Needlework, Sewing, Embroidery, Cross-stitch
Packing a Sewing Machine For Safe Shipping
With the advent of Ebay, sewing machine collectors now have a new source of neat machines. Unfortunately, that means these sweet machines will be packed and shipped -- and possibly will arrive in pieces!

You see, "normal" packing techniques -- a couple of wraps of plastic, several pounds of foam peanuts or wadded/shredded newspaper will do absolutely nothing when 40 pounds of cast iron start bouncing around inside the cardboard box packing.

Maybe even worse is what happens when that heavy foot control starts banging around inside the original case. Expect to receive bits and pieces of foot control, bent or smashed spool pins, even cracked or bent feet.

It's not that difficult to pack and ship a sewing machine safely and securely. It just takes a little more care and smarts when packing.

Here are a few sites that offer tips and techniques on how to safely pack a machine for shipping. Even if you're purchasing, you might want to pass these links along to your seller and offer to pay a little more if they'll follow these packing tips. It's a lot cheaper and easier than trying to find replacement parts when your machine arrives after being bounced around by the shipping company.

BTW -- this is just my own experience -- US Post Office seems to be the best, Fedex is in the middle, and UPS is the absolute worst. Your mileage may vary!


Links to Safe Sewing Machine Packing Tips



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