating
1
Sad about my Singer
on November 2, 2015
Posted by: Alice
from unknown
Verified Purchase:No
I really was impressed with my machine for the first 3 months. In month four, my machine seemed to have terrible tension problems out of the clear blue. I tried adjusting the tension using the knobs provided, but nothing. I was forced to take my 4-month-old machine to a repair shop because when I contacted Singer, I was told the warranty expired for those parts in 90 days. However, they did note that the plastic case, foot petal and light had a longer warranty, REALLY!!?? that was no help to me. I took it to a repair shop and was told the timing was messed up. The repair expense was $90. It is sad that Singer does not have enough faith in the quality of its own product to give it a longer warranty on all the parts. I had a 25 year old Kenmore prior to this machine and took it to the repair shop at the same time. It needed some basic maintenance and it is back up and running fine. I am now sewing on my old Kenmore and using my Singer as a paper weight. In summary, if you are lucky and your machine does not fall apart after the first 3 months, it is a great machine, but I was not that lucky.
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Posted by: Kathy - trying to make masks
from Laytonsville, Md
Verified Purchase:Yes
This machine did not stitch properly and none of the trouble shooting techniques listed in the manual (that I had to download) worked. Extremely disappointed in this machine.
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Customer Rating
2
Mine had issues from the start. I had it 3 weeks & returned.
on May 29, 2018
Posted by: Lynn
from Near Dallas, Texas, USA
Verified Purchase:Yes
From the very start, the Singer Heavy Duty simply would NOT employ & engage the button-holer for me, regardless of fabric attempted, or for my class Instructor, despite over a dozen attempts simulated the exact same as the Husqvarna machines. It had difficulty sewing through layers of fabric. The sewing shop allowed me a full purchase price trade-up to acquire a Husqvarna model. So very glad I did!!! No issues or problems like in this Singer HD model.
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Customer Rating
1
i tried to give this machine a chance, but......
on October 23, 2018
Posted by: Lalaine
from Brea, California
Verified Purchase:No
I learned to sew in 1966 at age 10 on my mom's professional Singer shop machine (with full motor). After I got married, I bought my own Singer Diana in 1977. LOVED that machine! I sewed so many things on it over the next 30 years and only took it to repair once. For the next 10 years I only sewed sporadically, but my Diana was always dependable. Around 2015 I started having problems with the electronics, got it fixed, it was good to go. But the next year same thing, different part of the electronics that caused the machine to smoke while using it. I was told some of the electronic parts had burned up, and they could no longer find replacement parts! I was devastated! The machine will only stitch straight, so I had to find another new machine that would zig zag and do other side to side stitches. After some research, and a desire to stay with Singer (I have my grandmother's ancient Singer treadle machine that was built in 1922), I chose this heavy duty 4452 in hopes of having another workhorse for the next 40 years (if I live that long!). I've given this machine 2 years and I still don't like it. The main reasons: 1) every time I start a seam and try to backstitch, it jamms up and sometimes tears the fabric as I attempt to remove it from the machine. So now I don't backstitch. 2) the machine comes unthreaded on its own, all the time! I don't know how it does this, or how its even possible, but the thread comes out of the top looper all of a sudden without warning. I start getting a dirty stitch or a jam, and immediately look at the looper, and there it is, unthreaded again! its soooo frustrating! I never had this problem with Diana. sewing used to be a fun hobby, now its a nightmare, I dread using this machine. the only thing stopping me from buying another new one (probably different brand this time) is that i'm a lot older now and rarely sew anymore, so its not worth the price of a new one. I would give anything to find replacement parts for Diana!
Response from singer.comBy singersewingpwr, singersewingpwr, May 29, 2019
Sorry you are having issues with your 4452. It's not normal for it to jam at the beginning when you reverse. Are you holding the thread tails with you begin the seam? If you are starting right on the edge and then reversing the needle may be pushing the fabric into the throat plate. Holding the thread tails for the beginning of a seam may help. (Also check needle size for the weight of the fabric.)
Sounds like possibly a threading issue, if the thread is coming out of take up lever. It's possible that it wasn't in correctly at the beginning. Make sure to have the presser foot raised and the needle in the highest position when you begin threading. As the take-up lever is not exposed as older machines had them, it may be easy to not get it slipped in correctly. When you are threading this area and make the turn around the take-up lever, give the thread a tug to be sure it's completely in the take-up lever and then thread the rest to the machine. Before threading the needle pull on the thread with the presser foot raised. It should pull easily through the machine. Now lower the presser foot and continue to pull. You should feel some resistance. If the thread continues to come out of the take-up lever, then the machine needs to be serviced to have this re-positioned.
Sounds like possibly a threading issue, if the thread is coming out of take up lever. It's possible that it wasn't in correctly at the beginning. Make sure to have the presser foot raised and the needle in the highest position when you begin threading. As the take-up lever is not exposed as older machines had them, it may be easy to not get it slipped in correctly. When you are threading this area and make the turn around the take-up lever, give the thread a tug to be sure it's completely in the take-up lever and then thread the rest to the machine. Before threading the needle pull on the thread with the presser foot raised. It should pull easily through the machine. Now lower the presser foot and continue to pull. You should feel some resistance. If the thread continues to come out of the take-up lever, then the machine needs to be serviced to have this re-positioned.
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