A great write-up on the current state of the domestic sewing machine manufactures

[callistotoni]

Skip down to the paragraph before "Chapter 2" and read to the end.

http://www.evidently.org/2007/he-said/too-much-information/

Comments

[lifeofglamour.livejournal.com]

Excellent article, very informative! Thanks for posting!

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

interesting!

Kinda off topic...

[callistotoni.livejournal.com]

... but I'm curious. What model of Bernia did you buy?

Re: Kinda off topic...

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

I have a 1230 - it's older than Andrew. :-)

[helblonde.livejournal.com]

Elna isn't Elna anymore? *is sad* I guess I got in during the good years.

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

That's a very interesting article. Thanks for pointing it out.

[freewaydiva.livejournal.com]

Goodness! I've been lucky on the sewing machine front, then, I guess. My first was a Singer that was older than me (and weighed as much as my car). A complete workhorse. My "new" one I bought for a song from my friend's dad when her mother died. It's a Bernina, and an older model, but I'm confident that it'll last me a good, long while.

That is an invaluable article, though - good find!

[red6count.livejournal.com]

As a former sewing maching salesguy, (Brother/MonkeyWards)I found this article hilarious. Thanks for the history lesson.

[sigivald.livejournal.com]

Well, that makes me not at all unhappy about my used Pfaff Tipmatic.

Thing really is built like a rock, too (by modern not-made-of-cast-iron standards, at least).