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#1351
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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Found this thread that is nice to learn from. I have an older HUs. Viking Designer 1. Have done a number of quilt blocks etc. Didn't get a dongle with it but will hope I can find one to work with the machine. One person told me that some dongles will only work with the machiine it came with..anyone know if this is true?
If you are just talking about the USB; then you are in luck. The USB is where you can save designs too and then take them to your machine and either download them onto your machine (depending on machine) or just use the design from the USB. I just learned that you can use any USB as long as it isn't too large or too full. Mine came with a 1G usb but I have started using a 4G usb, not because I need the extra storage just so that I can stash mine away so that if I trade in my machine I don't have to worry about it being lost or something. I did have the Ruby for a yr and loved the machine and just traded it in for the Diamond Deluxe.
#1352
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Did you buy your 4GB USB stich from husqvarna. I was told only one purchased from Viking would work. Also do know how much the 5D embroidery cost.
#1353
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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I orginally thougth that as well. But I'm taking classes for the 5D pro and we were told that we could use ours, I think it might have to be the png (think that's it, I'll check when I go get mine). I since then started saving my files to my own instead of the one that came with my machine and have had no problem. The machines come with 1G and I've heard it was expensive and you can pick up usb units cheap. I know that when I trade this in many yrs from now they'll want the one that came with the machine so I've stored it away for safe keeping. It wont hurt to try. Save some files to a USB and then take that to your machine and pull them up. I was so happy when our Viking teacher told us this. It'd would be great if the dongle could be done the same way but without the dongle that comes with the purchased software you can't use anything except for the organizer. let me know if I can help in any ways or if you need a question answered and I don't know it I can ask my teacher. I normally see her every week. Well, with the storm not sure if there will be a class tomorrow or not.
#1355
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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I recently purchased a Viking Ruby sewing machine and have little experience in embroidery and quilting. I would like to purchase a kit offering several colors of embroidery thread. I am looking for suggestions as to what type of thread to look for. What is most economical - not to eliminate quality? It can be mind boggling searching because I am not familiar with this product. All suggestions are welcome! Thank you.
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#1356
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
I recently purchased a Viking Ruby sewing machine and have little experience in embroidery and quilting. I would like to purchase a kit offering several colors of embroidery thread. I am looking for suggestions as to what type of thread to look for. What is most economical - not to eliminate quality? It can be mind boggling searching because I am not familiar with this product. All suggestions are welcome! Thank you.
beginner di
beginner di
When you download designs try for VP3 first, then VIP and then HUS, even though Ruby will see almost all of them.
Make sure each month you go to myembroidery.com for Viking and get the free design and project for the month. YOu still have time for Oct to get them. I hope you get to take the classes because you can learn so much from it. My favorite thing is the cutwork needles.Good luck and congratulations on your Ruby. You'll love her.
#1358
I have a Babylock Ellisimo. I do embroidered quilt blocks (embroider a design on the fabric for the center of the block and then build the rest of the block around it. I like to do embroidered lace Christmas ornaments. All our ornaments are embroidered. This was out of necessity. They don't break when the cats bat them off of the tree and play hockey with them! lol You can embroider on almost anything, shirts, jeans, jackets, placemats, caps (if you have a machine with a hat hoop) and even toilet paper. We have a friend who retired from her career a few years ago. She was a teacher, then a principal and finally an assistant superintendent. She was in the same district (ours) her whole career. She is currently the president of the school board. She has so many shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, jackets, caps, etc. with the school name on it. She jokingly said she would buy toilet paper if it had the school name on it. So we presented her with a roll of toilet paper embroidered with the school name and mascot. She loved it.
#1359
I store all of my designs on a external hard drive then when I wan to use them I move them over to a USB drive then to my embroidery machine. I have made folders to store them in by designer and if a freebie I store under misc. and what type of design it is. ie. christmas, butterflies, etc.
I probably have over 100,000 designs including the complete 2005 Dakota Collectibles. I join clubs and download all I can and look for bargins on designs when I shop. I know I have too many and will never use all that I have (but you never know when you will need "just that one").
I probably have over 100,000 designs including the complete 2005 Dakota Collectibles. I join clubs and download all I can and look for bargins on designs when I shop. I know I have too many and will never use all that I have (but you never know when you will need "just that one").
#1360
I store all of my designs on a external hard drive then when I wan to use them I move them over to a USB drive then to my embroidery machine. I have made folders to store them in by designer and if a freebie I store under misc. and what type of design it is. ie. christmas, butterflies, etc.
I probably have over 100,000 designs including the complete 2005 Dakota Collectibles. I join clubs and download all I can and look for bargins on designs when I shop. I know I have too many and will never use all that I have (but you never know when you will need "just that one").
I probably have over 100,000 designs including the complete 2005 Dakota Collectibles. I join clubs and download all I can and look for bargins on designs when I shop. I know I have too many and will never use all that I have (but you never know when you will need "just that one").
Ccorazone,
I am totally with you! I'm an embroidery-holic. I can't get enough designs for the life of me. I just organized my usb files, I have two of them, and realized I have over 150,000 designs and like you I look for the best deals and freebies! But you're right, you never know when you will need "just that one"
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