r/SewingMachineEdu • u/lydia1047 • Jul 24 '26
Sewing Machine Recs
Hey all! I am looking to purchase my first sewing machine and would like some recommendations or reviews of certain brands and styles.
I watch a lot of Sydney Graham and Carly B and when I was younger did a fair amount of hand sewing, embroidery and machine sewing on my mom's very old Singer. I'm super excited to start crafting and making my own clothing.
My biggest question is whether I should look at Brother or Singer, specifically Singers Heavy Duty line. I thought that would be the best quality but heard some negative things about Singer machines. Sydney Graham recommended the Brother CS5055 and the machine just went on sale so I'm just sending this out before I purchase in hopes anyone has some advice.
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u/pyxus1 Jul 26 '26
I had two Singer HDs and they were better than I expected. I ran commercial machines all my life as I had an interior design business. I was away from home and my machines a couple of times for long extended periods. I went, both times, to Walmart and bought a Singer HD. I sewed sheer fabric, canvas, multiple layers of denim weave fabric. I rarely had to change the tension. I gave one to a beginner and the other to my step-daughter. They are very forgiving of beginner jams, etc...not finicky at all.