Does anyone have one of these?

[Milo10]

I'm not really sure to put this. But does anyone here use a Handy Stitch or know anyone that has one? If so how do they like theres and does it work ok? I was thinking about getting one to start making Milo fleece hammocks and tube cover and all that other good stuff! Since I don't know how to use a sewing machine I thought this would be a great Idea! What do you think?

 

[angels41105]

I do have one. It works to a point but it's kind of difficult. You have to use one hand to hold the machine and the other to hold the fabric. Usually when using a machine to sew its best to hold the fabric taught not loosely. Using this kind of thing makes that hard since you only have one hand to work with.

I have yet to try it on fleece stuff, i only used it to sew up a shirt and it was hard to create a straight line. If you can get it to work for you that's great, or if other people have tricks to get it to work better i'd be interested. Otherwise, sewing machines aren't so bad to use. Once you get it threaded it works well for most things.

 

[Milo10]

Maybe I should learn how to use a sewing machine huh...lol I'll make sure I let you know if it works for me!

 

[fanofdmb84]

If you can drive a car you should be able to operate a sewing machine
You don't have to know all the greatest tricks and techniques to make a few straight lines, and you can get machines for pretty cheap.

 

[Zompter]

I started with one. It worked alright on the fleece, but I completely wore it out after one set of liners. It was great to learn on and figure out how to make the blankets but if you have access to a sewing machine I would recommend using that instead. Or at least try both, the sewing machine is just that more amazing afterward hehe.