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Don’t buy a beginner sewing machine without these features

I missed the moment when I touched my sewing machine for the first time. It is such a miracle moment that every beginner sewist has when she/he made up her/his mind and buy the very first sewing machine. There is a beautiful sewing path ahead waiting for you!

However, it is only when you can choose the right sewing machine to buy. And, here is a guide we made for you of what is the best basic sewing machine to buy. If you have time, you can read the ultimate guide with thousands of words. Or you can choose to read only 500 words as below and focus to only the three most essential factors:

Sewing machine for a beginner

You will need a built-in needle threader

Threading is a matter to every sewing machine and sewist. You have to thread the needle first before sewing anything. So, choose a device which helps this path more accessible for you with a built-in needle threader. With this function, your sewing process will be a lot convenient, no matter how you are young with enormous eyes and steady hands or a middle-aged lady with eye problems.

Be smart and save yourself out of trouble with a handy dandy built-in needle threader. You will sew a lot faster than ever.

Don’t waste time on a poorly designed bobbin system.

Do you want the most frustration caused by the bobbin system on your first sewing machine? I am sure that no one does.

For example, if the bobbin is concealed beneath the front of the machine. And, some troubles happen, and you have to change it. You will have to take off the case in the front and then remove the casing to get to the vertically held inside bobbin. More dangerously, all of these troubles are hardly seen from the outside, and you may face the possibility that your bobbin would run out, but you don’t know about.

So, the best sewing machine for beginners must be a machine with a great top-loading drop-in bobbin. With this kind of bobbin system, the process will pop out and drop into place without requiring you disassemble the bobbin casing. More attractively, you can see through the cover plate and manage to fix the problem if any. So, everything is visible and in control. You will love the feature.

Don’t miss the free arm capability

It will be helpful a lot! The arm allows you to sew a garment in the narrow or round curve (such as sleeves and pant hems). To begin your sewing path, the small project will be more appropriate, and you will desperately need such thing like the free arm! So, be sure to check whether the machine you are going to buy has this critical feature.

Start with a mechanical model sewing machine

A mechanical model sewing machine

I know that there are a thousand excellent computerized and electrical sewing machines available in the market and may lure you very quickly. However, if you are a beginner, give a mechanical model a try.

It doesn’t offer you too many features nor confuse yourself with too many options. You will only focus on the essentials provided by the machine. You will find it an easy sewing machine for beginners than the others.

The second reason I recommended this kind of machine is that you will always need a mechanical back-up device. If you are experienced, you often need more than one sewing machine. The computerized model is convenient and rich in features, but you can fix it if any trouble happens. Then, you will need a mechanical one on your hand to sew whenever the problem occurs. And it happens very frequently!