OOOH THAT NEW PFAFF!

I will be dining on my own words, I know. I made a big mistake. I went and looked at the new Pfaff sewing/embroidery machine. To say it is very nice would be an understatement!

I made this reckless statement a few years ago: I said I wouldn't buy another home embroidery machine. That if I was going to get another machine, it would be an industrial 15 needle job.

So here I sit, salivating every time I think of that new Pfaff. Man, this thing is just everything! I love my Janome 10,001... yes it's a real workhorse with never ever a missed stitch. I love Janome! They introduced the first home embroidery machine to the world.. the 8000. The other companies scrambled to get theirs out too. So I always knew I'd stick with the Janome.

WRONG! The new Janome, the 11,000... has an 8"x8" hoop. I love the embroidery arm and the way you don't have a big heavy embroidery module to move around. But this feature sadly limits the hoop size. And we know that size is everything these days.

The Pfaff.. now there's a world in its own. First of all, it has a 9 mm spread instead of the standard 7 mm the other machines have. This extra 2 mm makes an incredible difference when you are stitching a decorative stitch or a satin stitch combination... because anyone who sews can instantly see it's bigger, richer than others.

But the hoops! Oh my, the hoops! Now I am not a paid spokesman for Pfaff, alright? But I think the hoop is something like 7.5"x14"... and right there it eliminates rehooping galore! There is a mega hoop you can buy for it too... wouldn't you think this huge hoop would already be the mega hoop? But no! There's a bigger one! Wow!

Okay. What's the cost. Sit down, please! This baby is retailing for about $9,000 US. Yuh. A new car. Two Yugos. And just think, you have to buy thread and stabilizer for life.

But fortunately for me, my sewing machine source is one of the best in the country, so his price is considerably less. And I mean considerably! So when my friend saves enough to buy my Janome, I will be trotting down there to that very shop and getting my Pfaff! How? With a loan from the credit union, of course!

Sew on,

Kathygirl