Best All Round Sewing Machine

Hi, are they good enough for curtains?

how can she say the Best "overall machine" I almost purchased the Janome machine mc6700p but every site I went to the reviews kept saying that the machine had so many quirks that the professionals can't fix.

Didn’t hear you say the price for the Bernina or the Janome.

Nice job!

with the Janome how is the tension thankzz much

I notice that the Brother one has a very small throat space, so quilting would be a real struggle. 👎👎👎

Does Janome have embroidery patterns on the machine. Do I have to buy a hoop and what size

I think that Innovis is a twin to my Baby lock Jubilant. I love my Baby lock.

No free arm - for a general sewing machine that makes it difficult to be a winner 😱

😮Personally I don't like the plastic fabrication and sound.😢 heavy duty all metal White sewing machines remain my choice. Cheaper and better.

What would have been most helpful in your demonstration is making button holes on all three of the machines.

Anna, I’m curious….which machine do you own and love?

Janome is the most reliable. I just don’t know what model to get. I’ve searched and compared but it’s baffling! I can’t spend more than £400 can anyone advise please?

I own the Brother machine. It's a great budget-friendly machine. I'm in the USA. Great video!

I was looking carefully at the zig-zag stitch, and whether there was that pucker in the middle that is my personal bugaboo-- it drives me crazy and is a deal breaker for me on a machine. I believe the Janome was the best of the 3 on this, with the Brother not far behind, I just saw a wee bit in the middle of the line of stitching. But the Bernina looked to be to produce a pronounce pucker through the last 2/3 of the line of stitching.

Having owned a Janome 6700P for a while, I have come to the conclusion it is rubbish. The only good factor with it is that it is a powerful machine good for using on thick quilting because of the walking feet. I also own a Pfaff creative 3.0. A bit more expensive (being an embroidery machine) but you get far better automatic features and better stitch quality than the Janome.

I have a 1957 360 Pfaff. I sewed professionally for over 20 years on dozens of different machines, commerical one purple machines to all around sewing machine. Juki , consew, pfaff, etc..... my all time favorite machine a double needle consew that we had set up to do large bindings at the grommet end of flags, big advertising flags and usa flags. Huge flags that would come 3ft square boxes on a pallet. That double needle with walking foot could do it all. I would do the flat felled seam on blue jeans for myself and all so tough to do zippers on blue jeans. I loved that machine.

Buy an old Pfaff instead, all these modern machines are subpar to a well-maintained Pfaff from the late 80s (the 1051) or 90's (6085, 6087, 6091 the latter with IDT). My Pfaff from 1957 also has 80 decorative stitches and an automatic needle threader. ;)

Thank you for comparing these machines

Love my Bernina 770 QE Plus. I am NOT a snob, just a senior quilter who happens to love her Bernina.

I think these are all domestic machines. Not a fan... Professional machines are far better for the money if you are serious about professional level beautiful straight line stitches. We can actually tell clothes made out of domestic machines vs professional/industrial machines (professional machines are portable version of industrial machines in nutshell). The silhouette/line of clothes come out cleaner, sharper and much better in professional machines than domestic machines, we can actually tell. You would just need a serger unless you are into embroidery, in which case you would be better off to get an embroidery machine separately.

Your Reviews are the very best!!!! You do a very nice job showing us the workings of the machines you review so well that it is easy for anyone to really decide which machine to get!!!! Thanks and keep your magnificent videos going on!!!!!

Good but including JUKI and PFAFF would have been crucial for me.

I have the 770 and embroidery module and I love it, had the Bernina 1230 for 32 years before this one. I do agree with the bobbin issue, my machine tells me I’m nearly out when I’m not sometimes, so I just turn off the option to tell me that and keep sewing. So many great machines to choose from these days

Great reviews for any one looking for a sewing machine 👏👏🇬🇧

What about Singer brand? why aren't they in the list?

This has to be a Paid advertisement for sewing machines as Bernina are Problematic & many of them Brand New have Electronic issues from day one!

I have a Janome MC 3000. It's a beast!!

I have the Janome MC67000P , it’s a great machine. Simplicity and performance.

I recently got rid of my computerized machine and got an older Necchi that is mechanical. After many years of dealing withe temperamental computer machine, I am SO much happier to be back on a mechanical machine. I found the computerized machines don't sew nearly as well as the old school ones. They tend to be futzy, dislike thickness changes, need to be babied every step of the way. Even the sewing machine repair person where I live agrees with me - computerized machines have a place, but they are far futizer to use. They also can't be easily repaired, where as the older mechanical can often easily be repaired. On a personal note - here in the States, I have found that the Bernina sales people are rude and condescending every time I looked at Bernina machines. If you don't want to pay thousands of dollars for their brand, you just aren't worth their time. On that alone, I will never buy a Bernina.

I was a high school textiles and design teacher in Sydney, Australia for many years. We only bought Bernina sewing machines to use, not the really expensive ones. I think the Bernina originally had a contract to supply Bernina s.m. to schools under the NSW Dept of Education. One head teacher decided to buy a different brand of machine, just one which was a big mistake as when you have 24 students learning to sew, it’s too difficult to switch from one machine to another brand and assist students in the classroom. I never had that machine out. We had 24 machines in 2 classrooms. I personally own an Elna which I purchased in 1976 when I was training to be a teacher and am still using today. I’ve only had it repaired once and that was last year.

I had a Bernina 770 QE, and I did not like it much. It was my second Bernina. Loved the first one for over 20 years before I decided to “upgrade.” Big, expensive mistake! What I disliked about the 770? I thought I’d love the huge bobbins, but I did not. The machine kept telling me that they were empty when they were not. The machine would just stop. I brought the machine in and was told it was the bobbins (which are extremely expensive, by the way), so I’d buy more bobbins. And the machine kept stopping. The needle threader never worked correctly. The stitch regulator isn’t as wonderful as I had hoped. What I liked? I liked the very even stitching, when I could get it to work. I liked the 9-inch throat space. I liked the built-in walking foot. But I could never get the bobbin issue resolved. So, I sold it and got a BabyLock Crescendo—which I am absolutely in love with, in spite of the very bulky walking foot it comes with. It works very well, goes through multiple layers, has a large throat space for quilting. I’ve never tried a Janome. If I were to buy a machine again, it would not be a Bernina, unless it were an older model.

I have a 6600 Janome with the table for so smooth sewing. It's about 25 years old and with almost yearly servicing is my go to all day long. I have an older Janome which is about 40 yrs old and it's got a free arm. The difference in sounds is so different . My 730 Bernina that I bought for 250.00 as a used model at a show served me very well till it just basically disintegrated and parts could not be found to replace it. Janome user all the way.
I would also look at Juki before I would spend the big money on a Bernina, Lots of fabric money is saved by buying Janome

I'd like to know how easy they are to thread.

You forgot to mention the side effect of buying a Bernina is becoming a snob

No Juki??

Excellent review, slightly surprised that the Bernina was second, but I loved the Janome. I have a 8 Yr old Janome, I love it and especially the in built scissors. Thank you for the review!

I just looked up the prices of the machines you featured. The difference in price is shockingly dramatic! Over 4 thousand for the Bernina, over a thousand for the Janome and only 4 hundred for the Brother! I know which one I would choose.

How about a baby lock?

Your recommendation is not clear.... Shouldn't you compare similar machines -pricewise and what functions they're coming with?
Bernina 770 should be compared to Brother VQ2 or Brother Innov-is V5LE or Brother Innov-is XJ1- here you would have fair comparison .... Brother A80 is completely different machine then Bernina 770! You could compare this model with maybe Bernina from 300 or 400 series not 700.....
Please next time use machines from the same price range to compare them and their functions.... Your model choices are very unfair .

I’ve the Janome 6700p love it

I got a Babylock that I love.

Juki?

I have a Janome 6600 and a M7 professional by Janome. Love them both.

Thank you.

Hi, I think you forgot to engage the dual feed on the Bernina. It is amazing, so love that feature. Thank you for the informative video!

I own the Janome 6700P and it is the best machine I have ever owned. I have owned over 20 machines in my sewing life, including Berninas and Pfaffs. I used the HP plate and foot mostly, which is excellent for straight stitch sewing on clothing and quilting. The needle plate is easy to remove with just the press of a button. It has all the bells and whistles I like, including the thread cutter. The lack of a free arm is the only drawback, but easily overcome by turning the piece of work to sew it in the round. It is strong and sturdy.

I have a Janome Skyline 7, my 4th machine since the age of 10. It is an amazing machine, haven’t had this much fun sewing in forever!