AlisaQuilts

Does anyone know how much a Bernina 630 costs? When you go to the Bernina website, they don't give you the prices. someone is selling a used 630 and I need to know the original cost.

Candace

Check on ebay.

Blinky

I bought a Bernina 1230 used with several different feet. A fellow quilter had the 1260 and she loved hers plus I got such a GREAT buy with the feet. It came with a old horn cabinet but I didn't need it and it was real unsteady so gave it away. I really do love it...and when I think of buying a newer model I ask why when this one does everything I need it to. I would love to get a plexi glass insert cut so that the throat plate area would be level with the top of the sewing machine cabinet for machine quilting. I bought a piece of plexiglass a couple of years ago and heard that it was so hard to cut I never got around to cutting it. Figuring out the pattern for where the plexiglass would go wasn't an easy chore either :roll: Definitely love my Bernina!

N.J.linda

My Bernina is over 30 years old. She is just a basic machine, nothing fancy but she is a work horse, and has been well loved. All she has ever gotten is a good cleaning between projects to get the dust bunnies out. I always give a :thumbup: to bernina for such a good machine.

jitkaau

I'm prepared to be corrected on my attitude toward this question, if anyone can explain my misunderstanding of this situation, but here goes:
My understanding is that most sewing machine brands are owned by holding companies these days. The machines are generally manufactured in China, in the one factory, and re - badged. This is especially true for the sergers. There are low - end and high - end designs in each brand, and you get what you pay for. I would prefer the Bernina because it is still a privately owned company and it is only the two low - end Bernina models that are made in China. Having said that, I don't own a Bernina or a Janome. I have Babylock, Pfaff, Brother and Husqvarna. The only one I'm disappointed with is the Pfaff as I have a communication problem between it and the computer so my embroidery section is limited.

butterflywing

i got my New Home (Janome) over 25 years ago after test driving bernina, pfaff and everything else. my dealer sold both and told me that any parts for the bernina would take a long time to bring over, so i got the new home. aside from maintence, is has never been in the hospital. never. it hums like a baby. the plastic body is scratched, it doesn't look new, but it still embroiders without missing a stitch and does more stitches than i'll ever use. i love it to death. i bought the gem for traveling and another gem for my dd. i also have a viking 1+ which i like a lot, but nothing beats my new home/janome. if it dies tomorrow, i would replace it with another janome. if my viking died i might get a bernina. the parts are easy to get now.

VernaL

Looks like you are getting a lot of info. I have an old Bernina 830 from the 60's. I've made sails for sail boats, boat covers, leather straps on my sandals and a moire taffeta and lace wedding gown for my daughter. It just sewed everyting and has wonderful stitching. I used to do a lot of machine embroidery with it. It doesn't have an embroidery module, but it was hand guided. It could do everything and I only took it in about once a year for yearly maintenance. It ran great. When the BSR came out, I was finally tempted to get a new Bernina 440 QE. I would never give up my old one, but the new one is just as good. I love the needle down and all the other new features that came out after the old 830. The new machine is just as sturdy as my old one. I really couldn't afford either Bernina, but bought them both on time payments. The new one was 0% interest if paid in one year. I wouldn't have anything but a Bernina. They are both heavy, but I have used a featherweight for classes. But I do take my Bernina on vacations. They are so smooth, easy to operate and I have never had any problems with either. They really are worth the money. Believe me, I've had other machines.
Verna

wraez

I bought a Janome cuz the price was cheaper but the throat was larger. I looked at both and there were probably other factors but its been more than 4 yrs since I bought it.

My friend bought her Bernina at the same time I got my Janome6500 and she told me later that she wished she had gotten the 6500 or 6600 instead.

We get what we want at the time, based on price, requirements etc. I'm sure there are many happy Bernina owners here too.

Warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

Margie

I love Berninas....love the way the sew, feel, and how solid they are.

purplefiend

I was replacing a Singer from the late 80s that was nothing but trouble. I lived in a small town in South Carolina and the only machine dealer for 70 miles was the local quilt shop. She sold Berninas,I bought a 1031. I still have it and its still a great machine even after nearly 19 years.
It was great to have a machine that sewed without problems.