sewnotwork
Advanced Beginner CO USA Member since 7/19/11 Posts: 58 |
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Date: 1/10/13 11:07 AM I posted earlier on generic binder attachment and member SewBusy63 said one could order cheaper direct from manufacturer a Bernina binder attachment. Haven't gotten a response back for details. But surely if this is true someone else would have this info. Please pm or reply to this post. Thanks! |
AdaH
 Intermediate IA USA Member since 11/21/09 Posts: 2156 |
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In reply to sewnotwork <<
Date: 1/10/13 11:30 AM I have not heard about buying direct from the manufacturer either? I know ther are generic binders that fit the Bernina. I think I am going ot go that route.
I have a Bernina binder attachment but it has a finished width of 1/4" and I want a 1/2" finished width.
Want to buy a used 1/4" Bernina binder? ------ Ada
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karen149
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Date: 1/10/13 11:36 AM eBay has them listed all the time. Type in Bernina binder and you'll see a few industrial-looking ones. Not sure exactly what models they fit, though. |
sewnotwork
Advanced Beginner CO USA Member since 7/19/11 Posts: 58 |
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Date: 1/10/13 12:10 PM I don't want the generic foot that's why I'm trying to find out who the actual manufacturer is for Bernina foot. |
sewnotwork
Advanced Beginner CO USA Member since 7/19/11 Posts: 58 |
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Date: 1/10/13 12:13 PM Not sure what size I want yet. What did you use yours for? |
SewBusy63
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In reply to sewnotwork <<
Date: 1/10/13 12:54 PM I sent you a PM. ------ ~Diana~
♥ Bernina 830E ♥ Bernina 1150MDA serger
✝The Lord is my Light and my Salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1✝
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Skittl1321
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Date: 1/10/13 4:22 PM I ordered mine from South End Sewing.
I do not know if the one they sell is 'the real thing' but it sure looks exactly like the one I saw at the Bernina store and has the same weight.
I haven't quite figured out how to make it work perfectly, but the thing is pretty hefty and fits my machine well, folds the fabric nicely, and sews it down on both sides. |
Michele Lommasson
 Advanced NM USA Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 411 |
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 1 member likes this. Date: 1/12/13 10:44 AM My Bernina binders all are made in Switzerland (its stamped in the metal of the binder itself). I am assuming by Bernina. My advice: bite the bullet and get the Bernina binder. I have only had wonderful success with one generic binder, and I was told it cost almost as much as the Bernina binder. It was given to me, as the owner could not make it work. I could, it is a lovely tool. I believe she bought it because at the time Bernina didn't have a wider binder.
I love my Bernina binders. This is how I look at it: I love to make bound placemats (great relaxation), my first placemat cost $280.00, the second $140.00, the third was down to $70.00. By now, my placemats (and any other of the many things I do with my binder) are costing me less than 10 cents apiece from the standpoint of the binder.
It also helps if your dealer has someone who can show you how to use it. I am that someone at our dealer. ------ Michele Lommasson |
threaddy
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In reply to Michele Lommasson <<
Date: 1/12/13 10:53 AM I bought my binders at my Bernina dealer and they say suisei...not made in Switzerland?????? ------ "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem." Theodore Rubin
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life's about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw
Bernina vintage and embroidery serger 234 and BLcoverstitch |
lgrande
 Advanced Beginner MT USA Member since 1/18/12 Posts: 1110 |
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Date: 1/12/13 12:19 PM I ordered mine from Suisei, don't have it yet but it is coming from Japan. ------ Linda
Bernina 830LE
Bernina B530
Janome 6600P
Pfaff 1209
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