April 19th, 2008, 12:10 PM
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Re: I need some advice.Totally new to embroidery
If you are totally new to embroidery, I suggest you get a one needle sewing/embroidery machine to start. The Brother 4500 is a nice machine, but there are smaller field, cheaper machines for around $1000. Embroidery isn't just put the fabric on the machine and let it go. There is a learning curve for threads, stabilizers, materials etc. It also takes up a lot of time. What do you want to do with the machine? This is important. If it is just hats, then you can get a better deal on a used machine. If it is jacket backs or quilts, most of those take a field of atleast 12 x12 inches. The Brother 600's have a field of 12 x 9 inches (the last time I checked). The size of the field determines how many times you need to rehoop to embroider the designs. There's advantage to getting training on the machine, but you can go to most embroidery/sewing machine centers and they have classes on embroidery, software etc. I'd check out these classes and even sit in on a few before buying a machine.
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