[h-cost] Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Machines
I have a Designer SE, and I love it! You may want to wait until next month to buy. The latest top of the line Viking is to come out then. There is much speculation as to what features it will have, but the general idea is that it will have the same large field as the Pfaff. Based on past experience, there will be a number of SE's (and probably also some Designer 1's - also an excellent machine) traded in for the new TOL. I have found the Designers to be so much fun that owning one really recharged my interest in machine sewing. It is important when purchasing a machine that you get one from a reliable dealer who will provide solid support after the sale. These are computerized machines and have to be updated (by download) periodically. I would recommend finding a dealer who provides regular owner classes (not just one lesson) if at all possible. The software program Viking has is also a lot of fun and fairly user friendly if you want to digitize. Again, classes are really useful, although the tutorials are pretty good. If you do end up buying a machine I strongly recommend joining the Designer SE Yahoo user group. The people on there have an amazing amount of knowledge and are very generous with sharing. Nancy **Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod000301) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Machines
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Designer SE, and I love it! You may want to wait until next month to buy. The latest top of the line Viking is to come out then. There is much speculation as to what features it will have, but the general idea is that it will have the same large field as the Pfaff. Now that is exactly what I am hoping for. It is important when purchasing a machine that you get one from a reliable dealer who will provide solid support after the sale. These are computerized machines and have to be updated (by download) periodically. But I could do the downloads myself, right? As I do for the s/w on my computer. I see what you mean about local tech support though, as there's always some chance, however small, of getting a defective machine or otherwise having technical problems. BTW, are their embroidery sticks machine-specific in any way, or can you use any computer data stick/flash drive? Thanks, Fran I would recommend finding a dealer who provides regular owner classes (not just one lesson) if at all possible. The software program Viking has is also a lot of fun and fairly user friendly if you want to digitize. Again, classes are really useful, although the tutorials are pretty good. If you do end up buying a machine I strongly recommend joining the Designer SE Yahoo user group. The people on there have an amazing amount of knowledge and are very generous with sharing. Nancy **Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod000301) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Machines
Lavolta Press wrote: But I could do the downloads myself, right? As I do for the s/w on my computer. I see what you mean about local tech support though, as there's always some chance, however small, of getting a defective machine or otherwise having technical problems. AFAIK, most updates to the machine are user-installable. Some may require a visit to the shop, though. One of the big reasons for going to a good dealer is the start-up training. Embroidery machines in general, and Viking embroidery machines in particular, are very feature-rich systems. Without training owners often spend several years doing things in difficult and inefficient ways because they don't know about less obvious advanced options. BTW, are their embroidery sticks machine-specific in any way, or can you use any computer data stick/flash drive? I believe they're just ordinary USB flash drives formatted for Windows. andy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Machines
Fran wrote: But I could do the downloads myself, right? As I do for the s/w on my I've done them myself (when I remember to actually do them). BTW, are their embroidery sticks machine-specific in any way, or can you use any computer data stick/flash drive? I've used whatever USB stick/key/flashdrive I have handy, which usually isn't the one that came with the machine. However, the dealers are required to tell you that they can't offer technical support if you don't use the Viking stick or one on their approved list. You can also transfer embroidery designs by plugging the machine directly into your computer, the machine has a USB port. I think it appears like another harrdrive on your machine, I haven't done this in a while so don't remember. Ditto what Nancy said, June is the big Viking dealer convention and they're announcing the new machine then. Which means used Designer SE's may flood the market (including mine, *wink* *wink*). Claudine ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Husqvarna Viking Embroidery Machines
But I could do the downloads myself, right? As I do for the s/w on my computer. I see what you mean about local tech support though, as there's always some chance, however small, of getting a defective machine or otherwise having technical problems. BTW, are their embroidery sticks machine-specific in any way, or can you use any computer data stick/flash drive? Thanks, Fran I never bought a machine from a dealer before my embroidery machine, because I never was buying the higher-end machines. (And my PE750D is not exactly high end, still, but it's the most I ever spent on a machine.) After this one experience, I can't imagine buying from a store instead of a dealer ever again. My dealer has been terrific. AFAIK, the higher-end embroidery machines can use regular USB memory sticks. My machine takes a reader/writer card and a convertor box. I almost got the machine with the thumb drive capability, but I really liked the operation of the one I chose instead, and since I already had the convertor box, it wasn't much of an issue. Dianne ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
