My DH is super! He actually picked out the embroidery machine we have (Brother Inovois 2800D) as I wanted a smaller one...he insisted we get the larger one and he was right. He used it more than I did for several months even doing shirts for me to wear. Then a year ago, he decided we needed a long arm (he had been "eyeing" it for a while) and he has used it several times too. He hasn't cut anything out or sewed on the regular machine (oh wait, he did help sew the leaders for the long arm).