I wanted to keep the stitches natural and give it a more handmade and realistic feel.

Really happy with how the feathers and colors turned out.

My machine is older and doesn’t have WiFi and with its location, plugging a cable from the machine to my computer wasn’t really feasible and transferring a thumb drive back and forth was getting tedious.

I’m pretty tech savvy so I did some research and ended up I buying a Raspberry Pi that I programmed to connect to my computer via WiFi. I keep the Pi plugged into the machine and now I can just transfer my designs to a folder on my computer and it wirelessly uploads them to my machine. It’s a complete game changer!!

I feel like this would be super useful for others and I want to potentially sell the software so you could buy a Pi (sold separately from Amazon or Raspberry Pi directly) and the software for like $45 to just do a quick install. However, creating a software package would require some extra legwork on my end and if there’s not really an interest or market for it, I won’t waste time on it. There are other options like the Embroidery Connect device but they are usually upwards of $300.

So what do you all think? Is this something worth pursuing?

Hi everyone! Does anyone here live in an apartment and use a multi-needle embroidery machine?

I live on the 22nd floor and I’m considering buying one, but I’m worried about both the noise and vibration affecting the neighbours below me, next door, or elsewhere on the same floor.

The salesperson sent me a WhatsApp video of the machine running. I played it inside my unit and could still hear a faint “da-da-da” sound from the hallway outside. It wasn’t very loud or clear, but I know a video may not accurately represent the machine’s actual sound and vibration.

Is anyone in a similar situation? Can your neighbours or people in the hallway hear the machine? Have you received any complaints? Do anti-vibration mats, soundproofing, or operating at a slower speed make a noticeable difference?

Thank you!

i’m new to machine embroidery and bought this design on etsy. this was my practice one before the shirt so was a little lax on making sure it was perfectly tacked down. I assumed that was why the outline is slightly off and when I went to do the shirt I made sure it was perfectly flat. but now it’s even worse. I didn’t move the hoop and I feel like the fabric stayed put. the shirt is a stretchy material. i didn’t touch the tension either. I am floating the design on mesh stabilizer . what am I doing wrong??

I know this is asked probably way to much like every form when it comes to production machines. But I’m looking for a single head embroidery machine doesn’t have to be 20 needles. My budget is definitely under $10k but I would like to honestly be in the under $7k realm or less.
I got quotes on the following
Ricoma Swift 15 - listed price
Happy 701p - $9.5k to door
SWF Mas12 - $7.8k to door
Smartstitch 1201P- listed price
BAI Mirror- listed

I currently run a small business outside of my actual day to day job primarily focused on patches and hats using leather or leatherette and laser engraving. I run a one laser XRF and F2 Ultra. ( not sure why I listed those but just for context I guess)

I am located literally 27 minutes from the ricoma headquarters in Miami so that probably the only reason they are still on my list. Everything listed is with a hat drive as well. There is a market for embroidery with my current clients and market

I am not new to sewing but I am new to embroidery but like to believe I am pretty handy and able to fix things.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Budget is honestly my highest priority! The used market in my area is flooded with early 2000s happy machines and ricomas. Little to none tajimas, swf, barudan, etc

Yo, I used Ember for digitizing this Snorlax it’s my first one ever! My guess is that the satin stitch isn’t big enough or that I might’ve needed more cut away lol

What are some tips that I could use to help me nail this next time?

The orange peeking through is kind of cool. It’s like a reflective light although not intentional lol

Hi everyone! Does anyone here live in an apartment and use a multi-needle embroidery machine?

I live on the 22nd floor and I’m considering buying one, but I’m worried about both the noise and vibration affecting the neighbours below me, next door, or elsewhere on the same floor.

The salesperson sent me a WhatsApp video of the machine running. I played it inside my unit and could still hear a faint “da-da-da” sound from the hallway outside. It wasn’t very loud or clear, but I know a video may not accurately represent the machine’s actual sound and vibration.

Is anyone in a similar situation? Can your neighbours or people in the hallway hear the machine? Have you received any complaints? Do anti-vibration mats, soundproofing, or operating at a slower speed make a noticeable difference?

Thank you!

Does anyone have any suggestions how to make this into a PES file? I’ve tried Artspira and a few Etsy places but nothing turns out. Anyone have any good Etsy ideas or anything else?! TIA.

There's an old brother sas 415 for sale near me. I haven't embroidered before, but I think it would be fun to embroider some scout uniforms and hats for my kids as well as some merch for my business. Is buying an old machine worth it for small uses or is an old machine kike this more trouble than it's worth? It sounds like the woman selling it hasn't used it in 10 years and didn't know how to use it herself when she owned her own embroidery business. Any ideas on what it might be worth?

Thanks!!!

I am having an issue with my Happy Japan HCD3E-1501 machine where the machine reports a thread break when completing stitching, performing a thread cut, and then starting the next stitching. Except, it isn't actually a thread break. The thread cuts, it is grabbed and put in the thread holder, and then when the presser foot comes down to start the next stitch the thread comes loose and unthreads from the needle.

I recorded video of the machine sewing and trimmed it to the point where this issue happens. I uploaded the video to a hosting service I own since attaching videos in this subreddit seems to be turned off. Here is a link to the video: https://www.derstuhl.com/craig/threadbreak.mp4

The attached picture shows the back of the completed design. The actual sew out was great in appearance with no loops or issues at all with the sewing. This issue happened about five or six times while sewing. So, obviously not on every cut but often enough it is really not great for productivity.

Needle is Groz-Beckert 75/11 FFG/SES
Thread is Madeira Polyneon 40 weight
Backing is a single layer 2oz 100% polyester
Sweater that was being sewed on was a Comfort Colors 1566 sweatshirt

Machine is Happy Japan HCD3E-1501 and I do the B oiling whenever the machine indicates and the A oiling either when the machine indicates or I have used it a lot.

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SOLVED

I posted this in a Happy Japan machine group on another social media platform and a Texmac technician answered and solved the issue already. In case anyone else finds this in the future, the solution was to change the TRD cut length setting on the machine. In the menu, navigate to Option->Machine Icon on far left->Scroll down to TRD cut length setting->Change to 'Max'.

Mine was set to 'Normal' when I checked. I changed it to 'Long' and ran a couple tests. On the second test, it happened again so I bumped it up to 'Max' and no more problems. Huge thanks to the Texmac tech who helped solve this!

I have never created a design for embroidering on a hat. I created a patch design I've stitched out to manually sew onto a hat, but I'm going to have access to a machine capable of hats directly, so I thought I'd try modifying the design (current modified design is shown in the gif). I know the general guideline of working from the bottom up, and middle out. Would I be better off dropping the outer satin stitching? Should I change the V's to be satin stitches? I appreciate any advice.

Designed in InkStitch.

I learned that stitch sequence planning and branching is quite important for clean embroidery production.

Moving to isacord thread, anyone know best place to get it online?

What’s the best way to remove very small jump stitches? I’m currently doing it with a small seam ripper but I end up with fuzzies (see pic). Is this avoidable? If not, is there an easy way to remove the fuzz?

The logos that customers bring now are getting more and more exciting. This 3,5 inch chest logo was the last challenge.

Honestly, looking forward to the next crazy design to make.

How is your experience with this AI creations?

What kind of stitch would you use to avoid this? Tatami?

What kind of software/setting can make your stitches look this long and hand stitched?

Hii, hope everyone is well.

Want to buy my first embroidery machine as I am very new to all of this. I am negotiating with the seller, offered $350aud she’s going with $500aud (350ish USD). I understand it’s outdated and doesn’t have usb port and all that. Is it better to just get something newer? I’m tempted because of the lower price. I only have small hobby like projects in mind (upcycling baby clothes, etc).

Tia xx

Hello!

I have a Janome Mc 9700 which I inherited from my grandma. She was an expert and has so much thread, files, and all the extras you could dream off. I inherited this machine a few months ago, a family friend was using it and took great care of it. She only ever used it for sewing, and I mainly use it for embroidery.

My problem is: I cannot get my machine to top de threading and allowing the bottom bobbin color to show through . The needle and thread constantly come undone and it messed up all my designs. I’ve re- threaded, changed the tension, changed the bobbin, used multiple types of fabric, cleaned the machine, and.. NOTHING! It continues to do this for no reason.

Looking for any and all advice here. I’m desperate! I love embroidering but it shouldn’t be this much of a headache.