Embroidery Machines Lets Chat & Have Fun
#571
A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Anna Bove embroidery about a stabilizer sale. The price looked great - 24 inches by 100 yard for $26.82 -- and I bought some. I have to say it works fabulously. The best light weight tear away I've used. Anyway, the sale is only on for one more day ... so take a peek http://www.annaboveembroidery.com/te...abilizers.html
#572
I was going to order some, but I thought the shipping was way out of line. With the price of gas I enjoy ordering on-line, but not when the shipping is $19 on a $26 item! I was very interested until I saw that.
#574
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 523
I am trying to figure out if I want to do embroidery, to invest in a machine, etc. I have a couple questions: Can a person set an embroidery pattern up, and use the stitching in such a way that instead of embroidery, it will quilt my project? Is that practical?
Will my initial investment in a machine continue on and on with special thread, and other things that I will need? Finances are a concern.
Will my initial investment in a machine continue on and on with special thread, and other things that I will need? Finances are a concern.
#575
Yes, you can quilt with an embroidery machine. There are additional expenses in the form of thread and stabilizer for certain projects, but you can always find bargains on both. If you decide to take the plunge I would advise getting an embroidery only machine with at least a 5x7 hoop. I made the mistake of getting a machine that does both and only had a 4x4 as my first machine. I loved it, but was so limited.
#576
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 17
Has anyone with the Janome 9000 had trouble with the bobbin thread showing on the front when embroidering? i ruined several designs because the white thread was all pulled to the front. i could use the same thread in the bobbin but that gets pricey and i think wasteful. A local Janome dealer told me to use serger thread in the bobbin, but do i
dont have every color in that kind of thread.
dont have every color in that kind of thread.
i had this same problem last week. I took out the bobbin, put it back in the machine, rethreaded the thread and it fixed it. joan
#577
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
I am trying to figure out if I want to do embroidery, to invest in a machine, etc. I have a couple questions: Can a person set an embroidery pattern up, and use the stitching in such a way that instead of embroidery, it will quilt my project? Is that practical?
Will my initial investment in a machine continue on and on with special thread, and other things that I will need? Finances are a concern.
Will my initial investment in a machine continue on and on with special thread, and other things that I will need? Finances are a concern.
#579
#580
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 718
When I had this issue.. it was because the tension was not right. I never touched the tension on the machine at all, but I had to wind the bobbins differently. The little tension thingy on top of your machine, wind the thread around that two or three times, before you wind your bobbin. Wow was I amazed at the difference in how my embroidery looks. Even designs I thought looked excellent... look even better. I also noticed by how many stiches I can get out of a bobbin now compared to before. I was having to change bobbins so much before..but not now. The bobbins hold much more thread now. Here are the same exact design.. the only thing I did different between the two was the bobbin winding.
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