On 10/31/2012 4:40 PM, Simone Bryan wrote:
Just to put in the .02 again! I have owned my machines SE and Designer Diamond and now DDD the Deluxe, for 16 years, I think all total. I work currently with 5D but I have used 4D and 3D, I consider 5D to be a breeze in making all sorts of designs,
Do you have a routine for using all three machines, for different functions or? Since I'm currently wondering how to make two workhorse sewing machines with little embroidery capability useful (at times other than the hopefully rare periods when one is being serviced), I'd rather have a dedicated embroidery machine.
I have no problem with plunging into software. I've done a lot of that in writing computer manuals, although a good manual for the embroidery software would certainly save me time. I'd find that far more convenient and adaptable to my needs than live classes.
It's quite nasty of people to try to tell you that you should be doing all your embroidery by hand, and to force you to give medical excuses. Having said that, how well *does* a good embroidery machine imitate blackwork? Are the results fairly plausible as long as it is not under the eye of a stitch counter?
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