Now I've looked at reviews for them in English, Swedish and Japanese. English speakers have nothing but complaints and seem to be tossing it after testing it out on test fabric, say that it doesn't hold stitches etc.
Japanese people only complain that it takes a while to get used to it (3+ tries until you can sew a straight/good line) and seem to be using it for random small clothing repairs. For holding the thread they're tying knots in or burning the thread.
Swedes don't have any complaints at all, say it works fantastic and use it to sew patchwork blankets and stuff. They say if you cut the thread a special way there's no need to tie it or do anything else, the stitches will stay.
So I'm going to buy a ($10 USD) non-electric one and test it out on a bunch of fabric I was going to throw away before leaving for Japan anyway; if it works great I'll keep it, if not I'll try an electric one once I get to Japan! Actually, I'll probably try an electric one anyway ;D
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Date: 2017-09-07 10:07 pm (UTC)Japanese people only complain that it takes a while to get used to it (3+ tries until you can sew a straight/good line) and seem to be using it for random small clothing repairs. For holding the thread they're tying knots in or burning the thread.
Swedes don't have any complaints at all, say it works fantastic and use it to sew patchwork blankets and stuff. They say if you cut the thread a special way there's no need to tie it or do anything else, the stitches will stay.
So I'm going to buy a ($10 USD) non-electric one and test it out on a bunch of fabric I was going to throw away before leaving for Japan anyway; if it works great I'll keep it, if not I'll try an electric one once I get to Japan! Actually, I'll probably try an electric one anyway ;D