Stupid Question

Mine has some built in patterns and does not need hook up. There many that work with just the cards that you put in. I only need the computer if I design a pattern and want to send it to the machine. Shirley

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dear shirley, what brand is your embroidery machine? is it easy for a beginner to use?

My machine is Pfaff creative 7550 and I have had it about 10 years. I had no trouble using it. However there are many more up todate machines out there. The latest Pfaffs that I have looked at can do much more than mine can. They stop when the colour thread needs changing. I have to work that out for myself with mine. They can do larger patterns also.

All machines can be a bit daunting for beginners. I have used a sewing machine since the age of five starting with a treadle. At the tender age of three my mother who suffered from rheumatism in her legs and feet , sat me the other side the treadle it for her. Then she would reward my by letting me sew on paper with no thread in. I got to the thread stage at the age of five when I started making handkerchiefs.

All I can really say is that practice makes perfect.

Have a look at all the models you fancy and try them out in the shop with the type of materials you will use and not the stiffened pieces that they provide in the shop.

Feel free to email me privately and if I can help I will. Shirley

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This is so true! And an inexperienced sewer won't realize exactly WHAT to bring. So try some flimsy materials and some heavy upholstery fabric. I realize that even the word "flimsy" means nothing to a non-sewer. I'm trying to think how to describe it: like gauze. :-) Only not quite so flimsy as gauze. Gauze is the stuff they use for bandages. Anyway, a fabric so light weight you can see through it! How's that?

Dianne

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Rita, Threads magazine has done a couple of good articles on embroidery machines. You may want to consider if you want an embroidery only machine or a machine that is both a standard sewing machine and does embroidery. Many public libraries keep back issues of Threads.

Some background reading for you: