One year before retirement, I bought a Designer 1+(Husqvana Viking) thinking I would learn all about it when I retired. WRONG! Once a year goes by, the classes are less available. I need help learning to make embroidery initials small enough to place on the cuff of my four year old grandson's shirt cuff. Is this possible? snipped-for-privacy@bellsouth.net
I had the 1+ for about a year. It was traded in on a Designer1 after that. It should be possibile to make embroidery initials small enough. I will have to look at my Designer1 stuff to review the fonts that come with the 1+. I remember that there was one of the fonts for the 1+ that didn't have the smaller size. I may be remembering that incorrectly but check because that could heavily influence your choice of font. For a four year old, I suspect you would want the smallest size of the fonts. I think even the medium-sized font would be too large for a four-year-old's cuff. My guess is that either Clarendon or Kalligraphia would be best for your purposes. I would suggest that you test either in the smallest font size. Clarendon is more like printing as taught in school. Kalligraphia is more decorative. Palace is more like script if you like that look. There are also built in alphabets on the 1+ that are smaller and more delicate. They might be useful for what you want.
For a very helpful group, I highly recommend the yahoo group for the
1+/Orchidea. They will help fill in the gaps in knowledge you have from not getting the classes. Go to Yahoo groups and search on "Viking 1+" or on "Orchidea" and you should find the group. They are probably the best resource next to having the classes from the dealer. Someone in that group could answer your question right away about the smallest font that would be useful for your project.Another tremendous resource is Jan Hennings web pages. Go to
I bought my 1+ on ebay so classes weren't really an option. I did pretty well by watching the video, reading the manual and using web resources. I also took a workshop from Nancy's Notions on machine embroidery. We didn't use the same brand of machine but some of the tips they taught there would work for whatever machine you used. You can learn to use your 1+ even if you don't have the classes. Have you asked the dealer if they can arrange for you to have someone work with you even if they don't have a class for the 1+ scheduled? If you bought the machine there, you might be able to get some one-on-one time with someone in the shop. You might find you get everything you would have in a 3-hour class in an hour or so. Good luck with your projects.
Marilyn in MN
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