[MR] sewing machine advice

[William Faleston]

Greetings to the list,

My super-cool non-SCAdian grandmother is a seamstress, and at 84 is still
sewing up a storm. She used a great old Singer for decades until it died.
When she bought an inexpensive replacement a few years ago, she quickly
realized how cheap modern sewing machines can be. It's already falling
apart.

We're thinking about getting her a new one, and I was fishing for a bit of
advice. I use an ancient Singer 237 and am happy with it, so I'm not much
help with the newfangled machines. What would you garb gurus out there
recommend? We probably want to stay light on the complex computer controls,
but we want a good, solid, dependable, quality machine that will last. I
want only the best for the woman who sewed my first garb!

Thanks for any advice you can give.

In service
William de Faleston.