Newbie With A Brother PE 770 Embroidery Machine
 

I have been wanting an embroidery machine forever and decided to give this one a try....My purchase came from HSN as I can return it if I am not satisfied.......At first, I had a few issues, more my fault than the machine's....The machine is really user-friendly and does a pretty good job stitching out the designs......I will say that it's a bit temperamental and if everything is not right she will let you know quickly......:) I'm posting four pics that "we've" stitched out, 3 are just regular designs, but the seahorse is embroidery applique, which I love!...I still want to try the lace embroidery, make some ornaments, ect., before I will know if I am totally satisfied...I'd love to hear from other PE770 owners regarding your experience with this machine.....Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated as I am a total novice with machine embroidery....

First time posting pics, hopefully they will come through....

Sorry, not a newbie to the board or to posting pics.....newbie to embroidery....and first time posting pics on the new board I meant to say....

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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Use a top stitch needle for the lace or for everything? Size 11....Thanks for the tip on the lace speed....Your design is gorgeous.....

Use the top stitch needle for the lace and mylar embroidery.
Regular machine embroidery needles for anything NOT lace.

You both have great designs- someday I want to get that machine I have a Brother SE270D only a 4x4 design area :( Keep posting the projects love to see them all :)

Love all the designs! I have the Brother SE270D and also the PE700II. Love both of them. At first embroidery is a mix of finding the right fabric and stabilizer combination. Most of the time any problems are connected with this combination. Also thread/needle combination. Since the machines stitch at high speed, the friction of thread thru needle can cause it to fray or break. I use the Large Eye Needles and this basically eliminates the problems. Also use a Metallic Needle when stitching with the metallic thread. Brand of thread matters too. Test out what your machine likes! It seems the Brothers (or at least mine) likes the poly, hates the rayon!! It also doesn't like Coats & Clarks either. I use Mettler, Metro and Arc (Poly X) because of the cost. I don't use Sulky because it is rayon. There are some great tips on embroidery library.com (embrlibrary.com, I think) that helps a lot with the whole thread, fabric, needle, stabilizer combinations!! GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!

I have the Brother SE-350..... sewing machine/emb combo.... I love it..
my few " complaints" are:
1. I am limited to a 4x4 hoop
2. Poor imagine detail on the machine screen

With ur machine being a higher end machine ( and newer-- mine is over 5 yrs old) I doubt u will have these issues..

Mine works fine with the rayon IF it is not a dense design... If it's a dense design polyester is a must. I try to stick with polyester when I can ( more for convience and to keep cost down in not having duplicates)


** interesting to note about the lace needle... FSL is on my list to try... someday, I'll find time
Thanks for the tip~!

When you start to do free standing lace. you will get hooked on it. I had a brother 150 and I upgraded about 4yrs ago for a 2300D ULT and about a month later had a chance to get a 2100 ULT so now I have two. It is a good thing because last week my 2100 needed to go to Dr. so I got my 2300 out. these machines uses floppy disks and also card/. I haven't done to much appilque yet but I have done some Embrodiery Lilbrary has some good tips and designs. You will enjoy your machine
Have a Merry Christmas

quiltsillysandi, I tried to send you a PM but you will need to delete some of yours before it will go thru...new board rule....I wanted to know where you found the stocking with the sewing items design...LOVE it. You can PM me if you want once your PMs are cleared. Thanks!

The designs that you embroidered are great. I love the stocking. Don't have the same machine but do have the Brothers Quattro. Love it. Making the lace is fun and easy. Just be sure to use a couple of layers of the film type water soluble stabilizer. I usually use Florianni brand but there are others that are good as well. Good luck and have fun with your machine.

A HUGE THANKS to all of you that responded....You have no idea how much you have helped.......I love this board!

@Nanamoms - I'll need to check how to delete old messages and remember where I got this pattern from...If I am not mistaken, it was a free one!! Will send it as soon as I can....I am sooooooo excited about this machine.....Right now I am stitching out a pattern so I can intentionally run out of bobbin thread to practice changing the bobbin and then going back to my pattern.....BTW, the colors in the pics are waaaaaaaaaaaay off.....the Christmas stocking is much more vibrant and the background is actually Christmas green and it's showing as a yukky grey green...

Thanks again everyone!

Your embroidery is fantastic for a newbie. You will get addicted to embroidery. It's amazing what the new machines will do.

Ohhh I am sooooooooooo jealous LOL you have the machine I WANT,
but my husband refuses to buy it for me because that machine costs
more than my car LOL.

I am however SUPPOSE to be getting a new machine the Brother NV1500D
next month (I hope). I am excite to have a larger than 5x7 embroidery area
to stitch on.

I have tried MANY MANY different stabilizers of various kinds for various projects
and although it is expensive I find that Floriani is the BEST (in MY opinion) as I
have much less trouble with it.

I TRIED using the Solvvy in the various "weights" and I can NOT get my machine
to stitch FSL no matter how much or little of the stuff I use. I can not even get
regular medium weight tear away to work properly.

Yet I can use Floriani stabilizer, same fabric, same thread, same design and get
AWESOME results every time.

Except here lately my machine just does NOT want to stitch FSL and I have
NOT changed anything from before except I did try putting a NEW needle in
hoping that would "solve" the issue, but not to be the case.

I have the PE770 and I love mine. She can be picky, she only likes brothers pacesetter thread.

Hi I have a Viking Ruby and did a lot of free standing lace for Christmas. I used the ultra Sulky water stabilizer and only needed one layer. I have a large hoop and I got the Sulky on the roll so to make it fit better on my hoop I put the blue painters tape on the edges before I hooped it and it gave just enough extra room to make it fit better and then I folded the tape down. Another trick I found when doing the lace was when mine messed up and tore the stabilizer; I took the hoop off of the machine, and used spray basting and put another layer of stabilizer on top of the tear, the put the hoop back on and backed up the machine to where it messed up and was able to continue on. This trick helps even if you can't save that design but have many designs on one hooping by fixing the stablizier you are able to move onto the next design. I hate wasting money so this was the reason why I found this fix. I used a regular embroidery needle to do my designs. My machines likes all of the threads so far but I have to keep the needle sharp.

I too received a PE770 for Christmas. Your work is an inspiration, I am especially drawn to the applique. All of the great tips are especially timely. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and an even better New Year.

I have thi s model & like it. jThe view screen is a little small but does has lots of features & embroiders well.

Another person who does embroidery turned me on to this

You can get it on sale at Joanne's, for about $2 something a yard.

Pellon 541 Wash -n-Gone Water soluble embroidery nonwoven.

Beats the price of the top stuff they sale for $50.00 a roll and two layers of this works well, try it.