The Janome MyExcel 18W is a true work horse for domestic sewing. Also known as the HD3000 in the USA, this machine has a reputation for being reliable.
This all new heavy duty sewing machine is a true work horse. With stainless steel bedplate and over 1,000 stitches per minute this machine is a winner!
@Andrew @Deborah Pickett I routinely use it (my singer heavy duty 4411) with 500 den cordura.
It struggled a bit with multiple layers of TPU-coated cordura plus 3d mesh plus webbing, while sewing around a big panel with stiffening in it that made it tricky to move it around smoothly :D
It was this seam:
And then I've sewn silk with it (I'm not going to say it was effortlessly. silk is never effortless :D )
But I've never done patchwork, so I have no idea if it's missing some feature that is really useful for that.
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LegalQuilts
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Jelly
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Typical Angry Byke
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Andrew
in reply to Deborah Pickett • • •It does straight, zigzag, button-hole but nothing much more than that.
I think it would struggle with (say) canvas, but it's been fine for a variety of domestic weight tasks.
Heavy Duty 4411 - Singer Electronic Sewing Machines
SINGER™Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Andrew • •@Andrew @Deborah Pickett I routinely use it (my singer heavy duty 4411) with 500 den cordura.
It struggled a bit with multiple layers of TPU-coated cordura plus 3d mesh plus webbing, while sewing around a big panel with stiffening in it that made it tricky to move it around smoothly :D
It was this seam:
And then I've sewn silk with it (I'm not going to say it was effortlessly. silk is never effortless :D )
But I've never done patchwork, so I have no idea if it's missing some feature that is really useful for that.
Deborah Pickett
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