A frequent question I get is "What is your favourite sewing machine?"
This is a loaded question, because I love my industrial Juki and could never return to a home machine full time, but in terms of home machines, the answer is easily the Singer heavy Duty.
Over the years I had owned over 10 at one time for training contractors. There are several models, some with more functions. Functions like the needle threader and decorative stitches. To be honest, I don't really need these functions in shoe making, so the base model is perfect for me (4411, 4423, 4453 etc).
My first loyal Singer HD put up with daily abuse, and some days I had her running for 10 hours a day. She worked with me for 5 solid years before finally giving in.
So if you're looking for a cost effective machine that can go through multiple layers and take some abuse, the Singer HD is for you!
