I’m not a person who normally
sews. My pre-existing machine is over 40
years old. It has a foot pedal and eight
stitches. It has an untranslatable name,
in I think Japanese. I can no longer get
needles for it. With those
pre-established criteria, it may be clear why I am totally amazed at the
Brother machine.
I purchased the Brother XL2600i for
my eight year old granddaughter for Christmas.
She was sewing on Christmas day.
It is that easy to use. Seeing
her delight and the ease of use of the machine, I was totally impressed. When this machine came available for review,
I jumped on it.
The Brother HC1850 is a degree difference in capability and complexity
over the XL2600i. As an example it has
130 built in stitches compared to the 25 in the XL2600i. It is pointless to list all the differences
as you can do that by just comparing the specifications.
The 1850 has a DVD which is helpful.
Frankly I am a bit overwhelmed and probably would be better off with the
2600 I got my granddaughter. This is
much like complex software, most people will use 10% of the functionality
leaving the 90% remaining for the experts.
I think this is my case here. I
can sew a seam and I am actually thinking about doing a buttonhole just to see
if I can do it. This machine is easily
got three times the features of the 2600.
This explains why the price is three times as much. It is an impressive machine and I feel a bit
inadequate on trying to review it. It is
sooo much better than my old machine and has obvious benefits over the
2600. However if you are looking for a
starter machine or one for a talented child, I would recommend the XL2600i
rather than this machine. If you are an
accomplished sewer, this machine seems like it would easily fit your
needs.
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