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Review on ✂️ Efficient and Versatile: Juki HZL-DX7 Sewing Machine from the HZL-DX Series by Denise Davis

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best machine for sewing clothes quickly and accurately

The best sewing machine for sewing clothes: very productive, precise sewing, fast, easy to use. When it comes to sewing clothes, she is far superior to my Babylock Ellisimo gold. To get to know the machine, I made a pattern of each stitch and all the features this machine offers. WOW! It's a pleasure to customize functionalities (e.g. light touch stitch pattern selection, subtle selection tone, tried all pedal options, knee lever, start and reverse speed adjustment). With this machine you don't waste time: everything is set up in one go. The basic presser foot alone is worth a lot: it is very easy to achieve a precise stitch, the distances on the needle plate are from the center of the foot and no additional presser foot is required for straight stitches. I can adjust each stitch (width, length) with dials in real time while sewing (very useful and quick for finishing darts). The straight stitch sliding plate is pleasant to use: very fast (instead of having to unscrew the whole plate on my Ellisimo) and there is no risk of misaligning yourself by zigzag stitching in that small hole since the machine only allows straight stitch. seams. And perfect straight stitches on a pattern in light charmeuse silk, without stabilizer. If stitch patterns (e.g. letters, words, flowers, etc.) are not recognized the first time, there is an easy way to fix them: we just have to make an adjustment called darning adjustment and voila, like magic, no stabilizer! The hovering feature is impressive: my pattern was a sandwich of silk duponi (slices of bread) and two layers of cotton batting: WOW! Perfect diamonds, no folds, no walking foot needed, all stitch patterns are allowed! The buttonhole foot is very easy to use (no side lever) and very effective. Perfect buttonholes (a hand buttonhole is also perfect), 3 widths. I prefer the Juki needle threader to the Babylock Ellisimo. All legs/coils on my Ellisimo, SingerQuantum Stylist, Brother are compatible (which I wouldn't have bought if Juki had been available years ago). I've also tried many Janomes at my town's sewing center and none have had as many benefits as Juki.

Pros
  • A lot of positive emotions
Cons
  • No productivity