Saturday, April 04, 2009
I am now a proud owner of a Jenome
It was hard to shop for a sewing machine. Not only because this is my first sewing machine ever. But also because I wanted something reasonably priced and that would have all the basics plus some extras. I wanted fancy stiching and some interesting feets too. i wanted it to be automatic and easy to use. I wanted a reliable and durable machine. At first, I was looking into the Pfaffs and Husquevarnas. But they can the pricey and then a Singer seems Ok too. But for a computerized machine the Jenome just caught my attention. Also because it was a familiar machine. The one I currently use in my sewing class is a Jenome too. Established in 1921, Janome was the first domestic producer of sewing machines in Japan. Such was its success that additional production facilities were set up in Taiwan (1969) and Thailand (1988). Together these factories greatly increased the production capacity of Janome; in fact an incredible 10 million units were produced in the last 7 years. This year alone, these plants have yielded 1.6 million units, making Janome the largest manufacturer of household sewing machines in the world.