Hello Kitty green sewing machine
#1
I ordered one of these little machines for my 6-year old granddaughter. It is not a toy. It is a real machine (not very sophisticated, but real) and I am hoping to find a needle guard to put on it before I give it to her to take home. Does anyone know where I could get a guard. The machine is made by Janome. I've done quite a few searches online and haven't found anything. Any ideas would be most appreciated.
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I've never seen a needle guard either. I gave this same sewing machine to my GD for her 5th birthday. It is a wonderful first machine. She has been using it for three years with great success. Me made a rule that she had to have an adult with her when she used it for the first year and we practiced safety skills with her. There has never been a problem.
#5
Thank you for your responses. I have a guard on my Viking, which I purchased a few years ago for my older granddaughter. (I don't have it on all of the time, of course -- just when they sew). It is a clear plastic shield that fits on the shaft that holds the foot and it pivots toward the side/back of the machine to expose the needle so it can be threaded and then swings back in front of the needle so one won't sew their finger. It was $25. I was hoping to find one a little cheaper. I sewed my finger when I was 8 on my grandmother's treadle machine, so I am paranoid about my granddaughters.
#6
my dd is almost 3 and I got one of those toy machines from joanns and I only got it because it had a finger guard on it. she is a little scared of how noisy it is right now but she loves playing on it. I wouldn't worry about her getting her finger caught as long as she has adult supervision till you guys are comfortable with her using it on her own. Unless she is really clutzy like me, (I would check her eyes and inner ear if she is) then I would maybe buy a really large clear plastic tube that you cut a slice into to get it around the needle and foot and try to gerry rig something for her. Maybe find a local fixet guy to do the tinkering for you. I don't think that they make them for real machine now a days. You could always call Janome and see what they have to say. I always like to call customer service when I have a question about products. good luck and let us know what you find.
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Originally Posted by Shiloh
Thank you for your responses. I have a guard on my Viking, which I purchased a few years ago for my older granddaughter. (I don't have it on all of the time, of course -- just when they sew). It is a clear plastic shield that fits on the shaft that holds the foot and it pivots toward the side/back of the machine to expose the needle so it can be threaded and then swings back in front of the needle so one won't sew their finger. It was $25. I was hoping to find one a little cheaper. I sewed my finger when I was 8 on my grandmother's treadle machine, so I am paranoid about my granddaughters.
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Oh Shiloh, I did the same thing. My DGD said I must have said a million times, go slower, move your fingers away, and she is just fine and never got so much as a nick.......I wish I had known there was such a thing as a guard.....
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I'm pretty sure this is a low-shank machine. You can check to make sure at this website:
http://www.clotilde.com/pages/which_foot.html
Someone recently posted a link to a finger guard on this board, but I didn't bookmark the thread. Maybe someone else did.
Meanwhile, I did find this resource for finger guards:
http://www.universalsewing.com/tek9....criteria=520.1
http://www.clotilde.com/pages/which_foot.html
Someone recently posted a link to a finger guard on this board, but I didn't bookmark the thread. Maybe someone else did.
Meanwhile, I did find this resource for finger guards:
http://www.universalsewing.com/tek9....criteria=520.1
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