Customer reviews from singer.com
Singer - M1000 Mending Machine | Compact, Lightweight & Portable With 32 Stitch Applications & LED Light
Average customer rating
4.5
(144 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 144 reviews
5 Stars
105
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Star
9
94%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Singer - M1000 Mending Machine | Compact, Lightweight & Portable With 32 Stitch Applications & LED Light
Posted by: Crsmx
from NM
Verified Purchase:Yes
It is what it is. Super basic, I’d say for kids sewing machine. If you want to sew any thick fabric like canvas, denim, corduroy, etc this machine is not for that.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from singer.comBy Customer Support, August 7, 2026
We agree! We are so grateful for your review. Thanks for sharing your rating with us and the Singer family.
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Posted by: T’alu
Verified Purchase:Yes
Bought this for my sister for simple sew tasks. She already had one similar. I could not find how to make a return
Response from singer.comBy Customer Support, August 3, 2026
We thank you for contacting us. If you purchased from Singer.com please visit our website and select Returns & Exchanges, listed at the bottom of the page. You are also welcome to contact our customer care team by emailing us at https://www.singer.com/Contact-Us and one of our Customer Care agents will follow up with you.
Written by a customer while visiting singer.com
Customer Rating
3
Awesome ('til it wasn't) - Stripped screw=downfall
on July 19, 2026
Posted by: MixedMaterialsArtist
This is my second (or third) time (depending on how you count) dealing with timing/alignment issues of the bobbin/needle on my Singer M1000 in just 6 months. (I bought this machine at the end of last year, finally pulled it out of the box at the beginning of this year (6 months ago) and no longer have receipts to return/replace (my bad) :/ )
Right now, running the machine without a bobbin (even with the hand crank), has the needle hitting the bobbin hook (alignment issue). I don't know if it's the hook or the needle that's out of alignment (I even replaced the needle with a new one and it's still out of whack, so it's not that).
It's becoming frustrating. I consider myself new to sewing since I haven't done anything with sewing since mom introduced me to her machine 30+ years ago (but I'm not new to mechanical repairs of various sorts). I liked the quiet and compact nature of this and it's top speed of slow. But, in the first month the needle was hitting the needle plate and breaking my needles. (I stopped trying to use the zigzag stitch and focused on the stitches that seemed to keep it happy.) A few months later, I had to open it up to fix a timing issue (an easy fix, once I stopped trying to follow online advice on how to do it and followed my instincts and the layout of the inside components of the machine, instead). Unfortunately, while putting the machine back together I stripped a screw (that allows a person to remove the case) in a deep narrow hole (even though I was working hard not to overtighten anything...I wish they had been flat heads and less sensitive to exactly how much rise was at the end of the Phillips screwdriver, since I was using the flattest-nosed one I had and it was still an issue...so now I have a stripped screw holding my case together and no matter how much mechanical grit I have, my hardware store has nothing to help me to address the stripped screw in such a long and narrow hole), so I can't even get in the machine to repair/realign anything. Now I'm dead in the water because the needle hits the hook in the bobbin area, even when I take out the bobbin and hand crank to watch the connection.
I loved the small footprint (that it fit easily in a milk crate for easy storage) and went to bat for this machine in sewing groups that viewed it as a "toy" but now I'm stuck in the water...and just a few days before my items are due to the county fair. I'm feeling really let down. :(
I liked that it had a top speed of slow and could get through a lot of my salvaged materials...and that when I opened it up it was clearly laid out (clear enough that I could have disassembled and rebuilt the whole thing from scratch, if I needed to) (since we don't have a machine repair person around here), but the quality of the screwheads to get access to the inside were the straw that broke the camel's back.
I loved it when it was working, but now I don't know if I'm just being a fool to buy another one to replace it. I could pull out the workhorse machine in the back room, but the M1000 was small, quiet, slow running, easy to store and pull out to use in the very limited space I have to work. :( Part of me wonders if I'm better off sewing by hand :( I have to keep reminding myself that when it was working, it was fine. Otherwise it's enough to make me throw in the towel and stop including machine-sewn items in my creations (or focusing on primarily machine sewn items as my primary artistic outlet).
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from singer.comBy Customer Support, July 20, 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry this product has not quite met all of your expectations. Your feedback has been shared with our product development team who continually looks for ways to improve future designs.
Please feel free to reach out at https://www.singer.com/Contact-Us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share.
Please feel free to reach out at https://www.singer.com/Contact-Us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share.
Written by a customer while visiting singer.com
Customer Rating
1
Won’t work
on June 27, 2026
Posted by: Love bug
I bought this unit 3 weeks ago and right out of the box set it up and it won’t work now I’m stuck with a brand new machine that won’t work.Its clear this unit has manufacturing issues.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from singer.comBy Customer Support, June 30, 2026
Hello Love bug, we understand your disappointment with the Singer M1000 Mending Machine and agree that this is not acceptable. It’s important to us that our customers are more than satisfied and we would like the opportunity to resolve this issue immediately. If you give us a chance, we intend to make this right and hope you will allow us to speak with you to discuss the situation. Please email us at https://www.singer.com/Contact-Us and a Customer Care agent will be glad to help.
Written by a customer while visiting singer.com
Customer Rating
1
Stops working immediately
on March 27, 2026
Posted by: Eglock
This worked great one day and the next day the bottom bobbin won’t catch and this is my 3rd time using it!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from singer.comBy Customer Support, April 29, 2026
Thank you for posting a review and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not of the quality you expected. We would like the opportunity to make this right. Please email us at https://www.singer.com/Contact-Us and a Customer Care agent will be glad to help.
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Customer Rating
1
Waste of money
on January 25, 2026
Posted by: Anonymous
Huge waste of money. Unreliable and useless. Do not buy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting singer.com
Customer Rating
1
Spend more time troubleshooting than sewing
on April 30, 2025
Posted by: mer243
something stops working on every 20 minutes. I've gone through 2 machines that both broke within days of purchase. And I've been able to fix the issues but then they contunue happening constantly.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from singer.comBy Customer Service, May 5, 2025
We are sorry to see that your Singer M1000 mending machine is not working to your satisfaction. If you could reach out to our Customer Support Team we would like to assist further. You can reach us at 800-474-6437.
Written by a customer while visiting singer.com
Customer Rating
1
Horrible
on March 1, 2025
Posted by: Sadgrma
I bought this to do lightweight mending without having to haul out my giant old sewing machine. I am so disappointed. The stitch selections don't work. No matter what I choose, there is never a straight stitch.. The tension control doesn't work. It was missing parts. It was missing a user manual.
Response from singer.comBy Customer Support, March 3, 2025
We are sorry to hear that you are having difficulty with your M1000. Please reach out to us at Customer Support for more assistance with your M1000. You can call us at : 800-474-6437. We look forward to helping you!
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