The Carina 291875 Professional sewing machine is a modern machine equipped with an electronic screen. It is white in colour and has a dark blue field in which the control buttons are located. Besides many settings, the different stitches can also be adjusted from here.
What is the scope of delivery?
When purchased, the sewing machine has the normal accessories as offered by other machines. These include of course a detailed instruction manual, the power cable and the electronic foot pedal, as well as other small products necessary for sewing. In addition, small sewing bobbins, needles and presser feet are included, which should be used for thicker fabrics. A special souvenir is the accompanying DVD, which contains further operating instructions and additional tips. In contrast to other brands, the Carina brand offers a full five-year warranty for this device.
Which functions are offered?
At eight kilograms, the Carina 291875 Professional sewing machine is among the models with an average weight. In total, the machine promises to be able to use 206 different programs that make sewing easier. In addition to the standard sewing programs, this model also has overlock stitches, automatic darning, quilt stitches, a large selection of decorative stitches. Even letters, special characters and numbers can be sewn without problems. With a sewing advisor you can set the perfect stitch yourself.
Thanks to the multifunctional display on the front of the machine, the set stitches can be read and changed if desired. Buttonholes are sewn completely automatically by 11 programs and the user does not have to turn the fabric over. A continuous adjustment of the stitch length up to 4.5 mm and stitch width up to 7 mm is guaranteed by the manufacturer. The simple operation of the sewing machine is supported by the LED lamp, a mirror function, memory function and an automatic needle threader on the machine.
How is the handling?
Especially for beginners it is difficult at the beginning to get along with such a wide range of different settings. However, the manufacturer has come up with something here too and has attached a direct selection button to the model to make it easier to find the stitches.
How is the processing?
The processing can certainly be classified as average. How do we arrive at this? We looked at the reviews on Amazon. What we found there, let’s summarize in a few sentences: The plastic of the machine is not cheap and can be rated as acceptable positive. The inner workings of the machine can also be mentioned as positive. An aluminium die-cast is used here, which can also be found in high-quality machines. Due to the quiet operation, neither the sewing person nor other persons are disturbed, which allows a carefree working in the evening hours. In addition, the display offers some help, for example whether the existing presser foot is suitable for the respective program. A further plus point is the automatic sewing at the beginning and end. However, a major disadvantage that has been encountered by several buyers of this model is the relatively unclean sewing back, which apparently has to do with the thread tension. When sewing straight, you should also be careful that the fabric does not shrink automatically, resulting in unclean sewing results.
What is the price-performance ratio?
The Carina 291875 Professional is by no means one of the sewing machines in the lower price segment. Due to the many different sewing programs, the machine has not only been created for everyday sewing work at home. This model can also be used for more advanced sewing work. The stitch width is not only six but seven millimetres. Unfortunately, there are occasional complaints about unclean seams on the back, which cannot be remedied even by the large number of stitches.
What is the conclusion?
All in all, the Carina 291875 Professional offers the user an outstanding sewing machine with countless features. With a price of 269 Euros this model is definitely recommendable. With the many functions and the display, the user can orientate himself to the programs and settings. The only irritating thing at some points are the many programs, in which you first have to get used to before using the machine. We award a total of 4 out of 5 stars based on customer opinions and product description. At Amazon we currently find 538 customer reviews, which award an average of 3.9 stars.