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Looking for a real FREE ARM machine free arm sewing machines
violingirl800 Member since 2/25/13 Posts: 1	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/26/13 5:51 PM All the new machines I have found do not have a completely free arm-- there is too much plastic to the left of the needle. I can't use the machine to sew the opening of a cushion together (the cushion form gets in the way; ended up having to stitch it by hand.) I miss my mom's old Pfaff; it had the feature like this, but I don't think the new machines do. Are there ANY machines out there that have less plastic to the left of the needle? I have been looking at Janomes and Babylocks lately without success.
Mufffet   Intermediate VT USA Member since 8/14/05 Posts: 8919	Login to reply to this post In reply to violingirl800 << Like this post Date: 2/26/13 5:54 PM Old Pfaff - those are the best, and there are Berninas from the era of my 1970s Pfaff - those Berninas also have a really thin free arm, as do the old Elnas. There are more old machines with real free arms. I cannot say that any modern machine has a really thin free arm. Try a vintage machine! ------ "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." --Dalai Lama I have sewing machines
andye   Beginner VA USA Member since 5/9/09 Posts: 1531	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 2/26/13 6:33 PM Singer 222K Featherweight But be warned. Some people think they're collectible.
karen149   Intermediate CA USA Member since 3/4/05 Posts: 2519	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 2/26/13 7:03 PM Are you talking pillows? I avoid permanently enclosing a pillow...who knows if it will go flat and need replacing. I use buttons, velcro or zippers. Invisible zippers are great. Sorry, I know it's not a free arm suggestion, more of a method suggestion.
Invisigal Intermediate Member since 11/7/09 Posts: 563	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/26/13 7:13 PM How about a Singer cylinder bed machine, like a vintage industrial? You can't get any more free-arm than that. -- Edited on 2/26/13 7:18 PM --
MartiP   Intermediate MI USA Member since 9/5/12 Posts: 140	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/26/13 8:00 PM I agree with Karen 149; it's so much better to put a zipper in, and the invisible ones are the easiest. For a boxed cushion, it's really easy to make part of the boxing strip a centered zipper. With zippers you can take the covers off easily to clean. I also hate hand sewing. ------ MartiP
Kippysan Intermediate CT Member since 4/19/11 Posts: 195	Login to reply to this post In reply to andye << 1 member likes this. Date: 2/26/13 8:21 PM I had no idea that a Featherweight possessed a free arm! Are they all like this? Because if they are, I gotta, gotta, gotta get one. Now. Kippy
Invisigal Intermediate Member since 11/7/09 Posts: 563	Login to reply to this post In reply to Kippysan << Like this post Date: 2/26/13 8:28 PM Quote: Kippysan I had no idea that a Featherweight possessed a free arm! Are they all like this? Because if they are, I gotta, gotta, gotta get one. Now. Kippy No, unfortunately, only the 222's have a free arm.
Kippysan Intermediate CT Member since 4/19/11 Posts: 195	Login to reply to this post In reply to Invisigal << Like this post Date: 2/26/13 8:34 PM Okay. Then the search is now on for a 222 model. Thanks for the info! Kippy
Kippysan Intermediate CT Member since 4/19/11 Posts: 195	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/26/13 8:43 PM Ah, ha, ha, ha. You're all just yanking my chain. A quick check of the reviews with notes here and I've already learned a 222K Singer will set me back from $400 to $1,000 dollars. Ah, ha, ha, ha. I'm such a SM non-expert. Kippy

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