Things to Consider When Purchasing Your Embroidery Machine
Sew, you have decided to purchase an embroidery machine and want information on how to get the machine that is right for you.
Here are some things to consider.
1.
How does the design get from it's original point (a CD, your computer, a memory stick (in the format that your machine can read), and plug the USB stick into the sewing machine.
(Note: Some machines can only ready a certain size USB sticks, so be sure to research this) Some machines need a transfer cord that goes from your machine to your computer and requires sewing/embroidery software to transfer or load the designs to your machine.
Others you must purchase "cards" that have the designs on them, and then insert the card into your embroidery machine.
(The "cards" are old technology and the USB method the latest technology and also the easiest.
) 2.
What size embroidery do you want to be able to do? When doing machine embroidery you will attach a hoop to the machine and the embroidery will stitch out in that hoop.
The size of the embroidery field (or hoop) limits the size that you can stitch out in a single hooping, but not how big the finished creation can be.
So let's think of a printing out "Happy Birthday" on a printer.
On most printers you can print out something that is 8 1/2" x 11".
If you wanted to only have one piece of paper you would make sure the size of the words "Happy Birthday" all fit on that one piece of paper.
If you wanted the words to be bigger you might choose to print each of them on a separate piece of paper.
The same with your embroidery designs.
You can do larger designs by using more then one "hooping" but this sometimes will require added software if you need to "split designs" to make them fit into your hoop.
What you really need to consider here is how many designs will you be able to find/purchase for the hoops that come with the machine yo purchase.
Less and less designs being digitized fit in smaller hoops.
3.
How much support will you need? If you are one that likes to be able to talk to a live person and have your questions answered you will most likely want to purchase from a local machine dealer.
If you are comfortable with reading owners manuals and figuring things out for yourself through experimentation then you might be able to purchase from a department store or even on the internet.
No matter what you decide, do your research first, and make an informed decision.
Here are some things to consider.
1.
How does the design get from it's original point (a CD, your computer, a memory stick (in the format that your machine can read), and plug the USB stick into the sewing machine.
(Note: Some machines can only ready a certain size USB sticks, so be sure to research this) Some machines need a transfer cord that goes from your machine to your computer and requires sewing/embroidery software to transfer or load the designs to your machine.
Others you must purchase "cards" that have the designs on them, and then insert the card into your embroidery machine.
(The "cards" are old technology and the USB method the latest technology and also the easiest.
) 2.
What size embroidery do you want to be able to do? When doing machine embroidery you will attach a hoop to the machine and the embroidery will stitch out in that hoop.
The size of the embroidery field (or hoop) limits the size that you can stitch out in a single hooping, but not how big the finished creation can be.
So let's think of a printing out "Happy Birthday" on a printer.
On most printers you can print out something that is 8 1/2" x 11".
If you wanted to only have one piece of paper you would make sure the size of the words "Happy Birthday" all fit on that one piece of paper.
If you wanted the words to be bigger you might choose to print each of them on a separate piece of paper.
The same with your embroidery designs.
You can do larger designs by using more then one "hooping" but this sometimes will require added software if you need to "split designs" to make them fit into your hoop.
What you really need to consider here is how many designs will you be able to find/purchase for the hoops that come with the machine yo purchase.
Less and less designs being digitized fit in smaller hoops.
3.
How much support will you need? If you are one that likes to be able to talk to a live person and have your questions answered you will most likely want to purchase from a local machine dealer.
If you are comfortable with reading owners manuals and figuring things out for yourself through experimentation then you might be able to purchase from a department store or even on the internet.
No matter what you decide, do your research first, and make an informed decision.
