Alex Toys Sew Fun
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Toys and Games Reviews of Alex Toys Sew Fun
Customer Review: Fun activity for child AND parent
Summary: 4 Stars
We got this sewing machine for my 10 year old daughter for Christmas. The kit comes with materials to make a skirt and a handbag. We have done the handbag, and my daughter had fun doing it. She felt a great sense of accomplishment sewing her own bag! I did help her through the project though. This is definitely an item that requires some adult supervision (and patience!) depending on the age of the child. I would not buy this for a child any younger than 8 or 9. My 10 year old is young enough that she can have fun with it, but old enough that she can grasp the basic concepts of sewing and using a machine. I had to go step by step with her through the directions, but the included patterns are not overly challenging. I am somewhat experienced with a sewing machine, so someone with little to no experience might find this toy a nuisance. Overall, the machine itself seems well made and easy to use. It comes with a foot pedal and power supply. My only complaint is that there is no light. Even in a well lit room, we found it difficult to see our work area. I found a desk lamp in the basement and we had to set that up next to the machine. Overall, a fun toy for an older child.Customer Review: Worth a try!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this sewing machine/toy for my daughter's 7th birthday. She has been begging to learn how to sew. I read many reviews and thought it was worth a try for a beginner. Reviews said that it was easy to use and perfect for her age group. When I pulled it out of the box, it was clear that someone else had opened it and used it as well. My first thought was there must be something wrong with it if it was returned. I have sewn for years so getting started on it was not a problem. When I started sewing, I was not able to get the tension adjusted properly and then the bobbin cover kept coming loose and actually fell back into the machine. I decided it may be much easier to teach her to sew on my machine or possibly a regular beginner machine. The store that I purchased this toy from is as much to blame because the product had been returned and re-shelved for the next customer. I believe this machine may be perfect for some customers and would definitely give it try if the item can be returned.Customer Review: Very frustrating and not a bit worth it
Summary: 1 Stars
I love to sew and my children are both anxious to join me. Last Christmas (2008), I shopped and shopped to find something reasonable for my 6 year old daughter to use along side me at the table. I read the reviews and thought I knew as much as I could about what I was getting us into with this machine. I never expected it to be perfect, or even great. I was just looking for something that could sew a seam and would let my daughter accomplish something fun. What a complete waste -- of our time, her anticipation and enthusiasm, and landfill space. What a bummer. Though the included kit and projects were cute, and what I have come to expect from Alex toys (which I have otherwise been delighted with over the years), the machine is awful. I don't see how the suggested projects could be adequately completed with this machine. I recently purchased a full sized, beginner machine for my daughter and certainly wish I hadn't spent the money or bothered with this one.Customer Review: Great even for older people!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love it! I'm 21 and I bought it for myself because I liked that it seemed easy to use (if they expect an 8 year old to be able to do it, why not me?), I didn't feel like trying to figure out how to use mom's sewing machine with the complicated instruction book... this machine is so simple and easy to use, my only thing I don't like is that it doesn't sew backwards so you have to tie it off at the ends. and my foot petal won't work after only a couple times of using it, and the machine gets stuck a lot. but I find if I just use the button to make it sew, it works much better.
great for beginners!
Customer Review: Does Not Work
Summary: 1 Stars
My daughter was very excited at the thought of her own sewing machine. She quickly took to making the tote bag. I sewed a little in high school, and my mother sewed at home. It took a little time to get the top thread to get the bottom thread. The difficulties began as soon as we tried to make the 1st stitch. The needle jammed as it descended to the bottom bobbin. I attempted to begin again many times before I decided not to proceed further. I will return to the store I purchased, as we had just opened it and I retained the exterior packaging.