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Stitch Function
Brother CS6000I 60-Stitch Computerized Sewing Machine Review
A combination of low price and heaps of features keeps this sewing machine at the top of many bestseller lists. Many users report it's ease of use from experienced users to beginners.
It is possible to pay several hundred dollars for a sewing machine and not get as many options and features as you get here. Making the Brother CS6000I one of the best equipped and affordable machines on the market.
The automated stitch control and speed adjustment do not require the foot pedal control, stitch count and selection are great and this machine will easily deal with quilting helped by an extra wide work area. An automatic needle threading system, 7 different styles of 1 step auto-sizing buttonholes and twin needle sewing.
All this combined with the machine coming complete with a whole host of fantastic accessories that you would have to pay extra for with many other machines costing two or three times as much. And supplied with a hard cover case as standard.
Stitch count is given away in the brother title, 60 stitches, yes that's not a typo, sixty stitches. For a machine in this price range that is considerable. Both Stitch length and width are variable, up to 7mm for some stitches, whereas most comparable machines only offer 5mm.
One of the few machines to offer dial selection for speed control the brother CS6000I over delivers with it's ease of use. The list of functions is almost endless but here are a few:
- LCD display with button control stitch selection
- Extra wide work table to assist with large projects
- 1-touch start/stop and reverse functions
- Easy automatic needle threading
- Quick-Set Bobbin (trademarked) with horizontal loading
- One-touch start/stop and reverse features
- Free-arm sewing machine
- Electronic speed control
- Same goes for accessories:
- Foot controller
- Extra spool pin
- Built in LED work light
- 3 needles
- 3 bobbins
- Quilting guide
From the hundreds of reviews available for this machine the cons can be counted on one hand. Two that I did find however were as follows.
A small number of users mentioned that the light was not bright enough for working, this however has been offset by some saying the light was too bright. Make of that what you will.
There have also been a small number of complaints about jamming, most of which have been solved by a change of thread. One person noted that the jamming she experienced was in fact down to human error and once she changed what she was doing the problem was resolved.
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Sewing machine: 10-stitch or 20-stitch?
After I bought the book T-Generation I wanna try out sewing with a machine. A friend of mine has the Brother 10 Stitch Portable Sewing Machine, she bought it at Wal-Mart. But I saw another machine with 20 stitch functions.. And now I'm confused. Which is better for an amateur? I don't want to spend too much money on it but nevertheless it should be a good sewing machine.
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The 10 stitch would be my first choice. All those extra decorative stitches are seldom used.
When you take the machine out of the box and open the manual right next to the machine.
The read and apply each feature of each step - never take for granted that just because you know how to use a sewing machine you can skip the instructions.
Pay special attention to the threading (always with the presser foot up); how to properly install a needle and when changing the bobbin, make sure the needle is at it's highest level.
When you stop to make an adjustment of the fabric, make sure the needle is down into the fabric so the top and bobbin thread do not jam.
When you finish a seam, make sure the take-up lever it at it's highest position before cutting the thread and the needle will not come unthreaded. Use the thread cutter at the lower left edge of the machine to make sure there is enough thread "tail".
The manual will have a chart for selecting the correct size/type of needle based on the type of fabric to be sewn.
Good luck and best wishes for many successful projects.
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