Buying my first sewing machine As a sewing beginner, the first step of my sewing journey was to buy my first sewing machine. My budget wasn’t great along with that I didn’t know what type of machine to buy and what features I needed on a sewing machine. With thorough research, I found out that as a beginner all I needed was a sewing machine that has a straight stitch, reverse stitch, zigzag stitch and a buttonholer. Thank goodness my current machine the Empisal expression 889 was on special (currently, costs around R1799 Game retail store 2016/10/05) and it had all the basic features I needed to start sewing. The machine is easy to use with an easy to read manual which came in real handy. My Empisal Expression 889 Empisal Expression 889 features: · 18 Stitch function · Front load bobbin · 4 Step button hole · ...
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