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Reviews Written by
SugarQueen (Oahu, Hawaii)
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Hello Kitty Sewing Machine - Green (11706)
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
 Great Little Machine, January 16, 2008
I love this sewing machine! It winds bobbins perfect and sews smooth and quiet. Instructions to wind the bobbin and thread the machine are given in the illustrated manual. It's so lightweight and portable. Perfect for teaching children or beginners to sew. I got this for my daughters ages 6 and 10 and they love it! They tried sewing on my Viking but it was a little too fast for them to control. In my opinion, I think the speed on this machine is perfect. I can see someone wanting more speed if they were always sewing very long seams.
I've read other reviews that people had problems with the bobbin or the thread tension. The first few stitches I sewed the thread tension was a little unbalanced and adjusting the thread tension dial didn't make much of a difference. I followed the advice of other reviewers and adjusted the screw just a little on the bobbin case. By removing the bobbin (with the bobbin still in the bobbin case) hold the thread and let the bobbin fall. If it falls too fast, tighten the screw. If it doesn't fall, loosen the screw. When it falls just 1-2 inches that should be perfect tension. Now it sews perfectly balanced stitches! I did not switch to metal bobbins as others suggested. I use the plastic bobbins that the machine came with and that little adjustment of the screw is all you need. I feel that if the machine came with plastic bobbins then the manufacturer designed it to be used with plastic bobbins. I also use Coats & Clark all purpose thread (nothing fancy) and that works fine.
This machine has all the basic stitches a beginner sewer needs...straight stitch, zig-zag, buttonholes and a slower stitching speed. The stitches are preset and you cannot adjust the stitch length and width. Therefore you cannot make a wide zig-zag satin stitch. I agree that a stitch length and width dial would have made the machine that much better. Perhaps a speed control lever and 1-step auto buttonhole too...That would be the perfect beginner machine along with the size, weight and portability. Other than that...this machine is perfect!
I can see someone outgrowing this machine and wanting something with more features...yet, keeping this machine because it's so lightweight, portable and oh so CUTE!
It's the perfect size for travel and great for scrapbooking too. The size, weight, portability and price...I have no complaints!
Included with the machine is: The instruction manual, standard snap-on presser foot, buttonhole presser foot, felt for spool pin, extra needles, three plastic bobbins, a seam ripper, dust cover and of course a foot pedal.
This machine unlike the Blue Hello Kitty sewing machine has a built-in light and an on/off switch.
FYI - This seems to be the same machine as the Kenmore Mini Ultra (which also had great reviews) and the Janome 3/4 size sewing machine. Just as the Blue Hello Kitty Sewing Machine is the same as the Kenmore half-size portable sewing machine and the Janome sew mini.
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