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sewing machine totes?
do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting
to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey |
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sewing machine totes?
Dh got a wheeled tote & I stoled it 'cause me machine fit in very nicely!!
Took it to Florida last year. Nana "betsey" wrote in message ... do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey |
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On 1/5/2012 4:56 PM, betsey wrote:
do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey I would suggest that you look carefully at the "sewing machine totes" without buying, then go to an outlet store that has lots and lots of luggage for sale, and look for a case the correct size with wheels. I've seen the totes advertised at high prices, higher than I paid for a whole set of luggage at the Penney's Outlet. For as much as you will use the tote, it makes little sense to spend a lot on it. Though some, I'm sure, will disagree, but I think it's worth doing a little research. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ |
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I agree with people's concern at the cost.
When I found that I really couldn't take my Janome 6500 to workshops, I wondered about a wheeled carry-bag, but decided to get a smaller machine specially for classes etc. I would also have a back-up sewing machine. The second machine was less expensive than the specifically designed machine carrier! It was much lighter and I could get it into the car easily. .. In message , betsey writes do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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On Jan 6, 3:07*am, Pat S wrote:
I agree with people's concern at the cost. When I found that I really couldn't take my Janome 6500 to workshops, I wondered about a wheeled carry-bag, but decided to get a smaller machine specially for classes etc. *I would also have a back-up sewing machine. The second machine was less expensive than the specifically designed machine carrier! *It was much lighter and I could get it into the car easily. . In message , betsey writes do you use them? *worth the cost? *any brand preference? *i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? *I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey -- Best Regards Pat on the Green thanks Nana, Joanne and Pat--i am going to go "looking". my smaller machine is a singer featherweight...which is great for just pieceing classes, but things that require more...i take my viking 350. I'll be going to not just classes, but have also promised my mom i would come up and help make their new curtains. her machine is a singer from the 60's--nice machine, but in a sewing desk, and my viking we can just put on the dining room table. and my sister just asked me to do her curtains....so, in thinking about this, my machine WILL be travelling G. Pat-out of curiosity--what is your "second" machine? Betsey |
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I have one that I got on a super-closeout price at TSWLTH a few years
ago, and it works very well. I would NEVER have paid full price, though. When I have to take a SM with me, I take my Featherweight, and it really doesn't need a separate case. However, I put the Featherweight in its special case with its attachments in the wheeled tote, and can wheel it without risk of dropping it. Also, the wheeled tote has plenty of extra room for extension cord and my pack of tools -- scissors, threads, box of pins, etc. -- and for another container with the current project. I find it very handy. |
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I just went to check!
It is a Janome 415. It is slightly different from my big one - and rather a lot noisier; but it works fine and it is good to have. There are a few 'fancy' stitches, not as many as the big one, but enough when need arises. I had gone to the machine shop with the intention of getting a Janome Jem (one or other), but when the man asked me what I would be doing with it, he suggested a smaller, but full size (rather than a 3/4). I can lift it over my fairly high car door sill with one hand. .. thanks Nana, Joanne and Pat--i am going to go "looking". my smaller machine is a singer featherweight...which is great for just pieceing classes, but things that require more...i take my viking 350. I'll be going to not just classes, but have also promised my mom i would come up and help make their new curtains. her machine is a singer from the 60's--nice machine, but in a sewing desk, and my viking we can just put on the dining room table. and my sister just asked me to do her curtains....so, in thinking about this, my machine WILL be travelling G. Pat-out of curiosity--what is your "second" machine? Betsey -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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On 1/5/2012 5:56 PM, betsey wrote:
do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey I have one of the wheeled sm totes sold at TSWLTH. I got the ***first one*** online early last summer with a 40% off coupon -- no way would I pay the full price, too $$$. It was defective and I sent it back for a refund NOT exchange. When I ordered another one, I got one that was a discontinued fabric so got it for about 60% off!! I LOVE mine because I can't schlepp a sm around any longer. I really like that it has pockets for other stuff and the whole thing is nicely padded and has wide velcro straps used to hold the machine in place. I tried using a piece of luggage but had to set the sm on it's end to get it into my wheeled suitcase. I had thought about getting a special piece of luggage -- something like a sales mans sample case but couldn't find anything the right size that was reasonably priced. IF you can find a wheeled case that is the right size and reasonably priced, then go for it. Otherwise, wait for a coupon and get the one sold at TSWLTH. Honestly, it's the wheels and the additional storage space that make a sm tote necessary, IMNSHO. Keep us posted on what you end up doing, OK? CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary /\__/\ |
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On Jan 5, 7:56*pm, betsey wrote:
do you use them? *worth the cost? *any brand preference? *i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? *I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... betsey Could not live without mine. Got mine at the local Hancock's in MO and I love it. Now this is when I was still living in MO and doing quite a bit of sewing for a couple of our local high schools. Have had mine for about 5 years now and wouldn't never, ever be without one. Can pile more stuff on top as I'm wheeling it along. Plenty of extra pockets for storage. Think mine was $90 and got it for $40. Cindy |
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betsey wrote:
do you use them? worth the cost? any brand preference? i'm starting to sew more (after a looooooooooong absence) and taking some classes--- and trying to decide if i want one, if i will use it, if it is just something else to take up space. can anyone help? I'm also going to post this on alt. sewing as well... I have a wheeled tote, I got mine "free" with the purchase of a $300 chest of embroidery thread. It looks a lot like: http://www.sewingmachineoutlet.com/tb20olivia.htm I have used it several time to lug my machines in for service and it is very good for that. Sturdy, Velcro straps to hold it securely, lots of room for cords, hoops, accessories, etc. Mine has a handle that locks in three positions, I find that very handy. I think if you plan to take your machine to classes on a regular basis it would be a valuable addition. NAYY, -- Beverly http://ickes.us/default.aspx |
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