First and foremost, Singer Simple 2263 has been developed for beginners, ensuring its efficiency as a new chum. Any basic fixing, simple creative projects can be successfully done by this machine. Besides, the machine has a compact design, and the operation is straightforward.
Features Of Singer Simple 2263
This machine contains a unit of built-in stitches and some other automated features. You will find some adjusting features as well in this machine. Let’s look at its main features in detail.
Can Change Needle Position
You can take the needle up and down, also move it left and right. As you will be attempting various projects, they will certainly demand changing and adjusting the needle position.
Pre-set needle position makes it’s a little hard to perform different types of projects. Gladly, you will be able to change the needle positions in this machine.
All the entry-level machines don’t have this useful feature. That’s why it’s a supportive feature, and it makes sewing so much easier.
Snap-on Pressure-foot Setting
You can add and remove presser-foots simply by taking them out and pushing them in place. In many machines, you need to deal with screws and drivers to add/remove presser-foot.
The Snap-on pressure-foot setting made it less time-consuming and effortless for you.
Comes With 3 Types Of Presser-Foots
The machine will provide you with 3 different kinds of presser-foots, such as an all-purpose pressure foot, a buttonhole presser foot, button-sewing presser foot.
With the all-purpose presser foot, you can perform a vast range of projects. To make perfect buttonholes, you can utilize the buttonhole presser foot. Finally, the button sewing can be done smoothly and accurately with the button-sewing presser foot.
That’s a thoughtful act to send you some necessary presser-foots, so you won’t have to run around shops to collect them.
Setting Presser-Foot Higher
Although this machine is not suitable for any thick materials (leather, reptile skin, etc.), it has been built efficiently to handle thicker fabrics. Also, they made another feature in terms of sewing thicker layers of fabrics.
You can set the presser-foots higher to place and sew thicker fabric layers. Considerably, it’s a productive feature making the sewing process of thick fabric easier.
Built-in Needle Threader
This machine has the feature of an automated needle threading system. This will save you lots of time and energy. Also, it enables you to have a nice experience with sewing.
It can be difficult for novice sewists to handle the needle threading properly. To facilitate the sewing process for beginners, they had included this amazing feature automatic needle threading.
Your eyesight and nimble fingers are not required anymore to thread the needle. This makes the machine truly user-friendly.
Easy Stitch Selection
You could select the stitches with the stitch selection dial. On the contrary, buttons have a drawback. Most of the time, they don’t provide the undo button.
In that case, you need to start the selection process all over again! Thank God this machine contains dials.
If you somehow set the dial at the wrong point, you can move it backward or set it on the right point. There is no hassle of button-pushing and not having to undo any wrong selection.
Stitch Adjustment
You can also adjust the length and width of the stitches with a dial. You can set the right speed for you as well.
23 Built-In Stitch Styles
You will find some basic stitches, decorative stitches, stretch stitches, and 4-step buttonhole stitches in this decent unit of stitch collection.
Reserve Stitch Lever
You can finish reserve stitching faster in this machine. You won’t have to spend time adjusting the machine by yourself. This feature will help you make solid stitches, and the seams will also appear more firm.
Free Motion Stitching
We know sewists often want to perform intricate projects of embroidering, making patches, or quilting.
If you desire to do any quilting project or simple embroidering project, this machine’s free-motion stitching feature will fulfill your wish.
Extension Table & Free arm Setting
This machine comes with a removable extension table. The extension table will provide you with more space for sewing.
All the beginner-level sewing machines don’t have the setting of the extension table. As this machine has it, you can call it a user-friendly machine.
If you remove the extension table, you can set the machine in a free arm. Free-arm can be used for hemming activities, adding patches, sewing sleeves, cuffs, and pant legs. It will come in handy to sew any narrow opening parts of your garments.
- Easy to use
- Easy to carry comes with a handle
- Self-threading
- Metal interior
- Durable
- Sits Stable
- 15 plastic bobbins
- It comes with a softcover
- 4-buttonhole stitches
- Compact size
- Works best in basic sewing projects
- It has a daring plate
- LED-lit work area
- Spool pin for bigger spools of thread
- Front-loading bobbin
- Not for professional use
- Manual thread cutter
- Plastic bobbins are not durable
- Not suitable for thick materials other than thick fabrics
- Bobbin gets jammed sometimes
- Can’t drop the feed-dogs
FAQ About Singer Simple 2263
Final Thoughts
We can see the machine lacks many features. Yet, this machine is a good package for beginners. You will not be disappointed if you aim to do some simple sewing activities or projects.
We must say they have made it efficiently as a sewing machine for learners. And the productivity of this machine is also praiseworthy. It is truly good at what it is supposed to do!
You can try to accomplish some complex sewing activity with this machine, but it won’t be serving you the best in this case. But it can be easily utilized in terms of regular mending and elementary sewing.