JUKIHZL-DX7 Sewing Machine with 287 Stitch Patterns and 4 Fonts

The best sewing machine for garments making: very efficient, precise stitching, fast, simple to use. It far overpasses my Babylock Ellisimo gold for sewing garments. To get acquainted to the machine, I made a sample of every stitch, and of every functions offered by this machine. WOW ! It is very pleasant to customize the functionalities (eg.: selection of the stitch patterns by light touch, subtle selection sound, tried all possibilities for the foot control, knee lift, adjustable starting and reverse speeds). There is no waste of time with this machine: everything is set up in a breeze. The main presser foot worths a lot by itself: very easy to get a precise stitching, the distances on the throat plate are indicated from the center of the foot, and no need for another presser foot for topstitching with a straight stitch. I can adjust every stitch (width, length) in real time with the dials while sewing (very useful and fast for ending darts). Using the straight stitch slide plate is quite a pleasure: very fast (instead of unscrewing the whole plate in my Ellisimo), and there is no danger of doing the mistake of sewing a zigzag stitch in that small hole because the machine allows only the straight stitches. And, perfect straight stitches in a sample of light charmeuse silk, without any need of a stabilizer. If it happens that the stitch patterns (eg. letters, words, flowers, etc.) are unrecognizable at first try, there is a simple way to fix them: we just have to make an adjustment called " Adjusting the darning", and "voilà", like magic, without any need for a stabilizer ! The floating function is impressive: my sample was a sandwich of silk dupioni (slices of bread) and 2 layers cotton batting: WOW ! Perfect diamonds, no puckering at all, no need for the walking foot, all the stitch patterns allowed ! The buttonhole presser foot is very simple to use (no side lever), and very performant. Perfect button holes (even the manual buttonhole is perfect), 3 widths. I prefer the needle threader on the Juki over the one of Babylock Ellisimo. All the feet / bobbins of my Ellisimo, Singer quantum stylist, Brother are compatible (which I would not have bought if the juki would have been available many years ago). I also tried many Janome at a sewing center in my town, and none of them had as many advantages as the Juki.

CraftyGemini recommended the Juki DX5. I bought the DX7 because it had a couple more features, but both are exceptionally awesome. Communicated with a person from World Weidner - Machine Embroidery Supplies and that Rep was super informative, patient, and answered all my questions. Love that the juki has a self cutter, runs quietly and smoothly, easy to operate, fast, has a self threader, a foot that automatically lifts up when you stop so you can use two hands to move your fabric and love the price. The Bernina that I originally looked at was $6000.00. My juki sewing machine arrived fast considering there were no sewing machine available on Oahu. The only reason I gave four stars for beginners is because the DX5 would probably be better choice for people just learning to sew. No matter what, be sure to purchase it from an authorized dealer for warranty purposes. Sad to say that after a couple of days, I realized the panel was broken. Emailed World Weidner - Machine Embroidery Supplies and without a question the rep told me to return it. The great news is they quickly gave me a full refund. I ordered a second one and so far it hasn’t disappointed me. The machine runs like butter. I would not want any other sewing machine besides my juki, it’s great for the price and even better than any high end brands out there. Highly recommended. Month later; I love my juki even more. Stitches over thick fabric and makes sewing fun.

This is the first time I spent so much on a machine. I'm a well seasoned sewer, been sewing for 30 years. After merely 4 months major issues began. The bobbin case become loose and then jammed, which then messed up the timing on the machine. I reached out to Juki and the warranty does not include labor ,only parts. Well, most of the time it's labor that needs to be paid for with sewing machine issues, so don't even bother with the scam of a warranty #1 (oh wait I mean #2, because #1 is don't even bother to purchase the overpriced and underperforming Juki machines). So, back to the Juki warranty guys. I went back and forth with their service team for over a week, then they offered for me to mail it from CA to Florida (shipping NOT paid!). I mean seriously, like the machine really needs shipping across the US to add to it's problem. So, after no help from the service guys and ludicrous back and forth with no resolve and no acknowledgment that the machine broke way way too early for no reason other than being faulty. I then took it to a local shop and they warned me about Juki's and said these machines are always in the shop. They fixed the timing. Then again this week, the initial issue started up again, the bobbin case loose again and now it's running very loud. I really don't even know what to do because It feels like Ground Hog day and that I wasted an enormous amount of money without even having a machine that works, and no option to return. Hey JUKI or AMAZON I want a refund! This is absurd. Or a new machine! I've had $200 Kenmore's that I never even tuned up and they never broke. Why the heck did I even bother buying an expensive machine. Such a joke. Give me my money back!

Beware: Bad Marketing by Manufacturer!!Nowhere near light industrial use. Let alone 15 layers of Denim.Box was missing a power cord (NOT THE SELLER'S PROBLEM).Walking foot attachment did not work, and thread tensioner was useless with a PTFE v.92 thread.2 layers of Marine vinyl and the 5mm stitch was all over the map.No control. May work great for the fancy automated stitches, but a simple 5mm stitch or zig-zag on "heavy" 0.01" thick 2-3 layers?? Not on mine; ruined a couple of pieces...Good Luck.Vendor was GREAT! Return Accepted. Product didn't live up to the specs.No other problems with their store. Still recommend, just not this product!