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Posted by offkilterquilter on February 8, 2008, 7:08 pm
Well, DH managed to completely throw me for a loop tonight. He was
thinking about the "rebates" that the govt approved in addition to the
regular tax refund and told me to think honestly about what machine I
*really* want - sewing machine, embroidery machine, whatever.
He said we should take the money that we get from the additional rebate
and put it towards me having a proper machine and one that I really
want, AND one that will benefit my business. Ah yes, that's the
kicker....whatever I decide on will actually get to be deducted on 2008
taxes as a business expense <sigh>. However, I REALLY want an
embroidery machine so that I can take my business even farther than I
had originally hoped for this year.
Anybody got any good suggestions on a sewing machine or embroidery machine??
Larisa, still reeling and off to do more research
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Posted by BEI Design on February 8, 2008, 7:20 pm
offkilterquilter wrote:
> Well, DH managed to completely throw me for a loop
> tonight. He was thinking about the "rebates" that the
> govt approved in addition to the regular tax refund and
> told me to think honestly about what machine I *really*
> want - sewing machine, embroidery machine, whatever.
> He said we should take the money that we get from the
> additional rebate and put it towards me having a proper
> machine and one
> that I really want, AND one that will benefit my business.
> Ah yes,
> that's the kicker....whatever I decide on will actually
> get to be deducted on 2008 taxes as a business expense
> <sigh>. However, I REALLY want an embroidery machine so
> that I can take my business even
> farther than I had originally hoped for this year.
>
> Anybody got any good suggestions on a sewing machine or
> embroidery machine??
> Larisa, still reeling and off to do more research
If you want both in one machine, I highly recommend the
Singer XL Quantum 6000. I have the 5000 and love it. I
never use it for "regular" sewing, because I also love the
1960 Singer 401A I have been using steadily for over 47
years. But I have tested the "sewing' features of the
XL5000, and it seems very nice, lots of stitches, automagic
buttonholer, etc.
However, I bought it for the embroidery feature which
includes the "endless bobbin". I have not had so much
pleasure from any new technology in a loooong time. Be
aware, buying the machine is *not* the end of expense for
machine embroidery. You'll also have to invest in thread
(lots!), stabilizers (ditto), and designs. If you want to
start digitizing original designs, you'll also have to
invest in digitizing software....
Good luck!
Beverly
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Posted by IMS on February 8, 2008, 10:20 pm
On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:20:58 -0800, "BEI Design"
---gently snipped
>
>However, I bought it for the embroidery feature which
>includes the "endless bobbin". I have not had so much
>pleasure from any new technology in a loooong time. Be
>aware, buying the machine is *not* the end of expense for
>machine embroidery. You'll also have to invest in thread
>(lots!), stabilizers (ditto), and designs. If you want to
>start digitizing original designs, you'll also have to
>invest in digitizing software....
>
>Good luck!
>
>Beverly
>
Beverly, how does the 'endless bobbin' work?
Inquiring minds want to know :)
-Irene
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Posted by BEI Design on February 9, 2008, 2:23 am
IMS wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:20:58 -0800, "BEI Design"
>
> ---gently snipped
> >
> > However, I bought it for the embroidery feature which
> > includes the "endless bobbin". I have not had so much
> > pleasure from any new technology in a loooong time. Be
> > aware, buying the machine is *not* the end of expense
> > for machine embroidery. You'll also have to invest in
> > thread (lots!), stabilizers (ditto), and designs. If
> > you want to start digitizing original designs, you'll
> > also have to invest in digitizing software....
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Beverly
> >
>
> Beverly, how does the 'endless bobbin' work?
>
> Inquiring minds want to know :)
>
> -Irene
It allows a large spool of bobbin thread to be rewound onto
a special bobbin at intervals, without having to remove the
embroidery hoop. Once I learned the tricky bits about
getting the thread properly into the guides it works like a
charm. A large design will often require at least three
(sometimes more) bobbin re-winds. That would be more of a
hassle if the hoop had to be removed to access the bobbin
each time. Instead, the machine pauses, the bobbin winds,
and the machine starts back up at the same place. I really
like it! ;-)
Beverly
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Posted by Kirsten Sollie on February 8, 2008, 11:57 pm
> Well, DH managed to completely throw me for a loop tonight. He was
> thinking about the "rebates" that the govt approved in addition to the
> regular tax refund and told me to think honestly about what machine I
> *really* want - sewing machine, embroidery machine, whatever.
>
> He said we should take the money that we get from the additional rebate
> and put it towards me having a proper machine and one that I really want,
> AND one that will benefit my business. Ah yes, that's the
> kicker....whatever I decide on will actually get to be deducted on 2008
> taxes as a business expense <sigh>. However, I REALLY want an embroidery
> machine so that I can take my business even farther than I had originally
> hoped for this year.
>
> Anybody got any good suggestions on a sewing machine or embroidery
> machine??
>
> Larisa, still reeling and off to do more research
I love my Designer SE (viking). I also bought the software and with it this
machine can do anything. It is quite expensive though (around $6000 here).
Kirsten
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