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Embroidery only machine
Diane333   Intermediate USA Member since 7/16/08 Posts: 13	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/12/13 8:30 PM Hi, I'm in the "gathering information" stage of exploring whether I should purchase an embroidery only machine. I have a Babylock Ellisimo and really don't enjoy stopping sewing to set up to embroidery on the same machine. Would appreciate any thoughts, experiences or reference sites anyone has. Thank you. I would be doing this for myself and hopefully would do a certain amount of business so I could make this a tax deduction too. Thank you.
SandiMacD   Intermediate FL USA Member since 2/8/09 Posts: 1162	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 2/13/13 3:55 AM I think it would depend on how much you want to spend. Are you talking about that huge BL embroidery machine! What a dream! Or something more modest? What hoop size? If you go want above 5x7 they get pricier. I had an entry level Janome 350E and gave it to my daughter after getting my Ellisimo. ElliMo makes the entire process painless and foolproof. I was babysitting and always tweaking the other with mixed results. Would it work to keep yours set up to embroider and get a second machine to sew? ------ re-living my youth through sewing...
VivianZ   Intermediate LA USA Member since 12/8/04 Posts: 170	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/13/13 8:06 AM The Bernette Embroidery 340 Deco is an embroidery only machine by Bernina. I don't know anything about it though.
Julkane   Intermediate PA USA Member since 9/14/07 Posts: 448	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 2/13/13 8:13 AM I am a proponent of stand alone embroidery machines. However since you already have a great embroidery machine why don't you buy a good sewing machine, keep the Ellisimo for embroidery and then you have a back up sewing machine in the Ellisimo if ever needed. ------ Elna Excellence 740, Pfaff Quilt expression 4.0, Janome 300E, Brother 8500D, Janome 900CPX CoverPro, Brother 5234 Project Runway Serger, Singer Treadle http://juliannasjourney.blogspot.com/
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 12/3/06 Posts: 5223	Login to reply to this post In reply to Julkane << Like this post Date: 2/13/13 2:41 PM Quote: Julkane I am a proponent of stand alone embroidery machines. However since you already have a great embroidery machine why don't you buy a good sewing machine, keep the Ellisimo for embroidery and then you have a back up sewing machine in the Ellisimo if ever needed. Exactly. I have the original BL Ellegante and only sew with it occasionally. I have an Elna Pro Quilters Choice (purchased before the BL) and use it for garment sewing as well as piecing and quilting. Before the BL, I had the little Brother PE150. If I had to purchase another sewing machine, I would look at the BL or Brother brands. ------ “I don’t give them Hell, I just tell the truth about them and they think it’s Hell.” — Harry Truman
Sew Nanny   Intermediate MS USA Member since 8/13/06 Posts: 1350	Login to reply to this post In reply to VivianZ << Like this post Date: 2/13/13 4:25 PM Quote: VivianZ The Bernette Embroidery 340 Deco is an embroidery only machine by Bernina. I don't know anything about it though. The 340 Deco is almost identical to the Janome 350E, just a few little changes. ------ Patricia Bernina 830LE ~ Bernina Artista 630E ~ Juki MO654DE ~ Brother 2340CV

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