Prolectrix Sewing Machine

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Score: 7.6/10

78 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This sewing machine has no outstanding positive points. - It scores very poorly on design/build quality. “Great little sewing machine. does as much as a larger one would but is small and…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 78 real customer reviews

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78 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
70% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (76)
Design/build quality6.7
Ease of use7.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.0
Overall rating7.6
 

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Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Great little sewing machine. Does as much as a larger one would but is small and compact. Unless you're someone who does loads and loads of sewing, it's ideal. I'm making my wedding dress with mine and have had absolutely no problems at all.

- For me - none.

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56 of 58 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Feb 2009

Janey, Kent

Score 10.0/10

+ This is a lovely half size sewing machine. Light and portable. Great if you only want to do heming and seaming and lightwieght straightforward things. There are enough stitch styles for the basics.

- Foot pedal a bit small but you soon get used to it

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45 of 45 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 3.0/10

+ Cheap & compact

- You get what you pay for. The machine will jam every few seconds, the design and build materials at some points reflect the low price. This machine is a false economy.

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38 of 39 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Light to transport and easy to use

- not very sturdy

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33 of 34 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Feb 2009

Lexx, hertfordshire , “21, Female, Beginner”

Score 3.0/10

+ Okay for 5-10year olds, NOT beginner adults!!

- Too many to list, the quality of the stitch is appalling, the sewing machine is badly made -- it's plastic bits and pieces constantly fall off and jamming and tangling is a common occurance. The instructions are terrible. All I can say is it's a good job I have a mother who used to make curtains professionally...

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32 of 33 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ small and lightweight great for storeing

- Reviewer left no comment

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24 of 25 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ very easy to use my 10 year old niece was able to set it up with no problems

- none at the moment that are visible

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20 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ This sewing machine is very light to carry and is exremley easy to use. It is very compact and even though it is cheap there is no difference between this machine and a more expensive one (well, apart from the price)
It is a great buy and i would reccomend it to anyone who is a beginer.

- This machine is very good! The only bad point is that sometimes the thread comes out when you have stopped sewing. Other than that it is a great buy.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Mar 2009

Jo-an , Shropshire , “I am a retired”

Score 7.0/10

+ ease of lifting, storage in small places, stitches for everyday use, Drop in Bobbins

- The short stich has a tendency to jump to a zig zag for one stitch, unfortunatly there is no cover so has to be stored in the box.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Feb 2009

Katy, Chelmsford

Score 10.0/10

+ Its a little flimsy but its perfect for what i want - i dont dressmake, but i mend and my kids always need costumes and it works a treat and its small and easy to store.

- the lead could have been longer!

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15 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Mar 2009

TRACY, MANCHESTER

Score 10.0/10

+ VERY EASY TO USE, GOOD ALL-ROUNDER

- PROBABLY NOT GREAT FOR AN EXPERIENCED SEAMSTRESS BUT PERFECT FOR MOST BASIC NEEDS

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14 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Feb 2009

Dawn, Kent , “semi-retired therapist, crafter, geneaology”

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy threading and use

- cotton cuts off in middle of sewing sometimes and it is also rather tinny sounding

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Feb 2009

Kim, Shillington

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use - my daughter can use and thread it! Its light and is mains and battery operated. The bobbin is easy to load.

- It runs quite slow compared to normal machines however it still sews well.
Sometimes the thread does get caught despite tension setting - but easy to correct.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Mar 2009

Preeti, Milton Keynes

Score 8.0/10

+ It is light weight , easy to carry , occupies less space best suitable for daily and small stitching works

- It cannot be used for big works and bobbin filling is not well designed and also makes lot of noice

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Feb 2009

alan, cornwall , “Hobbyist not a Machinist”

Score 9.0/10

+ For an absolute beginner it cant be easier,although not really impressed by the Instructions, they are adequate.
It performed more tasks than I thought for a Machine of this Price. Overall very pleased with Performance and Price.

- For a fully operable Sewing Machine at this Price there cant be any bad points.

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ Basic and simple to use

- No that durable

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11 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Mar 2009

Cate, Sheffield

Score 8.0/10

+ Compact, good amount of settings for size of machine. Represents good value for money.

- Not a huge amount of space for material under the needle.

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Mar 2009

Jules, Northampton

Score 4.0/10

+ Basic cheap and cheerful sewing machine

- Drives you crazy trying to load the bobbin with cotton .. only the manual way works properly, only takes small cotton reels .... very flustrating

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Mar 2009

Tina, Rugby

Score 8.0/10

+ Easy to use for a beginner like me who only wants to turn up curtains.

- Instructions were quite poor considering it's an entry level machine.

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10 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ it was for my 11year old daughter, she loves it.

- smaller than i thought

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Bob”

Score 1.0/10

+ It works at first.

- After 3 weeks the machine stopped working properly and I am very dissatisfied with the product. It was a present for my wife and now I am stuck with a machine that does not work properly. I know it is cheap but you expect it to work and last for longer that a couple of months. Maybe the machine is for light use only i.e someone who wants to sew for 10 minutes once every 4 months might find it suitable but if you are getting into sewing and want to use this regularly don't buy. Overall crap and waste of money.

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10 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Mar 2009

rosemary, cheshire

Score 9.0/10

+ nice and compact for the easiest of repairs.

- Reviewer left no comment

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8 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Mar 2009

Nikki , Brighton , “BrightonGirl”

Score 7.0/10

+ Quite light,easy to use,doesnt take too much place!Good for household and good value for money!

- none

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Mar 2009

Maureen, London , “Busy working skint Mum”

Score 4.0/10

+ cheap

- poor quality, incapable of sewing two pieces of cloth together

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9 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Mar 2009

suan, Cambridgeshire , “stay at home mum”

Score 3.0/10

+ cost

- much too small, foot peddle useless, can't cope with fabrics well and cotton keeps falling off,

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to set-up. never used a sewing machine before but i didn't think it would be that easy. I just love it. The stitching also looks good.

- Only one problem, and it was when changing the needle it would not pick up the the thread from the bottom, as i have said before i never used a sewing machine before. It was an easy fix (after 2 day figuring it out) i just needed to drop the needle a bit. this is not the machines fault. just thought id let you know just in case it happens to you!

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Just need a sewing”

Score 8.0/10

+ Compact

- Bit clunky on the sewing mechanism

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Housewife”

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use. Right size for small jobs. Very handy.

- There is none unless you want to do a big sewing job. If you want to do big job, you would not byuy this anyway.

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Apr 2009

jackie, lochgelly

Score 10.0/10

+ easy to use

- none

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ Small, and cheap. Ok for a child or very simple stiching

- Manual bobin wind, which was rediculous!

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ It's perfect for a novice!

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Apr 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ it is cheep and we were able to alter curtains.

- not very well built but ok for the price.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Apr 2009

Tina, Epsom , “I'm a mum”

Score 9.0/10

+ Nice to have different stich settings.
The light is very handy when day light is getting dim.
The carry handle makes it easier to carry and move.

- Doesn't stich button holes which would be helpful.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “reasonable and honest”

Score 10.0/10

+ all of the above

- but i had two that were broke it was a shame as when they did work they were ideal

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Apr 2009

denise, Bristol

+ This machine is very easy to use and very good value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jun 2009

Megg, Newcastle upon Tyne

Score 10.0/10

+ perfect light weight machine, easy to use

- none

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 May 2009

Angela, London

Score 9.0/10

+ small, neat, very useful to have. Nice and basic for simple repair jobs and small sewing projects.

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jun 2009

Fiona, Walton-on-Thames

Score 9.0/10

+ Lovely little sewing machine - great range of features and so far I have made two dresses which turned out beautifully!

- Foot pedal gets a bit of getting used to as it's so light - but you do get what you pay for.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jun 2009

Carole, Redditch , “busy mom of twins”

Score 10.0/10

+ Never used sewing machine before and so easy to use, now made my own kids quilt covers and curtains

- not yet found any

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Jun 2009

Karen, Milton Keynes , “Tailoress/scrapbooker/card-maker/crafter”

Score 9.0/10

+ Compact and lightweight, easy to thread up and select different stitch designs. Excellent value for money, perfect for first electric sewing machine for beginner or younger person. I bought it as an extra machine to do my paper-crafting on, its really good fun with all the varied stitches, makes crafting enjoyable.

- Not fast enough for a seasoned machinist, foot pedal too flimsy for serious sewing, ok for beginner or occasional alterations. Not big enough or sturdy enough for large projects ie: making curtains.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 May 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “used by 12y old”

Score 9.0/10

+ Small, compact, easy to use.

- You have to keep your hand on the cotton and move if so it winds evenly.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Jun 2009

Jane, Glossop , “Worlds worst seamstress!”

Score 10.0/10

+ Bought this for my 10 year old daughter as all the toy machines I looked at had very bad reviews. This machine is very basic but just what we were looking for. My daughter has found it easy to use and I have even used it to make some curtains for the playhouse! I borrowed my mum's all singing all dancing expensive machine and found it difficult to use. I would definitely recommend this machine if you want to do basic sewing - excellent value for money.

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jun 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ None

- I returned this item. It was very poor quality

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Feb 2009

sharon, staffordshire

Score 10.0/10

+ This machine is lightweight to carry about, and is not complicated to use.Overall its very good value for the money,im pleased with it anyway.

- The only one thing i can think of is their isnt a carry handle on this one at the top.As there are on most sewing machines now.Its not really a problem as it is light anyway.

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purchased 04 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 1.0/10

+ its not very good

- it's terrible

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purchased 18 Jul 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Very easy to use. Fantastic for beginners and real value for money. Light weight and compact.

- None

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purchased 25 Jul 2009

Heather, Beith

Score 9.0/10

+ Very easy to set up & use. Very light for moving around.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 08 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Easy to use. Compact. Lightweight. Good range of stiches and functions.

- Doesn't take large pieces of fabric under the foot.

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purchased 29 Jul 2009

anino, london , “a craft designer”

Score 8.0/10

+ small and portable, easy bobbin winding. easy to use

- none for now.

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purchased 01 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Beginner!”

Score 7.0/10

+ Small, light-weight, easy to use and store.

- Can jam, doesn't always automatically re-thread the spooler, thicker garments won't fit under the foot.

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purchased 31 Jul 2009

EILEEN, CRAWLEY , “MOTHER OF 5”

Score 8.0/10

+ SMALL AND LIGHTWEIGHT

- NOT FOR VERY HEAVY MATERIALS

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purchased 01 Jul 2009

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Product Features

Weight 5.75
Stitch Options 8
Embroidery Options No
Release Date 21 May 2006
 

Manufacturer's Description

This sewing machine comes in white with an 8 automatic stitch setting. This sewing machine features a reverse function, double thread, double speed and a drop in bobbin. Supplied with foot pedal and mains adapter.


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