Well I do NOT have the same embroidery machine as you do,
but I DO have a Brother sewing/embroidery machine the NV1000.
I LOVE my machine, and LOVE making free standing lace, although
there are a few tricks to doing the lace to make it much easier and
less of a "hassle" to do.
For ME I use Floriani wet n gone stabilizer 2 layers and set my machine
to the SLOWEST speed (which is 350spm) and the most important
thing I learned is to use a TOP STITCH needle.
I have been making some other designs lately (see picture below).
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