GrandmaNewt
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Date: 12/19/11 1:39 PM Trying to do some research for an older couple friend of mine. She currently has an old White 4 thread serger. She has no problem threading the loopers, but she cannot see well enough/is not agile enough to thread the needles. Her husband used to be her official needle threader, but now he is having a hard time doing it too.
He would like to surprise her with a new serger, one with a needle threader built in. I am assuming that price isn't going to be a problem for him, but being the frugal person that he is, I am sure he wants something with good bang for his buck.
Any recomendations? |
wanttosewmore
 
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Date: 12/19/11 1:43 PM The bernina 1150D(?) has a auto threader and is a nice machine. Makes a good rolled hem and is a 3/4 thread serger. Good Luck. |
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Date: 12/19/11 4:26 PM I have the Bernina 1150MDA. It has a needle threader which works effortlessly each and every time. I love it!!!! This machine also has the MDA feature which is invaluable and not something you see on other machines. I don't understand why all machines don't have this. It's very useful and not a marketing gimmick, even if Bernina make it sound like it is.  It's an overall great machine, not just the needle threader. ------
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Miss Fairchild
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Date: 12/19/11 4:33 PM Well doggone it! Somebody finally got smart! I can't stand to thread my serger needles; I fuss and fume every time. Oh well, no Santa in this household, so I'll have to wait a while for this machine. ------
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StacieG2002
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Date: 12/23/11 4:48 PM My baby lock imagine has one |
biochemistress
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Date: 12/23/11 6:01 PM Janome 1100 and 1200 have needle threaders that come with them and are fairly foolproof, but they're not built in as in attached to the machine. |
simplystitches
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Date: 12/23/11 10:09 PM My Juki 734 has needle threaders. One of the reasons I chose it!
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Date: 12/24/11 5:02 AM The BabyLock Enlighten has a built in needle threader. ------
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Date: 12/24/11 8:19 AM Quote:
This machine also has the MDA feature
Hi, Belinda -- Curiosity overcomes me (when I should be doing a million other things). What is the MDA feature? ------
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maryl
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Date: 12/28/11 1:33 PM For those who cannot afford a new serger with a needle threader, this trick always works for me. I have a stainless steel button ruler (a little six inch ruler) and I prop it behind the needles. It reflects where the holes are.
Then I always use tweezers--one to poke the thread through, and one to catch it on the other side. I can thread almost any machine needle on the first try when I do this.
-- Edited on 12/28/11 1:34 PM -- |
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