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Let's design a sewing machine from scratch! What qualities would the perfect machine have?
CindyHa Advanced Beginner WA USA Member since 3/5/07 Posts: 32	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/25/09 12:02 PM Frequently when I'm sewing, I think "I wish a sewing machine had this feature, or could do this, etc". So I thought, what could the perfect generic sewing machine look like? Features that pretty much every basic machine should have. I thought it might be fun to each add our wish list. I'll start. 1. Wider throat is standard. I don't want super fancy computerized embroidery, but seems like the only machines with wide throats come with all the other stuff and it drives the price up. 2. Let's talk bobbins. I hate winding them. I'd like to see a machine designed that could take a regular old spool of thread in the bobbin, similar to how the top thread works. 3. Needle down standard. Is there a time when one actually prefers needle up that I'm not aware of? Have fun! Cindy
Melody   Intermediate MI USA Member since 2/7/02 Posts: 1079	Login to reply to this post In reply to CindyHa Like this post Date: 6/25/09 12:50 PM As I get older, I find myself wishing for more light, specifically broad spectrum light. And some sort of magnifying feature. I'd like for the pressure foot to be able to "read" the fabric and adjust the feed dogs accordingly. I'd definitely want a start/stop button and a free arm. I'd like it to be heavy duty enough to sew through leather and canvas and multiple layers of thick terry. I don't mind the plastic skin but I want metal inner workings. I want it computerized and I'd want any stitch editing to be as easy as editing on a real computer. ------ Melody http://crazedsewer.blogspot.com/ hmmmm...
sewsally   Intermediate WA USA Member since 8/18/02 Posts: 1200	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: Lets design a sewing machine from scratch! Date: 6/25/09 1:51 PM I was going to more light too!! Needle up/down. Push button thread cutter.
JillyBean333 Intermediate MN USA Member since 10/20/07 Posts: 935	Login to reply to this post In reply to CindyHa Like this post Date: 6/25/09 2:12 PM This is easy, needs a color touch screen (hrm I just posted this in a different post)...and a real USB port that just takes a USB stick. I'd settle for a reasonably priced machine that takes the stick since that would make my life so much easier. Color screen would be extremely cheap to put on even relatively inexpensive machines. Can you tell I've been trolling ebay for a D1 again? ------ JillyBean http://craftysupreme.etsy.com
PhyllisC Advanced MA USA Member since 8/2/02 Posts: 2004	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: Lets design a sewing machine from scratch! Date: 6/25/09 2:18 PM Speed. My 1928 Wilcox & Gibbs industrial runs at a blindingly-fast 4,400 stiches per minute and my 2001 Bernina runs at only 880 sitches per minute. ------ Sewing = Fashion http://coudremode.com/ Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.
JillyBean333 Intermediate MN USA Member since 10/20/07 Posts: 935	Login to reply to this post In reply to PhyllisC Like this post Date: 6/25/09 2:27 PM 4,400...hrm...I'd probably do myself bodily harm with something that moves that fast!!!:) ------ JillyBean http://craftysupreme.etsy.com
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7003	Login to reply to this post In reply to PhyllisC Like this post Date: 6/25/09 3:11 PM Quote: My 1928 Wilcox & Gibbs industrial runs at a blindingly-fast 4,400 stiches per minute Omigosh! How do you hold onto your fabric? I thought my 626 touch and sew was fast, but yours is out of this world! ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7003	Login to reply to this post In reply to CindyHa 1 member likes this. Date: 6/25/09 3:23 PM Hmm. This requires some thought. I have six machines and all of their features are what I would want in a new machine. So I'll take the best of all of them here and design one. 1. Bobbin winds in the machine; I don't have to take it out, don't have to rethread. Just push a button and it winds. (Touch and Sews, 9217). 2. The needle is slanted so I can see what I am doing and I can thread it easier. (Touch and Sews, 9217, 301) 3. The machine is very quiet. (Janome, Singer 221K) 4. The light is strong (Janome) 5. The machine is light enough to carry (Singer 221K, 301) 6. The main parts are metal (the ones that would wear out quickly) but the rest of the machine can be plastic. (Touch and Sews, 221K and 301) 7. It has a free arm with storage. (9217, Janome) 8. Multiple stitches (Touch and Sews, 9217, Janome) 9. Has machine quilting patterns built in (none in my "arsenal", but would like a Singer Quantum CXL) 10. The machine has a chainstitch for muslins (Touch and Sews) 11. The machine has a regular throat plate that can be interchanged when I'm using knits, so they don't get "eaten" in the feed dogs (Touch and Sews, 9217, 221K, 301) 12. The all time biggest "design feature"--- It came with a repairman close by that was familiar with it and would charge a reasonable price for repair. ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
Bill Holman WI USA Member since 8/29/04 Posts: 566	Login to reply to this post In reply to CindyHa Like this post Date: 6/25/09 3:30 PM Quote: keithcindy "Let's talk bobbins. I hate winding them. I'd like to see a machine designed that could take a regular old spool of thread in the bobbin, similar to how the top thread works." Since every person that has ever thought about what they would like in a SM has come up with this one, let's play "guess why they don't make them this way." Bill Holman
CindyHa Advanced Beginner WA USA Member since 3/5/07 Posts: 32	Login to reply to this post In reply to Bill Holman Like this post Date: 6/25/09 3:39 PM Because it's the standard way things are done, and the manufacturers don't want to or have the incentive to re-design from the ground up? I gotta believe it's technologically possible, don't ya think?

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