For my friends that sew!

[kumagoro]

My 7 year old sewing machine is flying to the danger zone right now, so I am looking to buy a new one!
I am not a beginner nor am I a professional, so I need a machine that falls in between.

Any suggests or advice would be very helpful!

Poll I was looking at either this one

Comments

[shellypants]

Get a Viking, baby! I have an emerald 116, and it is lovely. All the innards are metal vs. plastic, and although it is a 'lower end' Viking, it sews through 3 layers of leather pretty well.

[tifarinoa]

Seconding Viking. I have Huskystar 219 and it's a beast when it comes to cosplay. I used it to sew my Misato cosplay and it tackled 4 layers of vinyl. Seriously WIN sewing machines.

[msvalentine]

My second machine that I bought came from Super Target, they actually have a pretty decent selection of machines. You should totally get the Project Runway machine that they sell in Wal-Mart. I like the first one you linked.

http://www.brother-usa.com/HomeSewing/modeldetail.aspx?PRODUCTID=NS40

Oh and I have been meaning to ask if either you or your sister know how to sew gloves. I need a pair for my Jill costume and I have no clue how to make them, let alone out of stretchy fabric.

[roblayton]

Alright, you know I'm not gonna have anything interesting to say about this lol. Uh... needle and thread ftw.