Brother XL2600I Sew Advance Sew Affordable 25-Stitch Free-Arm Sewing Machine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Brother XL2600I Sew Advance Sew Affordable 25-Stitch Free-Arm Sewing Machine
Customer Review: Best in its Category
Summary: 5 Stars
I previously had another Brother Sewing machine, LS2125I, which was sort of pain but got me through most little projects. After moving cross-county however, my sewing machine was destroyed by the movers. After reading a ton of reviews I went w/ a very popular Hello Kitty Sewing Machine. Well, looking past the flowers and kitties, this thing was a complete joke. Finally after being ready to chuck the thing out the window (too bad I live on a bottom floor) I decided it was time to find another. Again reading the reviews lead me back to this Brother; and I am very glad I did. I mostly hem my pants and uniforms, but if I have to spend hours in frustration doing so, it would be completely maddening. I just received this item and out of the box it was easy set-up (Hallelujah for the automatic Bobbin!) and I had pair of jeans hemmed in lightening speed. Perfection!
Update: Still loves this machine and the fact that it sews through thick jeans with no problems. Haven't had many issues, and would still recommend this simple & cheap meander to any casual sewer.
Customer Review: A great machine for the price.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a little concerned about using the machine, the tension, the bobbin. After reading the other reviews, I took care to follow the instructions (not how I usually just dive in). This machine has worked really well for me. I can hem pants and do the basic simple curtain and pillow projects for the house. My sons JUST HAD TO help me make something the very first day the machine arrived. My six year old was able to operate the machine with VERY CLOSE supervision to sew a straight seam for a doll's dress. I have not quite figured out the different stitches, but I am delighted with this machine for the price. The needle threader is AWESOME. I can remember being irritated when I was a kid and Mom would interrupt my play to thread her needle. Now that I am OLD, I understand WHY she needed my help...and I can do it myself without since the needle threader works so well. If you buy this product, I highly recommend following the instruction manual for the first few times you use.Customer Review: Not worth your money
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this machine because I needed a sewing machine for my projects. They are simply clothing pieces, nothing involving heavy fabric like denim. When I first got this machine, it seemed to work perfectly. I needed to use a straight stitch and a zig-zag stitch for my first project. It worked fine for straight stitching, but then when I needed it to zig-zag stitch, changing the stitch dial would not work properly; I soon found out that the stitch dial would NOT work and would not change to any other stitch, and only straight-stitched despite the dial being on any other stitch setting. I looked in the product manual and thought I just needed to clean out the bobbin case... Nope. I took it in to my local sewing store and found out these types of machines were non-serviceable. That means you can't get it fixed... You can only return it. This happened only a WEEK after I started using it. So, once something's wrong -- it's useless. So I have to buy another machine now.Customer Review: Good for a beginner sewer
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this model at a Fabric store, not on Amazon.com. But so far I haven't had any problems except I cannot figure out the pattern selector dial. I'm not sure if my machine is faulty but last night I spent two hours trying to get an overstitch and EVERYTHING was sewing in a straight line. I referred back to the manual (which is quite difficult to read with three different language panels) and I still cannot figure it out. Starting to wonder if I should have spent an extra $100 to get the automatic stitch selector.
Overall this machine is Easy to thread, easy to thread bobbins. I just made a tube dress out of stretch sequin fabric and it was harder to do but managed to get through it. It is small but if you're not good at "trouble-shooting" threading issues like myself I would go for it. My sewing instructor told us to never buy cheap machines so I guess we'll wait and see. Personally I cannot afford her recommended $400-$500 Jenome machines.
Customer Review: Great sewing machine
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been using this sewing machine for a month now, and i really like it. I've tried to sew with several kinds of fabrics, jersey, cotton, flannel and jeans and found no problem at all.
I was a little afraid before buying this machine because of some reviews about how the lower thread gets loose when using several layers or thick fabrics, well it never happened to me! It is true that there is no way to adjust the tension of lower thread, but you don't need it anyway, all you have to do is adjust the upper thread.
Another feature i love is the quick-set bobbin so i don't need to open the attachment everytime i need to change the bobbin, and as it is transparent i can see how much thread i have left.
It also has a needle threader, i tried several times, not a single success, but i don't need it anyway.
I wish Brother would provide adapter for 220V so it can be useful outside the US too.