About
I am in healthcare in North Carolina. In my spare time I enjoy refashioning vintage handbags, making jewelry, and sewing home dec, accessories, and a little clothing. I sell a bit of destash or items I no longer need in my little studio.
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- 1***d (53)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseI am very pleased with the module I purchased. She was very kind. I emailed her through eBay and failed to check the correct location for communication. She was terrific even though I am not extremely familiar with eBay. I just look when I need something. I would buy from her again without hesitation. Quick service and description is Exactly as she posts
- l***z (59)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseArrived on time and the book pages are still newish and as what the seller stated.
- 0***4 (653)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseItem as described. Thanks so much!!
- e***1 (2919)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseas described
- d***6 (1177)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchasegreat item , fast shipping, thanks
- r***g (17)- Feedback left by buyer.More than a year agoVerified purchaseSuper fast shipping! Cutting board looks great!
Reviews (8)
04 May, 2016
Even satisfies a Bernina lover
This is an excellent machine. Very nice stitch quality, and lots of great features. A few of my favorites are the built in walking foot, extra high presser foot lift, auto thread cutting and knotting, and very well-lit, large working area. It is very pretty, and a great price. I consider it to be one of the "sleeper" models: a model that is of the highest quality for the price, but not generally known to most of the market. The only negative I can think of is that it does not convert to free-arm, so if this was your only machine, and you needed to sew very small cuffs or hems, that could be a limitation. I paid about $900 for a used model in excellent condition with all the books, accessories, and matching table in 2015.
27 Jul, 2016
Heavy-Duty sideways stitcher
5 of 5 found this helpful This old girl is nice and heavy, one of the last mostly metal, super quiet, made-in-Switzerland models. It is unique among the old metal class in that it has 9mm, multidirectional stitching. I have shied away from 9mm stitching, as I would have to give up the beloved traditional CB hook to get it. But I really wanted directional stitching for sewing on finished items, like sleeves or pants, that could not be turned to sew all directions without cutting open the seams. That function works great and is worth the price of the machine alone. I paid about $800 in 2016 for the machine plus an extra large extension table, walking foot and several extra feet, a couple of design keys, books and other ref material, and more.
The 9mm stitching has been a pleasant bonus. The rotary hook works just fine, and the 9mm stitches are fun...they allow nice fat embroidered borders and up to a 2 inch monogram without fussing with hoops or hooking up embroidery modules. For many people, this would be all the embroidery they need. It also has a stitch designer feature that will allow you to set up any favorite stitch that might be missing from the preprogrammed list, or to make up stitches just for the fun of it. The user screen is bigger than many modern machines, and the track ball is easy to use. And, of course, like all the old Bernina's, she very quietly stitches a beautiful seam and buttonholes so perfect you smile just looking at them.
09 Oct, 2018
The Ultimate Sewing Machine
This machine is very solid, with lots of room to work on long arm and super smart features/adjustments right on the main screen. The 830 got a mixed rep in the early years of its release, in part due to true machine code errors (now fixed), in part due to dealers and owners not being well-trained. Lucky me, cuz that allowed me to get a TOL that I could never have afforded otherwise. It reminds me of a few cars from the 50s that were ahead of their times, but now we use those features in even modest cars. LOTS of machine for the money.