Customer Reviews for Singer - 4411 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine - Gray
Customer Rating
4
Sewing Upholstery Vinyl
on December 26, 2015
Posted by: Jane
from unknown
I just purchased this machine and spent a few hours testing it out on a few different fabrics and thicknesses. When searching for a machine I had only 3 requirements: able to sew multiple layers of Upholstery vinyl, under 200$, and I wanted a mechanical machine. I am currently working on a costume corset made of Upholstery vinyl and my old machine can only handle lighter weight fabrics. So when I brought this home I ended up sewing up to 7 layers of vinyl (which is just under 1/4" thick). There were no hiccups when transitioning from 3 to 7 layers at the seam and no hiccups while sewing at 7 layers thick. It also sewed smoothly on 1-10 layers of muslim and 1-6 layers of cotton twill (did not have enough fabric to test out more than 4 layers). Overall, this machine is great for the price! I didn't give it 5 stars because I haven't been able to test out the longevity yet, and from previous reviews am wary that it may not last too long. Although it may not be the best machine money can buy, so far straight out of the box it met all of my requirements as a poor university student who loves to make costumes.
So basically this is a machine I was looking for. After reading reviews, buying it seemed like a gamble - either it will work perfectly or break. At first it seemed to work correctly, but after couple of small sewing projects, needle position is stuck in right position.
i love this machine, is very easy to use very strong and easy to fix, i had thread jam the other day and if you read the instruccions you won't have problem to fix it, just take the upper thread off the machine and rethread it again always make sure to do it in the right way like the book say. great machine for the price.
For a "Heavy Duty" sewing machine, I wish the presser foot would raise higher than it does...I just learning to use this machine and bought it because it was "Heavy Duty". I'm currently working with six(6) layers and find it difficult to get all the layers under the presser foot. Also, I had intended to buy a different model, and wished this one had the auto-threading needle... I messed up threading the machine and thus, messed up the bobbin feed. Learning curve and back to the manual to follow directions. Otherwise, I'm finding this model to be an O.K./usable sewing machine for my "entry-level" projects.
I researched so many different sewing machines before finally selecting the Singer 4411 Heavy Duty. I didn't want a machine that was so complicated I needed to spend hours and hours learning how to use it. This model is perfect for me. Very user friendly. I'm so thrilled with this sewing machine.
I needed to sew some pretty heavy wicker fabric to redo my sling style patio furniture. I borrowed the neighbors machine, and it took several hours to sew one sling. It just wasn't cutting it, so I went online, and ordered this HD 4411. Now I will probably never use it again, but at least I have it if I need it, and I know that no matter what the job, this machine will breeze right through it. I was able to finish 8 more slings in about 90 minutes. If it can handle that fabric as easily as it did, then it should handle just about anything. Even if I never use it again, it was well worth the price just by saving me the headache of plodding through the job with an unfit machine.