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OT somewhat - embroidery SM?
There's not much I wouldn't do for our DDILS. Can't think of anything.
They love our sons and raise our grandchildren. That said, one of them is enjoying a really limited embroidery machine and I would love to buy her a better one. It seems that having a sewing machine that also does embroidery could be double trouble - much like having a tv set that also can record. Better to have one of each so that if something goes amuck, you at least have one that still works. Do I want to research 'just' embroidery machines? Do any of you have SMs that also embroider and are happy to have both abilities on one machine? Do any of you have embroidery machines (only) that you use and enjoy? I've seen and passed by those that hold 17 spools of thread and demand a rocket science degree and some dare devil airplane experience. I'm not looking at those. I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . . and I thank you. I need some adult supervision. Polly |
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"Polly Esther" wrote in message ... There's not much I wouldn't do for our DDILS. Can't think of anything. They love our sons and raise our grandchildren. That said, one of them is enjoying a really limited embroidery machine and I would love to buy her a better one. It seems that having a sewing machine that also does embroidery could be double trouble - much like having a tv set that also can record. Better to have one of each so that if something goes amuck, you at least have one that still works. Do I want to research 'just' embroidery machines? Do any of you have SMs that also embroider and are happy to have both abilities on one machine? Do any of you have embroidery machines (only) that you use and enjoy? I've seen and passed by those that hold 17 spools of thread and demand a rocket science degree and some dare devil airplane experience. I'm not looking at those. I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . . and I thank you. I need some adult supervision. Polly Polly, I have a Brother 180D (it will do the proprietary Disney designs). It works very well for my purposes but the embroidery field is really constrained. It will only do 4 inch by 4 inch designs max without some extra trouble and taking a chance on not getting the registration right for starting where you left off. If I was getting a different machine I'd still consider a Brother machine with as big a field as possible for your budget. I have several friends that have two sewing machine/embroidery machines so if one is embroidering the other can be a sewing machine. It works well for them. Donna in Bellevue |
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"Polly Esther" wrote in message ... I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . . and I thank you. I need some adult supervision. Polly I have the Viking Designer1, can't remember exactly the year I bought it, second year it hit the market. I kept my other machine and often sew on that when the Designer1 is embroidering. I do my majority of all sewing on the Designer1. The other (Husqvarna 6440) is standby, used when the Designer1 is embroidering or I use my OLD 194? Singer straight stitch if I have miles of straight seams to sew since it goes like a bat out of Hell and no other machine has that speed. I've never regretted buying my embroidery/sewing machine and wouldn't change a thing. I also like that it uses floppy discs and I don't have to plug it into a computer or mess with reader boxes and such, just my personal preference. However, I've decided if it dies I won't replace it. Way too much money now. I've found that in the last few years I've really scaled back in the amount of machine embroidery I do. I guess I'm getting old. Val |
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I have the Husquvarna Designer 2 (now called the quilt designer 2) for
almost 7 years. I absolutely love it. I use it for both all the time (should say, "used", as I am too busy getting the house cleaned since it was listed today). I have not regretted my decision at all, except I did not do a very good job negotiating and probably paid quite a bit too much. Debbi in SO CA Val wrote: "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . . and I thank you. I need some adult supervision. Polly I have the Viking Designer1, can't remember exactly the year I bought it, second year it hit the market. I kept my other machine and often sew on that when the Designer1 is embroidering. I do my majority of all sewing on the Designer1. The other (Husqvarna 6440) is standby, used when the Designer1 is embroidering or I use my OLD 194? Singer straight stitch if I have miles of straight seams to sew since it goes like a bat out of Hell and no other machine has that speed. I've never regretted buying my embroidery/sewing machine and wouldn't change a thing. I also like that it uses floppy discs and I don't have to plug it into a computer or mess with reader boxes and such, just my personal preference. However, I've decided if it dies I won't replace it. Way too much money now. I've found that in the last few years I've really scaled back in the amount of machine embroidery I do. I guess I'm getting old. Val |
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I have a 30yo Janome Memory 7 that I would not part with for
any price and I still do most of my sewing on it. All metal, solid, a real work horse. I recently got a Janome 11000 embroidery machine - which interestingly featured the Memory 7 in its promotional material, so I have the earliest and the most recent computerised Janomes lol - that I will set up to work virtually only on embroidery. I like the Janome 11000 because it does not have to have anything attached to convert it for embroidery - selecting options on the touch screen changes it back and forth from one mode to the other. It is a nice sewing machine and has a large embroidery field (8X8 standard hoop with magna one hoop even bigger). If I could only have one machine and I wanted embroidery capacity the J11000 would be my choice for that reason. If I had to choose between a super sewing machine and an good sewing/embroidery machine, I would take the super sewing machine. But that is a reflection of my preferences only and so not really relevant to anyone else's decision. I must admit I only got the embroidery machine because I had a REALLY great deal offered. I love what it can do but I could live without it. I would HATE to have to give up my beautiful workhorse sewer. -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y ) Boofhead Donut Rasputin http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... : There's not much I wouldn't do for our DDILS. Can't think of anything. : They love our sons and raise our grandchildren. That said, one of them is : enjoying a really limited embroidery machine and I would love to buy her a : better one. : It seems that having a sewing machine that also does embroidery could be : double trouble - much like having a tv set that also can record. Better to : have one of each so that if something goes amuck, you at least have one that : still works. : Do I want to research 'just' embroidery machines? : Do any of you have SMs that also embroider and are happy to have both : abilities on one machine? Do any of you have embroidery machines (only) : that you use and enjoy? I've seen and passed by those that hold 17 spools : of thread and demand a rocket science degree and some dare devil airplane : experience. I'm not looking at those. : I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, : please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . .. and I thank : you. I need some adult supervision. Polly : : : |
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I bought my Brother 8200 way back when just for the emroidery aspects.
Then I started using the sewing parts and began to find it the equal, if not the superior in most areas to my at the time TOL Bernina 1630. The only part it fell down in comparision was the ability to change some of the decorative stitches and the fact that the stitches wer 7mm instead of 9 mm.. Had I had the 8200 first, I might never have gotten the 1630. The 8200 was also consdierably cheaper. Linda PATCHogue,NY On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:49:09 -0600, "Polly Esther" wrote: There's not much I wouldn't do for our DDILS. Can't think of anything. They love our sons and raise our grandchildren. That said, one of them is enjoying a really limited embroidery machine and I would love to buy her a better one. It seems that having a sewing machine that also does embroidery could be double trouble - much like having a tv set that also can record. Better to have one of each so that if something goes amuck, you at least have one that still works. Do I want to research 'just' embroidery machines? Do any of you have SMs that also embroider and are happy to have both abilities on one machine? Do any of you have embroidery machines (only) that you use and enjoy? I've seen and passed by those that hold 17 spools of thread and demand a rocket science degree and some dare devil airplane experience. I'm not looking at those. I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . . and I thank you. I need some adult supervision. Polly Linda PATCHogue, NY |
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Never for a moment let this pure and innocent face fool you. You bet your
boots I'm an enabler. I did a crib size quilt top of little teapots and asked DDIL to embroider "I'm a Little Teapot" on it for me. How's that for enabling? Polly "IMS" wrote Hi Polly, Well aren't you an 'enabler!' LOL I love having machines that do both. The problem is, if one is really into sewing (and not just the embroidery) you really then need two machines because then you are freed up to do something else with the other machine while the first is embroidering. I thought I'd love having a machine that did both but once I got into the embroidery capabilities more it really limited me. My Viking 1+ just does too many wonderful things! When it 'sat' and did embroidery I couldn't use it for any of the other wonderful things it did.That is exactly the reason I purchased a 2nd embroidery machine, a Viking Rose, last summer. It uses the same embroidery format, shares the same embroidery cards and hoops,and shares all of the snap on feet, with the 1+. The Rose was the 'step lower' model to the 1+ when they were both new, so I have two high quality and very similar 'feel' machines and it's great; I can set up one for embroidery, the other for FMQ, or with a walking foot...and leave them like that and go from one to the other. You can really do two things at once When the Rose is embroidering and I'm using the 1+ for something else, DH tells me I'm running a sewing machine sweat shop. I really can get my projects done a lot faster this way. -Irene |
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I have a Bernina 180 and version 4 of its embroidery program. I love using
both of them. However, both are now outdated and I doubt there will be much support for either of them much longer. I know my embroidery program won't work with Windows Vista should I need a new computer. And the upgrade is quite pricey. It's so sweet of you to think of boosting your DIL's embroidery capabilities. I wish I knew more about other machines to help you make a choice. I do find that I don't need to use two machines while doing embroidery though. There are many thread color changes to be made and its disrupting to me to hop up from a different sewing machine every few minutes (or less) to change the threads on the embroidery one. I like to use that time to do cutting or just leaf through my library of books and patterns. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Never for a moment let this pure and innocent face fool you. You bet your boots I'm an enabler. I did a crib size quilt top of little teapots and asked DDIL to embroider "I'm a Little Teapot" on it for me. How's that for enabling? Polly "IMS" wrote Hi Polly, Well aren't you an 'enabler!' LOL I love having machines that do both. The problem is, if one is really into sewing (and not just the embroidery) you really then need two machines because then you are freed up to do something else with the other machine while the first is embroidering. I thought I'd love having a machine that did both but once I got into the embroidery capabilities more it really limited me. My Viking 1+ just does too many wonderful things! When it 'sat' and did embroidery I couldn't use it for any of the other wonderful things it did.That is exactly the reason I purchased a 2nd embroidery machine, a Viking Rose, last summer. It uses the same embroidery format, shares the same embroidery cards and hoops,and shares all of the snap on feet, with the 1+. The Rose was the 'step lower' model to the 1+ when they were both new, so I have two high quality and very similar 'feel' machines and it's great; I can set up one for embroidery, the other for FMQ, or with a walking foot...and leave them like that and go from one to the other. You can really do two things at once When the Rose is embroidering and I'm using the 1+ for something else, DH tells me I'm running a sewing machine sweat shop. I really can get my projects done a lot faster this way. -Irene |
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Not having any wish to own an embroidery machine! I can give you an
unbiased opinion. For myself, I would always appreciate separate machines. We have a separate washing machine and dryer - I turned down the idea of a washer that then dries. We sought a fridge/freezer that had separate motors. I have heard it said that it is good to set an embroidery machine up to do a motif, say; while still being able to sew seams and such on the sewing machine, at the same time. This may, of course, because I have a very compartmentalised mind? .. In message , Polly Esther writes There's not much I wouldn't do for our DDILS. Can't think of anything. They love our sons and raise our grandchildren. That said, one of them is enjoying a really limited embroidery machine and I would love to buy her a better one. It seems that having a sewing machine that also does embroidery could be double trouble - much like having a tv set that also can record. Better to have one of each so that if something goes amuck, you at least have one that still works. Do I want to research 'just' embroidery machines? Do any of you have SMs that also embroider and are happy to have both abilities on one machine? Do any of you have embroidery machines (only) that you use and enjoy? I've seen and passed by those that hold 17 spools of thread and demand a rocket science degree and some dare devil airplane experience. I'm not looking at those. I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . . and I thank you. I need some adult supervision. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Nah, you're a multi-tasker! I've heard of your kind, but never thought to
actually meet one in RL!! I always sort of thought that you guys were mythical creatures!! (DS *says* he's a multi-tasker, but I don't really think that reading while you're on the potty counts as "multi-tasking!" LOL!!) -- Connie :-) FREE patterns n' FREE eZine at my blog: http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com "Patti" wrote in message ... Not having any wish to own an embroidery machine! I can give you an unbiased opinion. For myself, I would always appreciate separate machines. We have a separate washing machine and dryer - I turned down the idea of a washer that then dries. We sought a fridge/freezer that had separate motors. I have heard it said that it is good to set an embroidery machine up to do a motif, say; while still being able to sew seams and such on the sewing machine, at the same time. This may, of course, because I have a very compartmentalised mind? . In message , Polly Esther writes There's not much I wouldn't do for our DDILS. Can't think of anything. They love our sons and raise our grandchildren. That said, one of them is enjoying a really limited embroidery machine and I would love to buy her a better one. It seems that having a sewing machine that also does embroidery could be double trouble - much like having a tv set that also can record. Better to have one of each so that if something goes amuck, you at least have one that still works. Do I want to research 'just' embroidery machines? Do any of you have SMs that also embroider and are happy to have both abilities on one machine? Do any of you have embroidery machines (only) that you use and enjoy? I've seen and passed by those that hold 17 spools of thread and demand a rocket science degree and some dare devil airplane experience. I'm not looking at those. I've so much appreciated your experiences and conclusions. Once again, please tell me what you have/love/wish I'd done better. . . and I thank you. I need some adult supervision. Polly -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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