Maybe one of you can help me. I have a Brother PC 6500 embroidery machine. It decided to eat the thread the last time I used it; it wound around a bearing. The machine is out of warranty and I am pretty good at fixing machines but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get the housing off of the machine. Any ideas? I could send it in for repair but the nearest dealer I would trust to fix it is 2 hours away. Money is also a consideration - I have none.
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I came out of my Rip Van Winkle sleep 7 years ago and decided to learn to quilt ( I used to do garment sewing but had quit doing it.). I decided that I needed to replace my Jr. High gift from my parents.....a Singer Stylist (zig zag was new! 1971 or 1972). So..... I went shopping....talk about SHOCK! I had no idea that we could do home embroidery! I fell in love instantly and shopped all of the name brands. With my head spinning....I hit the vendor websites to compare features etc. I purchased my Janome 9700. I had never even heard of "Janome" but a friend of a friend recommend hers highly so off to a dealer I went! I love my machine and have since purchased. Janome decor 3050 for portability...and recently bought a Janome 1100d Serger. I want to get back into some simple garment sewing.
While I love having the option to embroider....I don't use it all that much. I know that the newer machines are more advanced etc. but I don't see me replacing mine anytime soon. But I am glad to have options. Sandy |
Mitch's mom--I PM'd you with some info that I hope can help you.
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Originally Posted by Crqltr
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I quilt with my eb machine. I just make sure to position the machine on a large table, in the center so the wt of the quilt is totally resting on the table and not pulling on the hoop.
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Originally Posted by MzMcKee
(Post 5337121)
If all your looking to digitize are simpler items I want to suggest Stitch Era Universal it's a free software and even though it has limitations it is pretty good. I started using it two years ago while I was learning and until I found the software I wanted. It does support all machine files. http://www.freesierrasoftware.com/
Take a look and give it a try. :) I read that Yahoo has a user's group for Stitch Era Universal where everyone helps each other with problems...just what I need since there is no "help" with the program. I went on to Yahoo groups and signed up and like with any other Yahoo group that I have signed up for it says you are signed up and the moderator will email you in a day or so of your approval. Well, it is almost a week and I haven't heard back from them yet. When I go to the sign up page it says "your membership is awaiting approval of group |
sorry..................I don't know if it's my tablet but I have a hard time typing replies. If I make a mistake and go back and fix it I can't get back to where I want to type....I get it all highlighted in blue and can't go beyond the highlighting. I need help with that too....LOL...need lots of help.
But the sign up page says memebership is awaiting approval by group owner. I have never waiting this long. I'd sure appreciate it thereis anyone on the board that belongs to that group that would email the group owner and see if she is neglecting to check emails or where ever they look at approvals. Basically I would really like to know if there is any way I could set the Era program back to all the defaults. Any help would sure be appreciasted. Thanks! Pat |
Originally Posted by PghPat
(Post 5347048)
sorry..................I don't know if it's my tablet but I have a hard time typing replies. If I make a mistake and go back and fix it I can't get back to where I want to type....I get it all highlighted in blue and can't go beyond the highlighting. I need help with that too....LOL...need lots of help.
But the sign up page says memebership is awaiting approval by group owner. I have never waiting this long. I'd sure appreciate it thereis anyone on the board that belongs to that group that would email the group owner and see if she is neglecting to check emails or where ever they look at approvals. Basically I would really like to know if there is any way I could set the Era program back to all the defaults. Any help would sure be appreciasted. Thanks! Pat |
Originally Posted by mermaid
(Post 5347529)
And you got no user's manual with the Era program? If you can look for the Stitch Universal in your computer... START >ALL PROGRAMS, hover over and see if a window opens with the user manual installed there. Otherwise, I'd do a search on line for it. You should be able to find information SOMEWHERE! I had the ERA program briefly, but liked MY EDITOR better, and the programs list is where I found my manual.
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Originally Posted by PghPat
(Post 5347627)
No, there is no user manual that comes with it...it is a free program and before you even download it you are notifird of this and also told that it is best used by an experienced digitizer. But mainly I downloaded it for simple tasks and to create quilt labels.
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Originally Posted by seasaw2mch
(Post 5338165)
Oh yes you would!!!! Maybe not at first but if you look at all the ones being done, I just know you'd change you mind. LOL They are beautiful!
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