Does your local quilt shop have an Embroidery class that you could visit and see what they do? I bought a machine with the capability of embroidery and was clueless about any of it. For me, I would never have learned the craft without a class and wonderful teacher. She even gave my friend and I special help at her house when we could not figure how to download to a USB. I had no idea I needed computer knowledge! Embroidery Library.com has info I refer to and is just a great site to check out. Good luck! Dianne