embroidery machines
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Where do you purchase your designs
Originally Posted by TShooters
Not trying to hijack, Darlene's thread. Just wanted to let her know that if she desires to make her own digitized files, then the Futura is probably not a good choice. I do love my machine for embroidering purchased designs.
The Futura reads many different file extensions, for Brother-Bernina-Babylock, Husqvarna Viking, Janome, Pfaff, Tajima, etc.
I've looked at Embird. Would love to have it...but that old disease lackamoney prevents it. ::sigh:: Maybe one day.
The Futura reads many different file extensions, for Brother-Bernina-Babylock, Husqvarna Viking, Janome, Pfaff, Tajima, etc.
I've looked at Embird. Would love to have it...but that old disease lackamoney prevents it. ::sigh:: Maybe one day.
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Originally Posted by grammydar
How easy is it to get going
Originally Posted by ann31039
brother pe770. around 600 or less. and is a great machine.
#15
I prefer a stand alone emboidery machine and at this point have two. My first is a Bernina 650. The other I just recently purchased and it is a Brother PE780D. Both have built in designs and use the PES format. I had the Bernina for at least 20 years and purchased the Brother because it could use the same software and that particular model includes Disney designs and can use a design card or a USB stick. The Brother is probably twice as fast. Ironically the Bernina was a Brother patent. I am sure the Brother machine was less than $1000. It also can sew out a 5"x7" design where as my older Bernina can only do a 4"x4" motif. The few times I have wanted something digitized I have gone to my local Bernina dealer and had them do it for me. It saved me from purchasing a bunch of additional equipment that I would rarely if ever use. I just paid them for their time. I like the USB stick option as it allows me to download designs from sites on my computer, load them on a USB stick and sew them out on the Brother machine.
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This is probably one stupid question but I must ask anyways.
If you have an embroidery machine can you just sew with it like you do on a normal sewing machine?
I want an embroidery machine so bad but It has to let me sew just like a normal machine.
If you have an embroidery machine can you just sew with it like you do on a normal sewing machine?
I want an embroidery machine so bad but It has to let me sew just like a normal machine.
#19
Mine both sews and embroiders, has 100 different stitches/buttonholes---including some quilting stitches.
I use it as a dedicated embroidery machine. I've only had the embroidery bed off once. I wanted to take it off, try the different stitches, and put it back on before warranty ended. I had read a couple of bad reviews on the net about this machine, that after taking the embroidery bed off, their machine would no longer embroider. Not a problem here.
There are some makes and models that are strictly for embroidery.
Hope you find a good one soon!
I use it as a dedicated embroidery machine. I've only had the embroidery bed off once. I wanted to take it off, try the different stitches, and put it back on before warranty ended. I had read a couple of bad reviews on the net about this machine, that after taking the embroidery bed off, their machine would no longer embroider. Not a problem here.
There are some makes and models that are strictly for embroidery.
Hope you find a good one soon!
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