Isn it overly expensive to spend hundreds of dollars on a sewing machine?
[Tom replies:] The real value of your sewing machine depends on what you get out of it, not what you pay for it. I am, for example, very picky about my shirts and like only shirts that cost $60 to $150 at the store. My sewing machine cost $230. I make shirts that I’m very happy with for $25 each, a savings of $35 to $125 a shirt. This means my sewing machine paid for itself in 2 to 7 shirts. I made five shirts in the first two months after buying the machine. I also like high quality denim jeans. A pair of new jeans from a reputable manufacturer costs me $45 in the store. I can make a pair for $15, at a savings of $30, which means 8 pairs of jeans would make my sewing machine pay for itself as well.
