Well I went to an estate sale yesterday because I heard they had 2 sergers for sale and I have been thinking about getting one for awhile... They also advertised great vintage fabrics and lots of notions so that all sounded good. They also said they had one sewing machine for sale which I did not even give a second thought to because I already have a sewing machine that I LOVE... Well I got there took one look at the instructions on how to thread the serger and I was already lost! I decided I am probably better off waiting and saving up money to someday get one that automatically threads. So I spent some time digging through the farbic and found some real wild pieces. Someone else was asking about the sewing machine and the seller said oh it's a Bernina. Well then my ears perked up so I asked, Really?! What model is it? They said, oh it's the 930, we're asking $350 for it. I was so excited, because that is the EXACT model I was originally looking for originally!
2 years ago my sewing machine broke (it was a Singer and while everyone I know is like oh, I have heard of them, they are good right? Well no, they are pretty awful, I only had mine for 2 years and this was the 2nd time it broke!). So I went to my backup (it's a 30-year old Kenmore) and it broke too! I decided it was finally time to fork over real money and get a real machine. My friend had a Bernina 1030 which I really really loved, she said that the 930 was the same but slightly better. So I called around to all my local shops looking for one, then I went looking on eBay. They go for about $800 on eBay. I noticed they had a 1630 on eBay for $750 "but it now" price. The 1630 is 'fancier' then the 930, it has a computer and you can program it to do simple embroidery stitches! The 2 things the 930 has going for it is that it is more durable (it has all metal parts) and it sews just slightly faster. In the end I decided to go for the fancy bells and whistles of the 1630 (which I admit I have hardly used!!!). I have been 100% satisfied with my 1630, but when I saw the 930 at this sale for half the price it should be (and then they went down to $300) I knew I had to have it! It still had the original carrying case with accessories box, 16 presser feet, 28 bobbins, the knee lift, instruction manuals, and the clip on table thingie!
Well the only disappointing thing is that while they said it definitely still worked and they had just used it to sew a pillow last week it is unfortunately partially broken. It does sew in a straight line, so yes you could make a pillow and think it worked, but the zig-zag stitch does not work. Also the knob to select other fancier stitches is broken, so right now sewing is a straight line is the ONLY thing it can do. Well as soon as I have some money saved up I guess I will bring it into the rapir shop and see how much fixing it will set me back!
Posts
