Sewing Machine Reviews

Review by Sue Z

I've had my 9960 for just over a week now and I am delighted with it. It sews like a dream, is very quiet and looks lovely. There are lots of useful extras including presser feet, bobbins and machine needles. The abundance of different stitches is mind-blowing and I am not finished going through them all yet. The instruction booklet is good and I can also find lots of useful videos online to help me. This machine is far and above the best one I have ever used and for the price appears to do a lot more than other brands, which is another reason I bought it. Overall I would highly recommend the Singer 9960 sewing machine.

Review by Debbie Balaam

I've just started sewing again after a long absence and was struggling with my old machine and decided to invest in this one and I'm really glad I did. It's superb, very easy to use and I like the fact that you can slow it down as one of my problems was the fact that my old machine used to run away and I couldn't stitch straight! Would recommend this to anyone.

Review by Sheena Love

Just received my new machine, am enjoying getting to know the in's and out's of it . The instruction book is quite good maybe a little short on when to use different sizes of stitches but I will figure this out , on the whole a very compact machine. Many thanks Sheena l.

Review by Rose Foster

This model is replacing my mother's singer sewing machine aged around 45 years! I am looking forward to rekindling my love of sewing now that I have retired from my day job! Delivery of the machine was free and extremely quick. Living north of Inverness we are often penalised and treated as if we are not on the mainland. That dictates who I buy from and I was delighted to find that Singer delivers here just the same as the rest of mainland UK. The machine was very simple and straight forward to thread. Filling a bobbin couldn't have been easier. The needle threader is just what I need now that I can't see the hole in the needle. After a couple of practices to see how it actually works, it is amazingly simple. I found the foot pedal very easy keep to a constant speed, slow or fast. The tacking stitches at the beginning and end of fancy stitching is excellent. I have tried out most of the stitches and they work really well. I used the Overedge Stitch - forms and finishes raw edge seems and it was very impressive. I will be using that a lot! My first real task will be blind hemming my curtains. I used this stitch on my mother's machine and it worked really well (30 years ago) I look forward to the updated version for my beautiful new curtains.It is a very good sewing machine.

Review by Maxine H

I brought this machine about 3 years ago. I had been wanting a machine for years and finally bit the bullet and decided I wanted to buy the best machine that I could afford. When I first got it I was over the moon, it stitched like a dream, then disaster struck. I couldn't get it to stitch properly for love nor money. I finally gave up and the machine was relegated to the spare bedroom. I didn't dare tell the other half. Then about 18 months ago I was flicking through the TV channels and saw a lady from Singer demonstrating new machines. She was talking about the common problems people have when they call the Singer help line. I listened with interest only to find out that most stitch problems were caused by the threading of the machine, and sometimes the use of poor quality cotton. I was a little sceptical, but I brought some good quality cotton, replaced the cotton in the bobbin and re-threaded the machine and since that day my machine has worked like a dream. It has coped easily with making quilts, bags, hemming curtains, altering a dress and taking up trousers. I now wouldn't be without it. Despite my unhappy start, I would be more than happy to recommend this machine and the words of wisdom from the lovely Sue at Singers helpline!

Review by Melanie Gericke

I have not sewn with this machine much so far, but I am very impressed how soft and smooth it works! After watching a few tutorials on youtube, it was very easy to use with my laptop. If I had the time to play around with the embroidery software, it would have been very easy to use the software it comes with, for someone like me who is still in the process of learning a lot about computers. I love the larger throat space for quilting as well as the affordable price and the free gifts. I can definitely recommend this machine! Thank you also for the quick, friendly service!

Review by Lsj D

The singer one plus sewing machine is a dream. It is a lovely machine to look at well as use. Easy to use if a beginner, a wonderful machine to upgrade too. It has so many stitch patterns that one is spoilt for choice. I would recommend this singer to anyone who is thinking of purchasing a machine with lots of different types of stitch patterns for different types of projects. Its very useful to have the start/stop button and the speed control, it makes ease of doing difficult things like circles, as you can have the machine going as fast or as slow as you want to go. It is a very good price for all the features it has and competitive to other machines out there on the market. I'm thrilled with my purchase and love it to bits, I'm so glad I bought it and I'm sure I'm not the only person who thinks so highly of this singer one plus sewing machine.

Review by Jessica G

A great machine, easy to set up, does everything it says. The automatic needle threader took a few tries to get used to, but it really does work - very helpful for someone whose eyesight isn't what it was! After a few bits of test stitching I used it to sew lining fabric, which is usually tricky, but no trouble at all with this machine - so I'm confident it'll do what I need it to. As other people have said, the delivery service is really good too. I ordered this machine during a bank holiday weekend. The shipment was confirmed at lunchtime on Tuesday and it arrived at lunchtime on Wednesday, with follow-up emails in between to let me know when it was coming. Thanks for excellent service!

Review by George Pavaloaia

Reliable, Singer quality

Review by Eileen Satchell

This machine appears to be a good machine. However, I find the manual very poor and I had to phone the Singer help line on one occasion as there was no mention in the manual on how to move the needle to the right. I felt a little better after speaking to the very helpful young lady at Singer, as she also didn't at first know how to achieve what I was seeking. She phoned me back after she had got one of the machines in front of her and talked me through what I was seeking. I cannot find fault with the help line at Singer or the machine, but I wish I hadn't purchased this machine. I'm a Pfaff and Brother devotee, but felt I wanted to try a Singer, but it is not for me.

Review by Saheda Mota

I'm very happy with the sewing machine. Looking forward to getting many years of use from it. I havd already used it, was just so easy to use. The delivery of the machine , was at the date I asked. So, yes, definitely happy!!

Review by Gillian Jordan

Fantastic machine as I haven't sewn for years I am looking forward to using my new Singer 2273. Good value for money and very pleased with the free gift.

Review by Nicholas West-Bowen

Good machine and quick service deserves 5*

Review by June Jackson

I am so happy with my new machine just want to use it all the time, it is easy to handle being so light in light weight. The scissors are an added bonus and very much appreciated. June Jackson