Comments on: Bernina 830 Record

By: Josie

Josie — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:47:52 +0000

You can’t go wrong with the older machines and this one is high on the list.

enjoy!

By: Patalier

Patalier — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:05:40 +0000

Yawhoooooo! The difference between the old and new is weight! You can put your pedal to the floor and the older machine won’t shake. The newer machines shake like they are ready to go off the deep end. The machine looks great from the photos! They purr, they feel good when you’re sewing, and I could keep on going on and on.

Happy Sewing Martha!

By: Lin

Lin — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:48:18 +0000

My first machine was a Bernina 830 Record (with the olive green case and the machine was in that pale avocado color)and I loved it I was at the technical college learning dressmaking. It was my mother’s machine and when I got married she didn’t want to give it to me (she doesn’t sew by the way )and I longed for it for years cause I couldn’t afford it at the time but several years ago I went to an auction and there was the most perfect condition machine on the table and I knew the fellow who put it for auction.No-one bid on it and at the end it was passed in so I went to the fellow’s house and told him I would buy it and asked him how much he wanted for it he said I could have it for $10.00 I was over the moon. It needed a minor repair and a service but it is like new still in its original case with all attachments and the best part of all it has a knee lift which my mother’s old machine didn’t have.So I know how you feel to get that old machine from your younger days it is almost as if that same machine has returned home.

By: Mickie

Mickie — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:23:22 +0000

You can’t have too many sewing machines (at least not in my world but I’ve inherited a few here too). The set up thing is trickier and that is why I tore my room apart Saturday and Sunday. I had bought a singer industrial featherweight (sorry but that is all the guy called it) which I love for paper piecing. I decided to keep two sewing machines ready for me and then the other one I dont’ use as much, I keep in the closet for when I need it (it’s an embroidery machine, another gift, barely use it). I’ll be interested in how you set up your room. Keep us posted!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:26:45 +0000

This is a beautiful machine – you have made a great purchase! My Grandma has the exact model, and whenever I visit her and use it, I think to myself, wow, this is one dreamy machine! A solid work horse and yet soooo quiet and smooth. I used to have an older Bernina, gave it away to my niece, and for years now have loved my Virtuosa 153QE.

By: Four dogs and one quilter

Four dogs and one quilter — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:35:10 +0000

I was lucky enough to find a Bernina 830 Record at a garage sale. Only had one foot and no knee lift but runs like a dream. The best part: $50. The young lady selling it didn’t realize what she had. I use it to make bags and such since my quilting machine, a Janome 6500, doesn’t have a free arm. Hope you enjoy your machine as much as I enjoy mine.

By: Brenda Melahn

Brenda Melahn — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:15:16 +0000

My Mother purchased a Singer Golden Touch N Sew in 1967 (wooden desk cabinet and all) after a lifetime with her trusty Singer treadle machine. I used her Touch N Sew until 1995 after working tons of overtime, I purchased a Singer portable (holding it for my granddaughter). When I retired in 2011, I took my unused vacation money and purchased a Baby Lock Elisimo Gold .. WOW … I am the luckiest woman alive. I still go to the same shop my Mother went to back in the 1950′s and 1960′s and they told me to go with Baby Lock. I have been very pleased with it. It’s amazing what machines can do nowadays.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:29:39 +0000

LOL– My 1974 Bernina 830 Record wore out and I was at a loss to know how to replace it. I walked into a Bernina shop, and the owner showed me a machine he had just finished restoring: a 1974 Bernina 830 with almost no sings of wear! Guess what I came home with! It is working great. If it lasts 38 years, I am set for life!

By: Denise Russell

Denise Russell — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:47:39 +0000

Awesome! I have two Singers and my trusted Bernina 440QE, but they are much newer compared to your prized possessions!!!

By: Lynn Miller

Lynn Miller — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:51:37 +0000

I love my Bernina 930 and don’t know what I will do when it do longer works. Last year my Bernina dealer said pretty soon they will no longer be able to repair because they can no longer get parts for the older machines. I would buy another 930 if I find one just to have it for parts.

By: Lauren aka Giddy99

Lauren aka Giddy99 — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:06:43 +0000

That’s AWESOME. I only had an old Singer Merritt 4525 (inherited from my grandmother), and FREAKED out when it went into the shop (it’s still there, over a month later).

I’ve since bought 5 old Singers (4 of which were $10 each, cabinet and ALL) from a school who upgraded to newer machines (these Singers are probably close to my age, but WHATEVER). I have a FLEET now.

By: Karen Beigh

Karen Beigh — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:01:52 +0000

I don’t have any of the older Bernina machines but would like to add one but only if the price is right.