Sewing newbie--which machiene for a beginner?

[gelfnrach]

I want to start to learn to sew but am overwhelmed by the number of machienes out there. Does anyone have a suggestion on which is good for a beginner?

[maeveypoo]

my suggestion would be to get the best you can afford, be it at a garage/yard sale (nice older model - all metal), ebay (same thing, nice older/all metal model machine, kenmore, bernina, pfaff, etc.) or a new machine from a sewing shop (still make sure it's a good brand and test run them at the store before you put money on it) you really don't want the cheapest machines out there as they wobble and you can ~never~ get the tension right and they'll give you more headaches than you care for!
if you do buy at a sewing shop, try to wait until they have a sale, or buy a floor model, or buy a refurb machine from them

if you're going to be making something with as many layers as diapers have, you really want a machine with a motor that can handle it, otherwise you'll have just wasted good money (and usually $100 is not enough for a brand new machine unfortunately )

HTH!

ps ~ for what it's worth, I use a white 2999, and a pfaff hobby 1042

[boingo82]

I second that. $100 will NOT buy you a good new machine, but it'll buy you a great older machine.
I have a Kenmore from around the 60's and it's so sturdy. It will put up with anything.