SOMEHOW i hit the wrong button[they'reALL wrong for me !!]i am now waiting for a brother se350 that didn't realize i was ordering on e-bay ! thank heavens i was really wanting it,just not to spend the money!i'm on vacation now,probably be there when i get home.are there any relatively cheap books on emb. @ read i need to spend $100.00-$200 on thread,etc!!!!can i just start out a little at a time?[i hope!!!!!!] got a good deal on machine[thank God] im not sure if i'm more excited orpanicked.good thing i have a good stash,doesn't look like i'll be buying much fabric for a while!dar

Oh my! Done that with hitting the wrong button. Hope you like your new machine. Hopefully someone is at home to receive it? Enjoy the rest of your vacation!

What a fun mistake. I just started out with a few colors of thread and added to it as I had the $$$. Enjoy!

Congrats on your new machine. I have done the hit the wrong button thing too!

I use Isacord thread on my machine and managed to get some great deals on ebay for partially used spools that had been rewound on smaller ones. It worked out to be about 15% of the cost per meter than I would have spent on the big spools and the thread stitches out very nicely. I have such a wonderful selection now. Then, as I am able, I will buy the regular sized spools. Just got a great selection of Robison thread the same way. Haven't used it yet, but the lady I got it from owns an embroidery business, so I anticipate it will work well. I also think that Brother puts out their own thread, but don't know anything about it.

Good luck, and enjoy!

Congrats! That is a fun mistake!

OH well done you have double fun now (1) the anticipation & (2) the fun of using it, ha ha wish i were you.

I did that once and almost bought TWO dehydrators at 300 a pop instead of one! A panicked call to the manufacturer resolved what would have been a VERY costly surprise gift for our friends. Afterall, you don't need TWO dehydrators!
Happy it was a fun machine for you to boo-boo on!! Show us some projects once you get started!!

Lucky suprize for you. Have fun with you new toy.

I wonder if DH would buy that? Think of all the fun stuff I could get by hitting the wrong key. :lol:

I'm so glad you wanted one! Ebay isn't exactly one of those easy return places lol.

You are going to have a blast with it though.
I get my needles through discountembroiderysupply - they are way cheaper than getting them at the store - and they will fit your regular sewing machine as well :)
Thread? You can get some on ebay as well cheaper than you can at the stores/dealers... you might need to accidentally click on a thread auction :D

stabilizers - depending on what you are going to be making - you can get them at all sorts of places...

Well, it was meant to be. Now you have a new machine. Start with a few threads and gradually buy more. And most of all.....have fun with your new machine.

You will have a LOT of fun with this machine :D:D:D
I picked up all of my threads on ebay, stabilizers at Walmart and Joann's mainly, by the yard, gotta love those 50% off coupons :wink:

Nancy Zieman has a book out with great tips on machine embroidery.

http://emblibrary.com has great designs, very reasonable too. Join the birthday and christmas club and sign up for their newsletter to get great specials too :D:D:D

I have that machine and just love it. You will want to get the PED basic so you can download some of the thousands of free designs off the internet. If you go to search and type in ME designs you will get a huge list. I use the $1.99 cones from Joanns on mine and it sews great! I use bottom line thread in the bobbin, it lasts so much longer. Have fun with your mistake!! You can PM me if you have questions.

Congratulations on your new toy! Don't forget, you CAN use regular thread to practice your designs with. The thread just isn't quite as thick or shiney. Don't think you HAVE to buy Emb. thread.

I would think about what type of items I want to embroider and I would buy thread to begin according to that. For example when I began I embroidered a baby quilt with the cutest aligators so I purchased colors I would use on that project. Then I just purchased along the way the colors I wanted. You can also find sets that woulod have a mixture of colors, and sometimes for really good prices.

I have so far purchased two spools of ME thread, I see no difference in the finished design with the cheap thread. I use what I have on hand, it seems to work just fine!! Limited budgets call for creative minds!

Donna, I was looking at the SE 350 on Ebay and saw a 4 x6 hoop that is supposed to fit that machine. I thought the embroidery field is 4 x 4. Do you know if the 4 x 6 hoop will work? TIA

I am not sure but it looks like it would. I have thought about that too but so far 4x4 has been big enough for all I do!!

Just wanted to let you know I have a Brother embroider for 12 years and love it. It is much more simple than you think,you won't have any problem with it. I use Maderia 40 wgt.rayon on mine and this works great.I found the Maderia on sale at the Thread Store. You get 5500mm for 6.00 dollars. I bought 5 spools and it really works well.

This is a pretty good site for lots of sewing/embroidery supplies. Sometimes they have unbelievable sales on thread packages: http://www.shoppersrule.com/

i knew i could depend on all of you!!!!!!!! i was really panicked,thinking i;d have to spend more for rthread etc than i did for the machine ! have LOTS of thread,so can at least use it for practise thought i'd startw/xmas colors,as thats what i'll start on thanx again ,don't know what i did before i found this site!!!!!!dar