Please research and buy carefully as these machines are expensive but really really great. You need to be able to download designs onto your computer then onto a storage device which fits your machine. I have a Janome 11000. I can download designs to a flash card, a memory stick, a compact disk (CD) or directly to the machine. Also, you can enlarge the designs, make them smaller, reverse them, etc. Good luck, you will love your embroidery machine.