embroidery machine
#31
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Location: Littlefield, TX, USA
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I get most of my supplies (stabilizers, threads) from either Threadart.com or Metroemb.com
They have great prices and the thread is of excellent quality. Just buy one or two small cones or spools to try in your 770...if you like it...then you know you can buy more. I get my needles from Threadart, but they are less costly on ebay from Sharpsewing.
Marge
They have great prices and the thread is of excellent quality. Just buy one or two small cones or spools to try in your 770...if you like it...then you know you can buy more. I get my needles from Threadart, but they are less costly on ebay from Sharpsewing.
Marge
I've been sewing for 30 years, quilting 15 years and this weekend finally bought my first embroidery machine! I'm so excited to start "playing" with it and I'm asking for any advice you can give me on all aspects of my new hobby, thread, stabilizers, brand names to stay away from, websites, etc. I got a Brother 770 in the box from the dealer, they say I should buy all my supplies from them, but I'm sure you guys know cheaper places to buy this stuff from. They acted as if I were speaking greek when I mentioned buying from connectingthreads. Thank you!
#32
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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I've been sewing for 30 years, quilting 15 years and this weekend finally bought my first embroidery machine! I'm so excited to start "playing" with it and I'm asking for any advice you can give me on all aspects of my new hobby, thread, stabilizers, brand names to stay away from, websites, etc. I got a Brother 770 in the box from the dealer, they say I should buy all my supplies from them, but I'm sure you guys know cheaper places to buy this stuff from. They acted as if I were speaking greek when I mentioned buying from connectingthreads. Thank you!
#33
My suggestion....don't expect to be perfect the first time out. It took me almost two years to figure out which thread my machine likes. I rushed in to getting a bunch of thread from Ebay. My friend uses them all the time. But my machine didn't like them at all. I tried different threads, stablizers, bobbin thread. My machine also does not like the prewound bobbins. Don't start with a real dense design. Starch your fabric, I use spray basting between my fabric and stabilizer. It may not work for you. Just keep trying until you get the effect you want. I now know what my machine likes and doesn't like, and I've been using it almost every day. I love it and it was worth all the aggravation. So go slow, and have fun.
#35
If your dealer has an embroidery club, join up. I have a Bernina and the dealer I bought from had an embroidery club and that is where I got a lot of information and could visit with others who had the same or different machines. One thing I found is use a good stabilizer for good results.
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