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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #258 in Art and Craft Supply
• Color: White
• Brand: SINGER
• Model: 7256
• Released on: 2011-09-25
• Platform: Windows
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 12.00" h x 7.50" w x 14.50" l, 18.90 pounds

Features

• Automatic needle threader--sewing's biggest timesaver
• 70 built-in stitches--basic, stretch, decorative, fully automatic one-step buttonholes
• Automatic stitch length and width--the right stitch settings every time
• Six fully automatic one-step buttonholes--professional results at the touch of a button
• Top drop-in bobbin with clear cover--easy in-and-out bobbin for quicker threading. 110 volt machine designed for United States and Canadian use only

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

96 of 100 people found the following review helpful.
Lots of stitches, features for a small price
By Joanna Daneman
I was VERY surprised that a sewing machine could be budget-priced, yet have the features and stitch repertoire of a much more expensive machine. I have to say, if you are looking for a do-all machine and don't have megabucks to spend, this could be a very excellent choice.

Features:

Electronic controls
Seventy stitches
Six one-step buttonholes (automatic foot fits buttonhole to button.)
Top loading bobbin (I prefer this, easier for me to see)
Push button stitch choice (rather than knob)
Stretch stitches, ornamental stitches, utility stitches
Automatic pressure adjuster on pressure foot (for thin to thick fabrics)
Extra high foot lift (handy for quilting or doing thick layers of denin hemming, for example.)

Most of the time, if you want to buy a beginner-level sewing machine, you will not get automatic buttonholes nor electronic stitch choice. There are a LOT of stitches here, including quite a few ornamen tal embroidery-types stitches that are handy for children's clothing, bedding, housewares and quilting. This machine can handle twin needles (great for hemming and top stitching.) My only complaint is that it only comes with a minimal number of accessory feet, so you might have to spend extra to get a specialty foot you wish to have (such as a walking foot for quilting.)

100 of 105 people found the following review helpful.
Loved it from the first try!
By Sarah S.
Before buying this machine I used an older model of Brother Brand. When the Brother broke down I still wanted something reasonably basic but with a few more capabilities than the Brother had been able to do. I was in no way disappointed in the way this machine stitches and runs. The DVD that comes with it is very well done and gave lot's of good information and ideas. The only things about this machine that might take some getting used to is that the power cord and foot control are seperate whereas on my Brother machine they were all connected in one cord and the foot control is less sensitive than the Brother had ben and has some delays if I take my foot off it and then try to make it go again immediately. Those are not bad things but just something that I will have to get used to. Overall it is a very easy machine to use and it truly stitches beautifully and much better than my older machine.

79 of 84 people found the following review helpful.
Great machine, especially for the price!
By Bocaboy
This Singer was for my wife, to replace her ages-old machine. I don't know anything about using sewing machines, but I can tell you that since she got this she's been sewing up a storm! I asked her after she'd had it for a few days whether it sewed buttons on, since that's the one chore I always delegate to her. (OK, shoot me, I don't know how to do it!!) She told me no, then a few minutes later came running into the room to say that, yes, this machine even sewed buttons, not just button holes!

Anyway, I'm a happy camper because she's a happy camper. I wouldn't label my wife an expert seamstress, but she does make her own dresses, and often finds something at Marshall's or TJMaxx that needs an alteration to make it work, and she's great at doing that with this machine. The price was also hundreds of dollars less than others that we evaluated, and this item shipped with Amazon Prime.

I can tell you that now that she's had it for a month, she'd purchas e it again. Oh, and lessons for this machine and how to use it are all over YouTube, so there are lots of tutorials to get you over most usage questions.