I bought a Janome embroidery machine from a quilt shop in Florida. The shop is too far away to get lessons and the machine just sits here looking at me. I'm scared to death of it. Anyone know where I can get lessons in South Florida near Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood area? I don't mind paying for some private lessons if I could find somebody. Thnx for your help! Barb C. in S. FL
What about posting a notice on your local Craigslist, 'shopper' type nenwspaper or classified ads?
-Irene
They give lessons at Sunshine Sewing
Barb, There are helpful Janome Embroidery Machine yahoo groups. Which machine do you have? I have the Janome 300E. :o) Susie in northern NY
Please tell us which machine you have. I have the Janome 9000 and didn't touch the embroidery part for at least two years after I got it!! I never got lessons because DH bought the machine from an online source so The Babies could give it to me for Mother's Day. I just e-mailed the Janome people direct with my questions. One nice woman even called me on the phone and talked me through how to do some of the things. I now have all sorts of designs cards and have done tons of different embroidery stuff and never had a problem. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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Jan.. I bought my Janome 300E from Sunshine. The problem is that Fay can only give me lessons before the shop opens or after 4:00. The times are not convenient for me to drive there from Ft Lauderdale. She is just too darn busy to have lessons at other times. I did get some good suggestions from the group and I think I will try Yahoo groups and also call Janome direct. I can believe I let this machine intimidate me. Barb C in S.FL
Embroidery machines are not that difficult to use. The hardest part is learning about threads, designs and stabilizers and you can do that by joining mailing lists and listening to those who know and learning from the mistakes of those who do not.
Stabilizing and using good quality bobbin thread and embroidery thread is a must. Start off trying a small design on some squares of fabric. You can always put them into quilts later.
L>Jan.. I bought my Janome 300E from Sunshine. The problem is that Fay can
Linda PATCHogue, NY
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Don't let it intimidate you. If you can't get lessons in person, I recommend, for starting out, that you read your manual and then Nancy Zeiman' s "Machine Embroidery with Confidence"
Maureen
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