Is a portable sewing machine good enough for regular use?
DelightBunnie asked:
Hello. My mother bought me a Quikstitch portable sewing machine last year, because I asked her for a decent sewing machine so I can sew regular clothes like shirts and skirts.
Hello. My mother bought me a Quikstitch portable sewing machine last year, because I asked her for a decent sewing machine so I can sew regular clothes like shirts and skirts.
Since its portable is it only useful for “touchups” only or can I use it make regular clothes.
I wouldn’t start to make window treatments or a duvet cover, but I think that it would do well with sewing straight stitches and making regular clothes. I would try it out, you never know, it may be the best machine for what you need.
well it might not do the jb good enough so no i wouldn’t but you could if you wanted to?
hope this helped?
If it has the basic stitch functions, you could use it for making clothes. You would want to use good thread, like Gutterman’s, and you may want to keep away from very thick fabrics like denim unless the manual says this machine can handle that kind of fabric. Read the manual – it should tell you exactly what the machine is for and what to avoid.
If the machine is a good brand, it should work for all types of material. I would probably not use it for heavy fabrics such as heavy denims, heavy corduroys, or several layers of material at one time.
But, if in doubt try sewing with a small sample of your material first. Then you will know if the material you want to use for your project will work or not for you.
If it one of the tiny ones and are hand held that are less than $30.00 No. There are larger ones that come in a suitcase type of cover and are like the regular ones and if that is what you got it will work.
If this is the Quikstitch Pro for about $50 like in the link, then looks like it’s going to be limited to items that only require a straight stitch. Fortunately most clothing only requires a straight stitch. It will be a good machine for you to experiment on and see if you like sewing enough to continue. But if you end up doing a lot of sewing I think you’ll outgrow it rather quickly.