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Best Picks
- The best sewing machines for beginners
- The best sewing machines under $200
- The best sewing machines under $500
- The sewing machine starter kit, built from what your machine did not include
- Beginner sewing kits: what a bundle gets right, and what it always misses
- The best sewing machine needles for a beginner
- The best sewing machines for quilting beginners
- The best sewing machines for making clothes
- The best sewing machines for kids
- The best sewing machines for denim
- The best sewing machines for leather
- The best sewing machines for intermediate sewers
- The best sewing machines for alterations
- The best Brother sewing machines
- The best lightweight and portable sewing machines
- The best sewing machines for cosplay
- The best SINGER sewing machines
Machine Reviews
- Brother CS7000X review: you are buying the presser feet, not the stitches
- Brother XR9550 review: eight buttonhole styles and no walking foot
- Brother XM2701 review: the cheapest machine that still threads its own needle
- Brother LX3817 review: a good mending machine, and no more than that
- SINGER M1500 review: six stitches, not fifty-seven
- SINGER Heavy Duty 4423 review: a denim machine that happens to sew everything else
- Brother GX37 review: ten dollars buys the feature that matters
- Brother XM1010 review: a good mending machine with one real catch
- SINGER Heavy Duty 4452 review: the accessories are what you are actually buying
- SINGER Heavy Duty 4432 review: the same machine as the 4452, for more money
- SINGER Heavy Duty 4411 review: everything that makes it heavy duty, none of what makes it easy
- Brother CS5055 review: the cheapest computerized machine that sews a proper buttonhole
- Brother XR3774 review: the quilting carton at a mechanical price
- Brother CS7205 review: the most loaded carton Brother sells at this price
- Brother HC1850 review: famous, capable, and listed above a better-equipped machine
- Brother ST150HDH review: the heavy-fabric machine that solves feeding a different way
- Brother CP100X review: the same machine as our top pick, listed twenty dollars lower
- Brother ST371HD review: the heavy-fabric platform minus the screen, and minus three feet
- Brother ST531HD review: the Strong & Tough machine Brother actually has in stock
- Brother XM3700 review: 37 stitches, not the 74 on the box
Compare
- Brother or Singer for a first sewing machine?
- Mechanical or computerized for a first sewing machine?
- Sewing machine vs serger: which do you actually need?
- Brother CS7000X vs XR9550
- A pre-built starter kit, or buying the pieces separately?
- Cheap or mid-range: what does the extra money actually buy?
- Quilting machine or regular sewing machine?
- Brother XM2701 vs GX37
- Drop-in vs front-loading bobbin
- One-step vs four-step buttonhole
- Hand sewing or a machine? What each one is actually for
- SINGER Heavy Duty 4411 vs 4423 vs 4432 vs 4452
- Brother CS5055 vs CS7000X
- Sewing machine or embroidery machine?
- Brother CS7000X vs CS7205
- Brother CS6000i vs CS7000X
Guides & Fixes
- What it actually costs to start sewing
- What sewing machine should I buy?
- What you actually need to start sewing
- Are cheap sewing machines worth it?
- Are mini sewing machines worth it?
- How to thread a sewing machine
- How to use a sewing machine for the first time
- Four first sewing projects worth making
- How to hem pants
- Sewing knit fabrics without a serger
- Learning to sew your own clothes
- Your first quilt project
- How to wind a bobbin
- Choosing fabric as a beginner
- Sewing machine needles explained
- Thread for beginners
- Presser feet explained
- What a walking foot actually does
- Quilting supplies for beginners
- Bobbin thread bunching up underneath
- Sewing machine problems and how to fix them
- Sewing machine maintenance
- Sewing machine tension, explained
- Why your sewing machine is skipping stitches