Floriani has great specials and if you save your upc you can get free designs. Go to rnkdistributing.com. Also, they have great info on stabilizers and how and when to use them. Most all of the emb machine co have tutorials as well, you don't have to use their machines to read their tutorials and get more info on the subject.

I buy mine at JoAnn's online in bolts and do so when I have a coupon. I buy it all (various ones) at JoAnns online.

Brother supports MAC and using MAC embroidery software.

That is the only embroidery software out there for MACs.

Totally agree!

However there are various thicknesses of stabilizer for the various thicknesses of fabrics we use.

Also agree with this. That was one of the first things I learned when taking classes earlier this year.

There are a few software programs for MAC for embroidery.

Do a search for macbroidery and you will find such as TruEmbroidery, MacBroidery, and Embrillance.

Yesterday I was at "Panda Express" picking up our dinner
(this is our weekly Tuesday night meal). I was showing the
Macaw feathers I embroidered the other day, and the manager
of the P.E. fell in love with the watercolor design.

What she said to me next about knocked me off my feet, first
she asked if I had a peacock feather in the watercolor just like
the one she was looking at. I replied "yes" I could get the design.
She said "good I would like to order 12 dinner napkins for my MIL,
as a Christmas gift. Let me know how much you will charge me".

So now I am working on figuring out a cost for these napkins. Never
had an order so large before.

Here is the PEACOCK FEATHER that she is wanting. But I KNOW
that I will have to get started soon on them just because of how long t
hey take to stitch out (approx. 2-1/2 to 3 hours each).

Thank you all for your recommendations. I didn't know about putting washable stabilizer on top of fabric if I use fabric that's washable. Unfortunately, the fabric that I have been using is dry cleanable only. I will try the double layer of stabilizer (perpendiciular to each other) and a size 90 needle to see if that works better. Should I us quilting basting spray between the layers and on back of fabric? I am not sure about basting the perimeter of the hoop - I wonder if stitches will show on dry cleanable fabric?

Hi, I just dug out a suitcase for a weekend trip, have not used it in a very long time....found a brand new Anita goodesign Baltimore appliqué disk in the pocket!! Nice surprise! Does that mean I have to many designs...old age, can't remember...or to many embroidery projects going at once??

I have a Brother Innovis 1500D. I love it. I, also, have an 8500, but it needs work on it. I do a lot of embroidery and love it. I have the PED Version 7, but haven't learned to digitize.