Hello, I recently bought a floor model Bernina 165 that came with the embroidery unit. I'm a complete newbie at embroidery but am enjoying what the machine has to offer. I am curious about what can be done on the comptuer (e.g. creating one's own designs and digitizing them), but am not sure about software. I inquired at the Bernina dealer and apparently you can buy "Version 5" of several different packages they offer (Editor, Designer) which retail for way above what I can afford ( and would want to invest at such an early stage in my embroidery experience).
I've also looked on Ebay and seen "Version 4" of some of these same types of packages retailing for much less (presumably because people are upgrading to V.5). I'm not at all sure what might be compatible with my machine (some of the Version 4 software on ebay is advertised for Bernina 200 models).
Can anyone give me recommendations on what they're using with this type of machine?
Thanks for any help! Cheers, Marie