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how do Brother and Singer embroidery machines compare?

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:37:53 +0000

Trying to decide which machine to purchase as my beginner embroidery machine. Don’t want to spend too much under $500 would be great. Not sure that I will like doing it so looking for a lesser model. Thanks for your time and expertise!!!

Brother is the leader in home embroidery machines. They are easy to use, software friendly and most designs that are available on the Internet (best and least expensive way to obtain machine embroidery designs) are in pes format, which is the one used by Brother.

For your price range, you may be limiting your embroidery area to 4 x 4, which many of us started with. And many designs come within this hoop size.

The price may also limited you to using memory cards for designs which are not built into the machine. Most of us started with a reader/writer unit and rewirttable memory card for machine embroidery – the unit has to be compatible with the brand and format.

You can purchase a unit – PED Basic, a Brother product with a rewitable memory card for around $119. See Source.

To use designs from the Internet, you need to have a PC. On the hard drive, create a folder and name it Emb Downloads. Choose the design you want from the many sites on the Internet and save to the folder. The design most likely will be zipped. Mouse over and choose extract or open. A new file will appear and this is what you will send to the memory card. The zipped file can be deleted.

Save the folder to a USB flash drive (if your PC has a USB port) or to a CD as backup – do this everytime you add or change a design file in the Emb Download folder.

Open the manual and lay it next to the embroidery machine. Read through and apply each feature of the machine.

Some basic supplies you will need are – stabilizer (tear away, cut away and water soluable); machine embroidery bobbin thread; machine embroidery thread – polyester will withstand chlorine bleach, but rayon is more readily available. Start with a few basic colors.

Add to your supply list as you find the items on sale.

Embroidery Library has great tutorials and tips – http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/elprojects/holder.aspx?page=techniques

Singer 99 Sewing Machine in Action.mpg

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:42:19 +0000

This is just a little video demo of my Singer 99. I show how to thread it and wind a bobbin, the back and underside.
Read more about sewing and sewing machines at http://www.briansews.com

If you’d like to date your Singer sewing machine you can follow this link:
http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_numbers.html

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Singer Athena Electronic Sewing Machine and Value Pack

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:42:13 +0000

For More Info or to Buy Now: http://www.hsn.com/redirect.aspx?id=il&url=http%3A//www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx%3Fpfid%3D378954&afsrc=1&sourceid=youtube&cm_mmc=advsvc*youtube*na*378954
Stretch your sewing creativity with the Singer Athena Electronic Sewing Machine and Value Pack—no matter what your level of expertise. Enjoy the Singer-exclusive buttonhole underplate that makes…
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Singer Futura CE-150 Sewing and Embroidery Machine with …

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:20:33 +0000

For More Info or to Buy Now: http://www.hsn.com/redirect.aspx?id=il&url=http%3A//www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx%3Fpfid%3D397690&afsrc=1&sourceid=youtube&cm_mmc=advsvc*youtube*na*397690
Fun and function – have both - with the Singer Futura CE-150 Sewing and Embroidery Machine. Enjoy the convenience of the 24 pre-programmed stitch patterns, 13 needle positions, 1-step button holer…
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Singer Athena Electronic Sewing Machine and Value Pack

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:02:20 +0000

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Singer Futura CE-150 Sewing and Embroidery Machine with …

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:32:21 +0000

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Singer Heavy-Duty Commercial-Grade Sewing Machine

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:07:57 +0000

For More Info or to Buy Now: http://www.hsn.com/redirect.aspx?id=il&url=http%3A//www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx%3Fpfid%3D219212&afsrc=1&sourceid=youtube&cm_mmc=advsvc*youtube*na*219212
Make your fashion and home decor dreams come true with our professional Singer Heavy-Duty Commercial-Grade Sewing Machine. With a 60% stronger-than-average motor, heavy weight fabrics are no match…
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Singer Athena Electronic Sewing Machine and Value Pack

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:10:17 +0000

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Singer Heavy-Duty Commercial-Grade Sewing Machine

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:30:16 +0000

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Review of Simple Singer Sewing Machine

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:20:19 +0000

A review of my sewing machine, the Simple Singer.

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