JUKIHZL-DX7 Sewing Machine with 287 Stitch Patterns and 4 Fonts

The best sewing machine for garments making: very efficient, precise stitching, fast, simple to use. It far overpasses my Babylock Ellisimo gold for sewing garments. To get acquainted to the machine, I made a sample of every stitch, and of every functions offered by this machine. WOW ! It is very pleasant to customize the functionalities (eg.: selection of the stitch patterns by light touch, subtle selection sound, tried all possibilities for the foot control, knee lift, adjustable starting and reverse speeds). There is no waste of time with this machine: everything is set up in a breeze. The main presser foot worths a lot by itself: very easy to get a precise stitching, the distances on the throat plate are indicated from the center of the foot, and no need for another presser foot for topstitching with a straight stitch. I can adjust every stitch (width, length) in real time with the dials while sewing (very useful and fast for ending darts). Using the straight stitch slide plate is quite a pleasure: very fast (instead of unscrewing the whole plate in my Ellisimo), and there is no danger of doing the mistake of sewing a zigzag stitch in that small hole because the machine allows only the straight stitches. And, perfect straight stitches in a sample of light charmeuse silk, without any need of a stabilizer. If it happens that the stitch patterns (eg. letters, words, flowers, etc.) are unrecognizable at first try, there is a simple way to fix them: we just have to make an adjustment called " Adjusting the darning", and "voilà", like magic, without any need for a stabilizer ! The floating function is impressive: my sample was a sandwich of silk dupioni (slices of bread) and 2 layers cotton batting: WOW ! Perfect diamonds, no puckering at all, no need for the walking foot, all the stitch patterns allowed ! The buttonhole presser foot is very simple to use (no side lever), and very performant. Perfect button holes (even the manual buttonhole is perfect), 3 widths. I prefer the needle threader on the Juki over the one of Babylock Ellisimo. All the feet / bobbins of my Ellisimo, Singer quantum stylist, Brother are compatible (which I would not have bought if the juki would have been available many years ago). I also tried many Janome at a sewing center in my town, and none of them had as many advantages as the Juki.

The needle threader is broken already. Sews great. Love all the stitches but after a week, the needle threader will come down but does move to thread the needle and does not go back up into position unless I gently move with my finger

I had been looking at machines for over a year, before deciding on this model. It scores high for portability, the presser foot lifter (which will work in either automatic or manual mode), the larger throat space, and the box feed. It also comes with many accessories and feet in the box. I have used it now for several months, it was an early birthday present for me. I was looking at, and could have purchased, much more expensive models, but this one has great bang for the buck. It feeds very smoothly, straight and even, and is very quiet at slower speeds and still not loud at top speed. A bonus is that it uses generic feet (yes, even those 32 piece cheapies you find on amazon!), and class 15 bobbins, which are widely available. The auto threader does work better with Organ needles however, it sews just fine with Schmetz or other needles. The threader works every time with Organ needles, but I usually have to thread manually with other brands of needles.Along with a great selection of feet is the great selection of stitches, including a quick, direct select, quarter inch setting that will work with the edge of the regular sewing foot - this is great if you need a quick quarter inch guide but don't want to switch feet. It does also come with a quarter inch piecing foot, I get really accurate seams with either method. When I do patchwork piecing, my points now match up so much better, with less shifting and I don't have to pin so much - I absolutely love the way it feeds.There are other features that help in precision sewing and piecing. When topstitching, I can press and hold the needle up/down button and it will stitch very slowly, great when going around curves or coming up to an intersection. I use this machine a lot for handbags and wallets, and the precision sewing along with the strong piercing power make this ideal for those thick layers - it is not as strong as an industrial, but definitely stronger than many other domestic machines I've used before.I was prepared to spend almost double what this machine cost for some mid-range models of Janome, Pfaff, or Viking, but am very happy with this purchase, I would recommend to anyone looking to step up to a more modern machine with extra features.Product was also shipped very quickly and securely from Sew Vac Direct.

Beware: Bad Marketing by Manufacturer!!Nowhere near light industrial use. Let alone 15 layers of Denim.Box was missing a power cord (NOT THE SELLER'S PROBLEM).Walking foot attachment did not work, and thread tensioner was useless with a PTFE v.92 thread.2 layers of Marine vinyl and the 5mm stitch was all over the map.No control. May work great for the fancy automated stitches, but a simple 5mm stitch or zig-zag on "heavy" 0.01" thick 2-3 layers?? Not on mine; ruined a couple of pieces...Good Luck.Vendor was GREAT! Return Accepted. Product didn't live up to the specs.No other problems with their store. Still recommend, just not this product!