Brother LS14S Metal Chassis Sewing Machine

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You can’t drop the feed dogs for free-motion quilting, and it doesn’t come with a “darning plate” to cover the feed dogs either. I couldn’t sew perfectly straight with the standard foot, so many of my blind hem stitches didn’t catch the hem!

The stitches were consistent, but when I look at them up close, there’s a weird pucker between them. Expect it to sound loud and thumpy with fleece, denim, and canvas, and for the stitches to be uneven. This computerised machine offers 30 stitches (adjustable length and width), a top loading bobbin and is easy to thread. Accessories included: zig-zag foot, buttonhole foot, zipper foot, Needle Set, Bobbins X4 one in machine oval screw driver, and foot controller.She’s a sewing pattern pro with a skill for adjusting and hacking patterns to fit and for editing dressmaking instructions to make them accessible to sewists of all abilities. The LS14s is a traditional metal chassis sewing machine with 14 stitches including a 4 step button hole. Full-size machines are usually wider than compact machines and this gives you slightly more space to manoeuvre the fabric around the needle area. Most items are available for check and reserve with the exception of fabric and other items sold by the metre.

The Brother LS14s sewing is an entry level sewing machine that is intended to be affordable and easy to use. You should consult the manual for your machine to ensure that the machine is set up correctly when sewing different fabrics, and always sew test samples to get the best possible stitch quality and to achieve perfectly balanced tension. The machine has a nice simple layout – the only visible dials are the stitch selection dial, the tension setting dial and the backstitch lever. All of our sewing machines and accessories are tested before they are dispatched to you, although in some rare cases, usually during transport (out of our control) - If for some reason your sewing machine or sewing machine accessories are faulty or not working, we welcome you to contact us as soon as possible for a full refund, under our 30-day money back guarantee.

However, this also means you have very little control over the stitches, so a hobby sewist would find it limiting. I wouldn’t recommend this machine for a young child, but for older children who are being supervised or teenagers who know the basics, this is the perfect machine. Here’s my blog post where I compared lots of beginner sewing machines, including mechanical and computerized ones. This is an excellent option for new sewers or anyone who wants a second sewing machine to take to a class or club.

And the lack of a handle (there is a slot for your hand to grip onto) means that I wouldn’t want to carry this machine far without a strong bag to hold it in! Adjustable upper thread tension gives you complete control over the tension of the upper thread and this tension can be manually adjusted to balance the tension of your stitches.When setting up and threading the sewing machine, the Brother LS14 has a Drop-in bobbin for quick rethreading of your machine. For these reasons I would give this machine the lowest score for accessibility as you may need to ask someone for help to use a few of the functions. This will be included within your account minimum payment request every month and cannot be repaid using Take 3. There is no speed control which can be useful for beginners or even for more advanced sewists when approaching corners/intricate sections.