basic in Reviews and Ratings

from About.com

…"Perfect for basic sewing and mending..."…

from Amazon.com

…This is a great machine for basic sewing. But it is not good for heavy sewing such as drapes and this sort of thing. But otherwise it is a great machine.… 60 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…This is a great machine for basic sewing. But it is not good for heavy sewing such as drapes and this sort of thing. But otherwise it is a great machine.… 42 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…This is a great machine for basic sewing. But it is not good for heavy sewing such as drapes and this sort of thing. But otherwise it is a great machine.… 25 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…I found this machine meets my needs. I does more than the basics and is very light, and the price was right.… 39 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…I found this machine meets my needs. I does more than the basics and is very light, and the price was right.… 137 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…This is a very good machine for non professional sewing projects.It has all the basics necessary.… 17 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…This is a great machine for basic sewing. But it is not good for heavy sewing such as drapes and this sort of thing. But otherwise it is a great machine.…

from redturnip, Shopping.com

…Pros: It's basic and inexpensive. Cons: It only works half the time and breaks easily.…

from Amazon.com

…I have had this machine for over 3 years now and it works great for basic sewing needs. I have made a halloween costume (very basic) and pajama pants and mended clothes on it and it works great… 85 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…This is a good, basic sewing machine. All I needed to do was straight stich and some zigzig stitches and this machine performs those tasks well.…

from Amazon.com

…This is a great little machine, particularly when the price is factored in. Even without watching the DVD, I managed to figure out how to thread it using the book, and for my basic finishing projects… 330 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…It is exactly what I was looking for. It is easy to use and has all the functions required for basic sewing, plus the Singer brand is a warranty of a great product.…

from Shemae, Shopping.com

…Pros: Has all the basic functions the larger more costly machines have. Cons: No floppy disk drive & wished it had various size hoops like the larger machines.… 300 more reviews »

from Amazon.com

…The Brother sewing/embroidery machine is basically quite good. My main complaint would be the threading procedure which has a distinct Rube Goldberg quality and could be much improved on.…