Singer 7442 sewing machine

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Singer 7442 sewing machine

by Erica
(Marana, AZ)

The Singer 7442 being my first personal machine, it was a great choice for the price and for all it does. it's almost error-proof.

i remember seeing my mother use a Singer treadle-type machine, then she got into the Singer electric family, then into a Singer electronic embroidery machine...

overall, i think if and when this machine breaks beyond repair, i'll stick with Singer!

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Jan 30, 2010
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Singer 7442
by: Vivian Leavitt

The zipper foot is not as effective as the one on our older Singer. Are there other zipper feet that can be used?

Apr 09, 2010
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by: Lanae

I've had the Singer 7442 sewing machine for a year, and although the light is supposed to last over 100,000 hours, my machine's light died. There is NO way to FIX IT yourself.

I emailed Singer and they stated I needed to take it to a repair center. There are no centers listed for my state. The machine needs "an assembly", not just a new bulb.

It would cost me more to get this fixed than it would to buy a brand new machine, if it isn't still under warranty (I trusted Singer and didn't save the receipt.) I won't buy another Singer.

May 18, 2010
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Singer 7442
by: Joan English

I have been sewing for years... on Singers. I traded in my 25 year old mechanical for the Singer 7442 machine.

The problems I have that just make me crazy are that the bobbin winds unevenly 75% of the time and then most of the time I will have to thread and re-thread the machine and take my chances that just maybe it will work! Everything gets knotted up underneath and by then I have probably put a hole in the material. It's just nuts!

I can be going along just fine on one item and then when I get to another item and put in new thread or rewind a new bobbin every thing seems to stop. Anybody ever heard of this before?

Sep 03, 2010
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by: Alvin W.

I bought a Singer 7442 for the company where I work, to use on small, lightweight projects (chair covers, instrument case covers and the like). It's a great machine that is very easy to use. The needle stopping in the up position took a little getting used to at first, but it's a simple matter to give the hand wheel a half turn and put the needle back into the fabric if you want to turn a corner with your stitching. I wouldn't mind having this machine at home, as well.

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