#BERNINA 1008 CRAIGSLIST SAVANNAH FULL#
The full shank feet are very high quality presser feet, which help eliminate small vibrations which may throw off your stitches. This is great for switching between feet quickly, but it means you miss out on Bernina’s famous full shank feet. The 1008 comes with a snap-on shank, and 5 different soles which can easily snap-on to the provided shank. If you treat it well, it will last you a lifetime! The Details Presser Feet It is also a good idea to get it serviced every once in a while, typically once a year but less frequently will probably be fine too. And the lack of any computing power is also a blessing for the machine’s durability – there are no chips or complex electronic components which can break down.īe sure to clean the machine regularly, and oil it as instructed in the Owner’s Manual. The lack of plastic components means that there is much less which is likely to break. Kimberly Speth has created a great detailed video of the buttonhole process on the 1008, so if you want to see how it’s done, take a look at the video below!ĭurability is one of the areas where the Bernina 1008 really shines. It can be a little tricky to figure out how it is supposed to be done, but the additional effort is definitely worth it as you will end up with a perfect high quality buttonhole, probably better than what you could expect from a 4-step or an automatic buttonhole system. The buttonhole is a bit different on the 1008 than what you might be used to, as it is a 6-step buttonhole.
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If you think you might prefer a computerised machine, you may want to take a look at my review of the Bernina 330. The maximum stitch length is 5 mm and the maximum stitch width is 5.5 mm. I have listed out the stitches in the table below. It has 17 different stitches (of which only 2 are decorative), and 5 needle positions. StitchesĪs I mentioned earlier, the 1008 is a simple machine, and as such doesn’t offer a bewildering array of stitches like computerised machines tend to.
#BERNINA 1008 CRAIGSLIST SAVANNAH FREE#
The free arm is quite small so should be suitable even for very small cuffs for children’s clothes, for example. If you’re a quilter this might be an essential purchase! The working area is relatively small, but you can purchase an extension table if you feel you need a bit more room. The stitch selector and stitch selection chart are located on top of the machine, as is the thread tension dial. A lot of machines have this function hidden at the back somewhere behind the free arm or extension table, which can make it fiddly and hard to access. I really like being able to lower the feed dogs from a dial on the front of the machine. Finally the bottom dial is used to select between “green” and “red” stitches, but also to lower and raise the feed dogs. Next you have the 6-step buttonhole dial – more about that later! You then have a dial for controlling stitch length, but which is also used for reversing stitch direction if set to the uppermost position. The outer dial controls stitch width and the inner dial controls needle position. The top dial is actually one dial inside of another. You might be surprised by this setup at first. The machine has four front-facing dials, which I have labelled them in the image below.
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It’s not exactly portable, so if you are going to be trailing your machine to classes you might want to go for something lighter. This is because of its metal components, which are far heavier than the plastic components you are likely to find in cheaper machines. But don’t let that fool you – it is a heavy little monster! It weighs 9.8 kg, which is pretty heavy given its size. The Bernina 1008 is quite a compact machine. Let’s take a look at some of the machines features… Design Everything is controlled manually, and you can feel really imagine the different gears and levers clicking away whenever you turn a dial. I love the mechanical aspect of the machine. But if you’re looking at it as an investment over the very long term, it may well be worth it!
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It is a very expensive machine, quite a bit more expensive than other machines which have similar features. This goes some way to justifying its price.
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It is a first class machine, made from the best components, and if serviced properly will last you a lifetime. However it does do the basics very, very well. It doesn’t have any of the fancy stitches or extra features that the more modern computerised machines have. It may appear to be a relatively basic machine, and in many ways it is. It can basically be summed up in two words – simplicity and quality. The Bernina 1008 is Bernina’s “classic” mechanical sewing machine, and is the last purely mechanical machine in Bernina’s range.