LS14s

After purchasing a very basic and cheap (£30) machine from Amazon, which turned out to be little more than a toy, and then one that cost roughly £60 with 12 stitch types (you know the one!!) which also turned out to be useless and infuriating to use I decided to purchase this Brother This is the cheapest, known brand, sewing machine you can buy but it’s simply fantastic. It just works and works very well indeed No more constantly breaking needles and thread like the other two machines. You just thread it up, which is simplicity itself, and off you go I think for just £85, for a well respected brand like Brother, it is an absolute bargain. Also bare in mind that you get a 3 year warranty with this machine I cannot recommend it enough. All the reviews are spot on with this machine It’s also very quiet and can sew very slowly if required but can go like the clappers when you need to! As most of the other reviews have already said it’s a great machine and you just can’t go wrong I really wouldn’t waste your money on any of the cheap ‘mini’ sewing machines as they will infuriate you with how bad they really are, and sewing is supposed to be fun Totally and utterly 100% recommend this Brother sewing machine. I’m massively impressed and enjoying every minute using it UPDATE: I’ve now been using this lovely machine quite extensively repairing and altering loads of things and it’s been working fantastic. Not once have I had broken thread or needles. The only tiny thing I did notice is that you need to allow enough upper thread so when you start sewing it doesn’t pull through the needle, apart from that it’s a little wonder!! UPDATE 2: I have been using this Brother sewing machine for lots of different sewing projects and it’s been absolutely fantastic. Not once have I had a broken thread or needle. It just works and works very well indeed. It’s a complete bargain for such a great machine from a great company UPDATE 3: Please do not waste your money on the, so called, mini sewing machines from China. I tried a couple of them and they are just so frustrating to use and will probably put you off sewing for life. This is THE cheapest, known brand, sewing machine you can buy. The fact that it also has a 3 year warranty makes it a no brainier in my view UPDATE 4: I thought I had a faulty machine… oops! I read the instruction manual and thought that you could rotate the stitch selection knob all the way, 360 degrees, but discovered that actually you rotate it from stitch 1 through to stitch 14 and then back again (right to left & left to right)… hope that makes sense; the knob doesn’t rotate all the way round (360 degrees) UPDATE 5: This Brother sewing machine is still impressing me! It’s so easy to use and just sews so well. A totally brilliant machine. Please don’t bother with the ‘cheap’ toy machines from China as you will never be happy with them. Save up a little bit and buy this Brother sewing machine, it’s a real bargain for such a great machine

I absolutely love this sewing machine. As someone who is just starting out, I was looking for a cheap, simple sewing machine just to do the basic things and this checks all the boxes. There DVD instruction manual is great, I loved the music, but be aware of this as not everyone has a DVD player in 2025. If you do though, its great! Very informative and is much better than the paper instruction manual you get given. The pedal of the machine is a little hard to control when you first start off, but you get used to it, so that was nothing too bad. Its easy to move around since there is a indented handle built into the top of the sewing machine. It looks great as well its very sturdy, and a wide range of stitches are given; zigzag, straight, filling stitch and the button one which i havent used yet. I also like the size, its not too big but not one of those tiny ones either which is great. So if you are starting off, or even have sewn before i would recomment this machine, my mother says its even better than her singer machine.

After using the machine for 5 months, I've used about 6 different stitches, mostly straight and zigzag (variations of which is basically all you get with the addition of buttonhole). It's easy to set up, and it has a top-loading bobbin which is fairly easy to install although it uses plastic bobbins so make sure you buy the right ones for the machine if you're getting more - and you probably will need more. It only comes with three and that's really not enough. Thankfully you can get some more from eBay - just search for L14s bobbins. For quick and simple projects it's ace, although I find when straight stitching that it still goes a bit too fast, even if you're very gentle on the pedal - so you have to twist your fabric fast if you're going around corners, but I didn't have any problems understitching at that speed. I might get my partner to do some funky electronic work to make it better! I've used it with some quite chunky fabrics and many layers and though it clunks a little it does manage to get through. The sewing light is ok(ish), but the part you actually want to be illuminated actually has a shadow cast over it at night, so you'll still need that desktop light for your midnight sewing! Setting up is very straightforward, and has a standard bobbin winder which you select by pushing the spindle to the right and then use the foot pedal to wind. It has an on/off switch on the side of the machine which is great, as my old machine didn't! Swapping needles is a little bit fiddly with a wide bore screw head which is tricky, although not impossible to access. The reverse switch is conventionally located and is intuitive to use. It also has a thread cutter on the side of the machine, although I find I tend to use my own snips out of habit. You'll need a needle threader, as one isn't supplied and you thread it from front to back as usual. Very occasionally the thread has popped off the main arm inside the machine, which took a while to troubleshoot, but if it starts knocking and not sewing properly, that's something I look out for now. It's a Brother, so they're a well-established company, and the price is absolutely perfect for a beginner like me who just wanted to dive in. I've made half a dozen dresses, underwear, as well as maintained and hemmed some of my other clothes with it. One commenter mentioned needing a lot of tension on their machine, but mine is perfect, only needing turning down if anything on very fine fabrics.

Great little sewing machine. Works perfect and very easy to thread. Really like the drop-in bobbin feature. Love the size and portability of it too. Quiet operation and very smooth. Great value for the money. Had a previous "Brother" sewing machine and it lasted over 30 years. Hope this one does the same. And this machine is so pretty! :) Very happy with this purchase.

This machine arrived quickly and safely. It was well set up and it just needed the bobbin filled and the spool threaded to begin sewing. I bought this for my eight year old granddaughter and when she was shown once how to plug it in and begin sewing, she was able to start creating. Not too fast, simple to change stitches and light enough for her to carry but didn't slide around in use. It came with extra needles and bobbins, and the instruction were easy to follow for the threading. It has a three year guarantee but hopefully we will not need it.

Great little sewing machine. Does the job straight out of the box, easy threading and good stitching although only tried it on basic straight stitch to hem curtains (literally within 30 minutes of receiving the package - previous Janome had just broken!). Top mounted bobbin works well and threads easily. Foot controller works great only thing to note is like many modern machines it is light and can move easily but this isn't an issue for me. This machine is good quality, inexpensive and ideal for a beginner or as a backup to get you out of a sewing machine breakdown, highly recommended.

Bought this as there were a few simple jobs that I kept having to take to a dressmaker (curtain hems that had come down etc) and I had also started hand sewing a couple of things that would have taken much less time & been far neater on a machine. Never owned a sewing machine before and this one looked to be the best for the price. Set up was simple (although the dvd was useless as I don't have anything to play it on!) I did look at a YouTube video just to make sure I wasn't missing any steps, but it really is simple and the numbered guides on the machine itself make it idiot proof too (which is very useful for complete beginners like me). I will play around with the different stitches & features, but there's not so many that it will make it confusing - it does what it's meant to, & feels solid enough while still being lightweight and compact. Really happy with the results so far & having a 3yr warranty is great too.

A brilliant starter machine, just what I needed. Simple to use not complicated and user friendly.