April 11th, 2014, 01:52 PM
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Hello, whats the cheapest multi needle machine?
Hi, I'm new to embroidery (done a fair amount of costume sewing as a hobby). I love to tinker and make things, I have a full wood shop as well and work in computers.
I want to setup an embroidery hobby business for my autistic daughter, but I don't want to spend a fortune... because you never know what kids will get interested in. Fortunately, I have 6 others if she doesn't like it... but its still a little hard to have thousands of dollars in unused equipment sitting around waiting for someone to think its cool.
I've been tossing around the idea of buying a single needle machine, but what I'd really like to find is a multiple needle machine (like a 4 needle) for a price I can get into without breaking the bank. The cheapest multi-needle machine I've seen is $3,500 and is the Brother PR-600.
I'd appreciate recommendations on specific models to look for and what price point I'm looking at. I'm not really interested in spending more than $2,000 initially, so I figure that's a $1,500 machine and $500 in random expenses. Honestly, I'd rather be closer to $1,000 and assume $1,000 in new expenses.
The biggest requirement that I have (that I am aware of) is that it has to be able to accept custom designs drawn on the computer. I'm good with things, so I can make old technology work (and fix broken machines), but there's no way I'm going to be locked into using manufacturer pre-designed cards... so it can't be too old.
I'm also considering any ol used single needle machine in the $100-$500 range... and if they enjoy it and use it for 6 months, I wouldn't mind putting down $4-5k then.
Maybe I can find somewhere to rent a machine. That would be interesting.
Any thoughts appreciated.
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