Finding a quiet sewing machine
12-09-2013, 09:30 AM
#22
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Location: Van. Island, BC
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I just bought the Juki f600. It is really to big & heavy to take to classes. It's OK re quitness but not nearly as quite as the Brother NX 600. I understand the NX600 is also made by Juki. I also have the Juki 2000 (straight stitch only), love that machine. Really don't think the F600 is as well made as the 2000.
12-09-2013, 10:18 AM
#23
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Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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I'm looking for a quiet and portable sewing machine.
I'd like to take this machine to classes and retreats. Also, needs to be quiet enough for using in the family room. So that I can sew while talking and watching television with my family.
I have several vintage machine. I love these machines but they are loud. I hear others comment that their singer221 and 301s are quiet. Mine are not.
My only modern machine is Babylock Symphony. It is quieter than my vintage machines.
I don't mind purchasing a new machine. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I'd like to take this machine to classes and retreats. Also, needs to be quiet enough for using in the family room. So that I can sew while talking and watching television with my family.
I have several vintage machine. I love these machines but they are loud. I hear others comment that their singer221 and 301s are quiet. Mine are not.
My only modern machine is Babylock Symphony. It is quieter than my vintage machines.
I don't mind purchasing a new machine. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
12-09-2013, 03:43 PM
#26
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 983
Dina, I've been sewing on my Singer since 1984 I believe, I got a Janome Silver Gem at an Estate auction and you would have thought I had just discovered the wheel from all the squealing I was doing about how quiet the Janome was. I was having everyone come listen to the comparison of the 2 machines. My dream machine someday is a Janome 6600p
12-09-2013, 04:57 PM
#28
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Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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I have a Singer 401 Slant O Matic, Viking Quilt Designer, Bernina 830 and they are all quiet. I put them on a $149 desk from Walmart that sits on carpet and I don't know if that helps make them quiet, but I can turn the TV on normal sound and hear it well as I sew. I think it's the cheap desk on carpet that keeps them quiet, honestly.
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