Sewing machines for the digital age are high-tech wonders: Full House
20.05.12 - janome sewing machine foot
If you are a home sewer, and you bought your sewing or embroidery machine in the past few years, it's a good bet that it's one of the most sophisticated pieces of equipment in your house.
And if you haven't bought a sewing machine lately, you probably find the previous paragraph hard to believe. I was surprised, too, when I learned that the latest sewing machines use computer technology to make the ancient craft of sewing easier, faster and more fun.
We're talking touch-screen controls, sensors that adjust to various fabric thicknesses, screens that offer three-dimensional views of designs, LED lights illuminating the needle and USB data ports.
Some models will automatically thread your needle, make a knot at the end of a seam and cut the thread. Even the familiar foot pedal that controls sewing speed is being phased out.
Pfaff, Janome , Baby Lock , Bernina, Singer and other major manufacturers are constantly unveiling new models that promise "revolutionary tools and designs." I stopped by Pins and Needles, a sewing and quilting store with locations in Middleburg Heights and North Olmsted, to find out what's new in the world of sewing machines.
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