Machine embroidery is now so heavily utilized for product branding, corporate advertising, uniform adornment and also for personal sewing and craft projects by hobbyists that the word "embroidery" is now generally more readily associated with forms of Machine Embroidery than any of the more traditional forms of "Hand Embroidery".

There are two main types of Machine Embroidery:

The first "Free Motion Sewing Machine Embroidery", involves using a basic zigzag sewing machine.

The second "Computerized Machine Embroidery" involves using an embroidery machine or sewing/embroidery machine.

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    A non-profit, educational group comprised of persons interested in machine embroidery. Information about the organization, schedule of events, membership information.
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What is a reasonable and easy to use embroidery machine?
Q. I am wanting an embroidery machine and was wondering if someone knows a reasonable priced machine that is easy to use. I have a Singer Futura machine that I have yet to figure out how to use.
Asked by Diana R - Mon Nov 3 20:12:00 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Brother p-150 with 4x4 field or Brother PE-700 with up to 5x7 field are the easiest Brother PE-700II also has machine direct to computer accessibility
Answered by Norma J - Tue Nov 4 17:10:32 2008

How do you change the hoop size on a Babylock Ellure embroidery machine?
Q. I have a 6"x13 1/2" embroidery hoop for my machine, but the machine will only recognize anything larger than a 5"x7" hoop. So when I try to make things bigger than that, it won't let me. Any ideas on how to make it recognize a larger hoop?
Asked by dancingleigha - Fri Dec 12 23:27:17 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have an ellure and I use PED-BASIC to put my designs on my card. The machine will only do the size the card tells it the size is. I am adding the url for PED-BASIC but you can use embird to resize designs also. If you want the design bigger you need to get the design in the size hoop you want it. 4x4, 5x7 or 6x13 etc... PED-BASIC- Embird- Connie Perry
Answered by Connie P - Sun Dec 14 00:04:37 2008

Can my Brother SE350 embroidery machine read from standard memory cards and what type? ?
Q. It looks like a slot for something like a compact flash card. Does anyone know what type of card this is? I can't imagine I'd have to buy "special" cards. I know I'll need software to digitize/convert images in PES format. I'd imagine the software also knows how to format the card so it can be read by the embroidery machine.
Asked by MooCowMan - Mon Dec 22 16:19:34 2008 - - 1 Answers - 3 Comments

A. First, you have to have a card reader for machine embroidery and then you buy the card for your machine that is compatible with the card reader. You use Brother memory cards or cards made for Brother machines. Again - these have to be compatible with the reader box. You get these items from an embroidery machine dealer - preferable on-line. Walk-in dealers don't always have the cards in all formats, or any at all and have to order what you need. They are more expensive than at online dealers. To take advantage of downloading from the Internet, you need a card reader and a rewritable memory card. You can get Brother's PED Basic with a card for about $100 - On-line. This is one dealer that I have bought from. They have a… [cont.]
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