Embroidery Machines
09-10-2009, 11:21 AM
#21
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I bought a Janome 300E used on ebay from a local person and it works great. I paid about $550. Hancock Fabric sells the 300E for $899. The 350E has some bells and whistles but I could not see a price around $1300 to have that much extra value.
The most important thing is to find out how you plan to use the machine, set a price point and then move forward. Wilcom has a free program that will convert most embroidery formats to the one used by your machine. The Janome uses JEF. The only transfer mechanism for designs you need is a compact flash (I use up to 512 Meg with no problem, just don't fill it up) and there is no extra expense for a transfer program.
Ebay has some great deals on thread - you can buy 5,000 or 10,000 yards for the price stores sell 1,000 yards. Of course, you will need a lot of colors which quickly adds up to $$
The most important thing is to find out how you plan to use the machine, set a price point and then move forward. Wilcom has a free program that will convert most embroidery formats to the one used by your machine. The Janome uses JEF. The only transfer mechanism for designs you need is a compact flash (I use up to 512 Meg with no problem, just don't fill it up) and there is no extra expense for a transfer program.
Ebay has some great deals on thread - you can buy 5,000 or 10,000 yards for the price stores sell 1,000 yards. Of course, you will need a lot of colors which quickly adds up to $$
09-10-2009, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltmom04
You could do it on a smaller hoop size and just break the design into sections. Move the hoop and keep going. The larger hoop machines are going to probably be too expensive.
09-11-2009, 02:57 AM
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I'm hoping to buy the Janome 350E embroidery machine next month. The dealer will most likely be setting up a booth again at the Christmas at the Glacier craft fair and he may have better deals then rather than now. I have a business number and a friend of my Mum's gets her threads through Marathon Threads for a good deal. I am going to check out that website and see the prices. Otherwise I will look at eBay and start picking up my threads and stabilizers now so I'll be already when I get my new baby home.
09-11-2009, 10:21 AM
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At our local sewing machine dealer, they have a Brother 900D that they said is a great machine, a real work horse. They usually don't push the Brothers as much as they do their other lines, but this one they said is a real dandy machine. They sell it for $799.
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