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Our pick Maestro 600SB Portable Blindstitch Machine
Why: Start with the Maestro 600SB for routine garment hems in light to medium weight fabrics. Its portable form lets you move the machine between work areas, and adjustable penetration lets you tune the needle catch for the fabric.1
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Our pick Juki DDL-8700
Why: At 5,500 stitches per minute, the Juki DDL-8700 keeps up with production runs that last all day.5 Its plain drop feed suits single-layer garment cloth, where a walking foot adds nothing you would notice.56 The servo motor lets you match the sewing speed to the work in front of you.5
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Our pick Baby Lock Coronet
Why: Its included 5 foot frame removes the need to source a separate frame for this machine.7 Built in stitch regulation helps control stitch length as you guide the quilt.7
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Our pick Baby Lock Venture 2
Why: The Baby Lock Venture 2 is the default for designs that use several thread colours, with ten needles and a top stitching speed of 1,000 stitches per minute.89
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Our pick Husqvarna Viking AMBER Air S | 600
Why: Choose the Husqvarna Viking AMBER Air S|600 if you want one machine for overlock seams and coverstitch hems with less fiddly looper threading: its one-touch system threads the loopers with air.10 Select a stitch on its color touchscreen and the machine sets the recommended thread tensions; the adjustable differential feed helps you tailor fabric feeding.10 Thirty saved stitch settings let you return to a setup you have already adjusted instead of starting again each time.11
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Our pick Pfaff Admire Air 7000
Why: Its five threads bring the safety stitch that sews the seam and finishes the edge in one pass.12 One touch of air does the threading, and a built-in needle threader takes the needle eye.12 Automatic tension sets itself for every stitch you choose and removes one setup step.12
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Our pick Baby Lock Aerial
Why: Its 8 by 12 inch field accommodates designs that outgrow the Skyline S9’s 170.18 by 200 mm field.131415 Its 757 stitches give you more sewing choices than the Skyline S9’s 300 stitches.1314 The Aerial also supplies 262 embroidery designs to choose from at the machine.13
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Our pick Brother CS7000X
Why: Its included walking foot and quilting foot give you accessories for layered projects without buying those feet separately.16 At 10.4 pounds, it suits sewists who carry their machine between home and class.17
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Our pick Baby Lock Reflection
Why: Choose the Baby Lock Reflection for large embroidery designs: its 9.5 by 14 inch field gives you room to stitch a design that fits without splitting it between hoopings.18 The 10.1 inch touchscreen supports on-screen editing and lets you check the design before stitching.18
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Our pick Baby Lock Regalia ST Long Arm Quilt- with Lift Table
Why: Start with the Baby Lock Regalia ST package with Lift Table if you switch between seated and standing free-motion quilting. Its 20-inch throat gives you room to gather the quilt, and built-in stitch regulation helps keep stitch length even as your hand speed changes.1920
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