Hello. I have a question, if you don't mind. What kind of embroidery machine do you have and how did you go about in deciding what machine to get?
I want to get a machine, but I've never owned one before and I am just curious about them.
I have a Brother PE-770. I went with it because it’s one of the recommend beginner/budget machines. It still cost a pretty penny, but compared to some machines? whewwwwwwwwwwww
There’s a cheaper Brother, but it has a 4x4 hoop. If youre making plush I promise you you’re going to very quickly outgrow 4x4. The 770 (and 800, 800 is the same as a 770 but the digital screen is better), have a 5x7 hoop. It’s worth forking over the extra money to get the 5x7, believe me.
I originally had a Singer, and I had it for years, but I would absolutely not recommend a Singer Futura, the 6x10 hoop was amazing but the machine overall sucked and caused me more stress than you could believe lmao.
Things to look for in a machine? Hoop size larger than 4x4; hooks into your computer or ideally usb to read embroidery files; Embroidery only, for me if I’m spending a lot of a machine I don’t want to bust it with normal sewing.
Check out the PE-770/800, that’s my recommend. Love mine a whooole lot!! (warning though the 1 bad thing is that the auto-threader on it sucks, just thread the needle yourself lmao.)
If you need to order one online I’d recommend taking a peek at Ken’s Sewing Center first. I got mine from there and know others who have as well. Great experience with them.
