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Singer 7442 Electronic Sewing Machine

Brand: Singer Sewing Co.    Model : 7442    Customer Rating :    List Price : $199.99    Sale Price : $174.95

Singer 7442 Electronic Sewing Machine Feature

• Fully electronic sewing machine with 30 built-in stitches and hundreds of functions
• Push-button controls; adjustable stitch length and width; reverse stitching
• 1-step buttonholer for perfect buttonholes; needle threader; snap-on presser feet
• Free arm; LED light; on-board storage; full assortment of accessories included
• Measures 19 by 9 by 14 inches; 25-year limited warranty

Singer 7442 Electronic Sewing Machine Overviews

The Singer 7442 is a fully electronic sewing machine. With 30 built-in stitches and hundreds of functions your creativity can encompass quilting and decorative stitches (stippling, crown, domino) as well as all the actual construction stitches (zig zags, darning, zipper insertion). This machine also has wonderful features like a built-in needle threader; a 1-step buttonhole in two styles (helps you make a whole row of identical buttonholes); easy stitch selection; automatic stitch settings; reverse stitching in the selected stitch pattern; 13 needle positions; clear bobbin cover to the drop in bobbin; and thread feed either horizontal or vertical. The machine comes with a full assortment of accessories including an instruction book, a standard presser foot, zipper foot, buttonhole foot, blind stitch foot, satin stitch/special purpose foot, a feed cover, a pack of needles and bobbins, spool caps and pin, screwdriver, seam ripper and lint brush.

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Singer 7442 Electronic Sewing Machine CustomerReview

As a beginning sewer, I’ve only had the machine three weeks but I’ve taken 3 classes at Joann’s Crafts and have 4 more lined up. Although one can learn a lot by simply using the machine, it’s amazing the tips you can learn from experienced instructors and sewers. TAKE CLASSES ~ anywhere ~ if new! Most problems I’ve had have been due to the most common errors beginners make: misthreading either bobbin or machine. For instance: when done sewing, my teacher taught me to pull threads straight back to cut, b/c if pulled to side the bobbin thread slips out of second groove and messes up next seams. I kept wondering why it worked on a few seams and then goobered up the bottom and had to be ripped out and rethreaded! Now I rarely have that problem.

I love the automatic threading feature of the 7442 for those over-40 eyes but miss the Drop & Sew bobbin feature my grandmother had (“Drop In” bobbin is NOT the same thing, very misleading). The new machine is much easier to thread than hers ~ which is good since you have to do it every time you wind a bobbin or change thread colors. (My inherited machine from grandmother was stuck on straight stitches only and used VERY infrequently for minor repairs too big to be done by hand)

Although I originally had my heart set on an entry-level Brother embroidery machine, after talking with a number of experienced sewers and reading the three pages in that on-line manual referring to how to set and adjust tensions, I decided to get a beginner machine with automatic tension. I’ve not been disappointed there since the 7442 has gone from two to thru 10 (yes, ten) layers of denim without hesitating or growling.

I am learning tote/purse making and quilting so am working with multiple layers of material, batting and fusible fleece. The foot lever only holds in the first position and does not go high enough for some of the topstitching I’ve wanted to do. When the foot lever has to be held up with right hand while trying to work thick materials under the needle with the left, it’s very difficult for a right-hander.

Thirty stitches should have been enough but I find I am doing a lot of decorative finishes and topstitching so in hindsight I should have looked into more stitches.

So yes, it’s a great entry level, beginner, basic or back-up machine but I may be one of those unfortunate enough to out-grow it quickly.

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