Rex Cordless Sewing Machine

I purchased this as a gift for my 12 year old for her birthday, she is a great fan of the TV design shows and wanted a machine to work on her "Projects". After reading previous reviews I was a little hesitant, but now I am so glad I did!! The machine is small but has a cute retro look about it (very important to a 12 year old!!), the instructions are a little vague but as I've previously owned sewing machines we were able to muddle our way through. We haven't had any problems with "tension", perhaps it's the "luck of the draw" depending on how they are set at the manufacturers She is now sewing her simple designs and is having a blast ! Based on previous reviews, we remove the batteries when it is not in use and haven't had any problems with leakage or overheating. This is a great "first machine", it is easy to use, is portable and is building my daughters confidence in her abilities to create her own designs.

What a cute little machine. I received it as a gift from my students in school. This machine does a great job on small jobs such as hemming a curtain without having it to take down. Great for a lot of other things as well. Great to have in the house, can be used instead of the big sewing machine which you don¿t have patience to take out. This weighs a nothing and does the same kind of jobs like the big machines. Great for beginners. Makes a great holiday gift. Or birthday gift, or teacher gift.

This sewing machine is the perfect size for my little apartment! It's simple to use as well. It is a basic sewing machine perfect for beginners like me! I practiced a couple of times on the swatch that came with it, and was ready to go. My first project was to shorten my son's jean pants into shorts and it really worked well.

I'm the last person anyone would ever call a Susie Homemaker, so I'm not certain this is the best review to go by. However, if you are a somewhat domestically challenged working and busy mother who is looking for a quick and easy way to hem pants, this machine is not terribly user friendly. I can't get it to do more than 4 stitches before it sticks. This may be because no matter how many times I take it apart and put it back together I'm not threading it correctly, perhaps I wasn't able to read the instructions well. At any rate, I have another handheld machine which does wonders that was given to me, but I am keeping the Rex because it will thread bobbins for me, which my other machine will not.