There are many different types of sewing machines. You have the different brands such as Bernina, Brother, Janome, etc. You can buy sewing machines that specialize in quilting, dressmaking, etc.
As you are sitting looking at the sewing machine as though you were going to use it, the hole should face you, i.e. you should be able to see through it.
It should be!
well it depends on what sort of sewing machine it is it should say on the packaging of the sewing machine.
The "Unique" brand sewing machine was built by the Davis sewing machine company. If you have the bobbin, you should see Davis stamped on it in small letters.
Updating this because the last answer was just a spam of letters. You should buy a sewing machine because even though it costes money to make something in a sewing machine you can have your own costum designs and may be able to put it up for sale being it made by you. If you get a sewing machine you can make warm coats and scarfs and they can be warm depending on how warm what its made out of is.
It means that the sewing machine is the E1 model manufactured by Brother (the company). This would be helpful, for example, should you lose the manual and need to find it online, using the model.
Yes. A sewing machine should be placed in a temperature controlled area. Extreme temperature changes (which is common in a storage area) can produce condensation which will rust your machine.
An elasticator is a type of sewing machine. No, you should not do that.
A sewing machine should be safe, durable and efficient. It has to have all three properties otherwise you could get hurt, or make poor products.
Only a reputable dealer can tell you the worth of any machine. It all depends on how rare it is and what condition it is in. If you can find your machine on an online auction such as ebay, you can see similar prices.
The opening in a sewing machine table is normally adjustble to accomodate different sies of machines. You should always check the dimesions before ordering when possible.
I HAVE A JONES VX890 SEWING MACHINE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHA SETTING THE TENSION KNOB ABOVE THE NEEDLE SHOULD BE AT AND WHAT NUMBER THE KNOB ON THE RIGHT SHOULD BE. I ONLY WANT TO DO STRAIGHT STITCHING NO FANCIES.