Brands
Who makes what, and what each one is good at
Most sewing brands are excellent at one thing and ordinary at the rest. These pages say which is which, and where the same factory sells under two badges.
- Singer United States · since 1851 A famous badge covering two very different ranges 12 reviews
- Brother Japan · since 1908 The safe answer, almost everywhere 11 reviews
- Bernette Switzerland · Bernina group Bernina's affordable line, with the same dealers 8 reviews
- Janome Japan · since 1921 Excellent machines, uneven distribution 7 reviews
- Juki Japan · since 1938 Industrial engineering, domestic packaging 5 reviews
- Pfaff Germany · since 1862 A dealer network wrapped around a thin specification sheet 3 reviews
- Necchi Italy · since 1919 The Italian name most people have forgotten 2 reviews
- Bernina Switzerland · since 1893 The expensive answer, and often the right one 0 reviews
- Clover Japan · since 1946 Small tools, unusually well made 0 reviews
- Fiskars Finland · since 1649 Scissors that stay sharp if you let them 0 reviews
- Gütermann Germany · since 1864 Thread that does not shed lint into your machine 0 reviews
- Madeira Germany · since 1919 Embroidery and overlocker thread, in the quantities they are used 0 reviews
- Olfa Japan · since 1956 The rotary cutter, and the mat it needs 0 reviews
- Prym Germany · since 1530 The haberdashery cupboard, one brand 0 reviews
- Schmetz Germany · since 1851 The needles almost every machine takes 0 reviews
- Vlieseline Germany · Freudenberg Interfacing and stabiliser, under three different names 0 reviews