craftgrrl | When I was young, "husky" was a boys dept. in Sears.

I'm sorry this is text only, my sewing machine is on the blink, which leads me to this...

I was in Joann's today and noticed a new line of machines, Huskystar by Husqvarna.

Does anyone have any of the sewing machines? Or maybe know anything about them? They seem reasonably priced, within my budget, but I'm not sure it'll be enough of a machine for the longterm.

If you can offer any info, that would be great.

Of if not on these machines, any others that you recommended that are in the $300-400 range.

Mostly I make bags and accessories, but I also make clothing and do re-constructs. Since I'll be doing high-volume in the bag dept, I really need a solid machine, that will last and last. But it can be basic, I don't need fancy bells & whistles.

Thank you very much for any and all recommendations, assistance, info, experience, whathaveyou.

Cheers!!