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(More customer reviews)I have been teaching sewing and quilting for years and this little machine very favorably impressed me! I will recommend it to students who need something basic...for hems and patching, as well as when the mood strikes to make a garment or quilt--even do an apholstery job. It sews a well ballanced stitch on both straight and zig-zag. The 2-step buttonhole looks pro. Superior to my $2,000 Pfaff in needle threader & thread cutter, and bobbin wind CAN be done while you sew. (of course the Pfaff is superior in other ways!) Re: thickness--sewed great if it started out on the 12 layers of cotton fabric and worked its way down to 2 layers. If starting on 2 and working its way up to 12, I could tell it was laboring some. If I were doing this as in an apholstering job, I'd do the small to thick increase, and then continue the seam after stopping so it gets a good flat surface on that thick part as it starts again. Due to the feed dog being able to drop, this little guy will be my quilter from now on and take the thickness load off my Pfaff. It will also make a good machine to take to sewing events. I bought it "used" but it still has a nice tight new machine sound. If you buy used, ask how long since it was cleaned. Look inside (where the bobbin goes and where the light bulb is)to see how dirty it is. Lots of fuzz = needs cleaning. Use a q-tip to pull the fuzz out before you oil it. The less you use a machine, the less the oil gets moving on the parts, so if it sounds clunky, try oiling it. I cannot speak about the instruction book as mine came as-is, no book. But with a little common sence I figured out its features. If it is your first machine, get a manual. Otherwise, threading is pictured on the face. To any one having trouble with a machine, basic rule #1: after you sew on the fabric, if there are loopies on the BOTTOM, re-thread the TOP. For jamming in the bobbin area, reinsert the bobbin case with bobbin in it...it MUST be in correctly. Try putting bobbin in again if the top thread just lays flat with only little pookies of bobbin thread holding it in place. If machine worked good last time you ran it, and now it suddenly isn't, consider "user error" and re-thread the whole thing. Hope this helps and happy sewing to everyone!!
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Shark 60-Stitch Sewing Machine - 384Tailor, hem and stitch to your heart’s content with this Shark 60-Stitch sewing machine. It works with all fabrics—even multiple layers of denim—and features a 1-step button hole mechanism, foot-pressure regulator, automatic needle threader and drop feed. Includes 1 walking foot, 4 creative feet, seam ripper, 3 bobbins, set of needles, 2 spool pin felts, seam guide, screwdriver and oiler. Imported. 12-1/5Hx6-1/2Wx15-1/2L”.
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