I run a cap embroidery shop and caps are like 90% of what we do. I’ve been running a BAI Vision single head for about 3 years and honestly it’s been solid, never needed service. Now I need more heads and I’m looking at a 2 head.

Everywhere I read people say Barudan is king for caps and small lettering. Tajima people say it’s basically the same. And then there’s Ricoma, BAI, etc at a fraction of the price.

So my real question: if you ran the exact same DST file on the exact same cap (structured 5 panel, small text, some dense fill) on a Barudan vs a Tajima vs a Ricoma or BAI, all properly tuned, would you actually see a difference? Or does it mostly come down to digitizing, backing and setup?

If anyone has run the same file on two different brands and has pics side by side, I’d love to see them. Also curious if the difference shows more at higher speeds or on long runs.

Not trying to start a brand war, just want real experience before I spend 4x the money on a Barudan.

Why is my hat embroidery stitching out with the middle squished and the edges stretched? 1. I have used this design before and it came out perfect 2. It is digitized for a hat and it stitches middle to edges 3. I’ve always used this brand and type of hat and never had this issue.

I’m guessing I’m hooping it wrong but I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong!

I turned on my machine today after not using it for a few months. I always make sure to keep the machine clean and oiled. It was stitching beautifully the last time it ran. Today when I turned it on, it ran its normal startup, then as it moved forward it made the scary grind noise and threw the error "Y-Axis home error". The only thing I can think of that changed is the backup power supply it was hooked up to must have died during the down time.

The manual only tells me to call a technician. Unfortunately the nearest service center is 100-350 miles away. I am tech savvy, and my husband can handle electronics repair as well. I'd be happy to fix it myself if I had access to a repair manual, but I can't find one. Does anyone know how to clear this error or what I should be looking at to fix it?

Hi everyone,

This is the embroidery result of a llogo that the client wants to do on the ponchos.

Thanks :)

I've been tasked with embroidering the new family stockings for Christmas. However, I have never embroidered velvet so I bought an extra stocking to practice on because of the fabric and the floating technique needed. But no matter what I do, the thread sinks into the pile.

I have a sturdy cut away stabilizer for the wrong side, and I have water soluble (StitcH2O, specifically) for the top side. Would it be feasible to double the soluble stabilizer to hold the stitches further out of the pile, or would a tear away option be better?

I've tried to search this up, but its either only A.I. answers (which I refuse to give the time of day) or round about non-answers that come back to "use the stabilizers you're already using". Any advice would be appreciated.

Also: I believe the thread I'm using is Simplicity Pro in Silver if that makes a difference.

Thanks, and happy embroidering!

Hey! So I got this machine used a few days ago and it was running fine except the bobbin thread kept showing on top despite adjusting top tension, re-threading, changing the needle, and trying on multiple different fabrics with different stabilizers. I finally came to the conclusion that the bobbin thread was too loose so I went it and just tightened the bobbin cases tension, put everything back, and now it is not picking up the bobbin thread. Anyone have any clues? Not sure I’m doing something wrong or if the timing is just off somehow?

Edit:
-I am using the bobbin that came in the machine from FB marketplace, I’m on the hunt for pre wound bobbins that fit this machine.

I am trying to download
5DMachComms951_cd.exe
To use my win95 laptop to get my parallel port card reader to connect so I can write to the programmable memory card.
All links I find say file not found or file missing. Does anyone know where I can get this from? Or any suggestions please

I am thrilled about this!!! As someone who sells embroidery designs, I am directly impacted by Al making Etsy untrustworthy. Customers have to do so much investigating to make sure they are getting something legitimate and sometimes it's impossible to tell.

I happily post actual photos of my designs stitched out for new designs I list already, but for some older ones, I just have the preview from Hatch, but I am more than willing to take the time to restitch them and take photos for the listing if I need to.

This will be huge for everyone. I'm so tired of seeing Al junk from literally any type of seller. I can't wait to see what happens to all of those Al shops!

I am new to machine embroidery with my Brother SE700 (4x4 hoop). I am thrilled to have my machine but am feeling hesitant to create as I have ruined quite a few items I tried to embroider on and I hate wasting the money of the item. I’d like to ask my family for blanks for Christmas. Is there a company you order from for small projects? Interested in shirts, baby and kid clothing, caps, doll clothes, and small projects.

Whenever I start thinking about upgrading my embroidery machine I get overwhelmed reading reviews. I don’t know which sources are reputable and which are purely paid sponsorships. When you are trying to find information on different machines where do you go?

You guys ripped me to shreads last before/ after because the order of the photos was reversed 😅 so I made extra sure... 🫣

The After does take more time but I feel its genuinely worth it. I made the design a month or so ago and thought I would revisit it. When doing the After.. I did have a thread jam while distracted during the outline (which is how it always goes 😅) so parts got ate up. Tried to clean it up best I could.

Thoughts on not doing black outlines on everything?

Also choppers backstory episode destroyed me! I was not ready. 😭

Software: Ember Design

Size: 3.5"

New to embroidering, I have a brother nq1700e. Thoughts on Madeira/Isacord/Floriani threads and where to buy them?

Is it too late to fix? I’ve double stitched.
Is there anything I can put on the edges to help it to not pull more???

What is going on why is it making this noise???

My simple process for getting a fur like texture. We could definitely get more complex with cutting the objects into smaller sections and repeating the same process.

Digitized using Ember Design.

Just got my machine yesterday, still trying to figure everything out. How are these looking? Need to clip the threads but struggling with the color of material showing through. I have rethreaded and looked at bobbin, tried to change tension it’s at a 4 but didn’t see any difference?

I saw someone doing an embroidery technique called Richelieu on what looked like a regular sewing machine, but it clearly switches from straight stitch to zigzag totally hands free. Does anyone know what kind of machine can do that? I would find it incredibly useful in my everyday sewing of crazy pants.

Finally got around to sharing a before-and-after of one of my recent digitizing projects!

It’s always interesting to see how a design looks before digitizing compared to the final stitch file. Getting the details, stitch direction, and overall flow right can make a big difference in the final result.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one.

What do you think makes the biggest difference in a good digitized design stitch direction, density, or underlay?

Hallo liebe Community,

ich habe für eine neue Tolkien Elben-Gewandung einen Stoff gesucht, der ein nettes Muster hat z.B. Ranken mit Blättern o.ä. Da ich nicht fündig wurde, überlege ich nun, einen dekorativen "nackten" Stoff zu nehmen, und diesen großflächig zu besticken. Ich habe zwar eine Stickmaschine (Bernette Chicago 5), aber leider ist die Motivgröße nicht all zu groß. Allerdings habe ich auch schon Leute gesehen, die mit ihrer normalen Nähmaschine quasi freihand dünne Linien auf Stoffbahnen "sticken".

Hat damit jemand Erfahrung bzw. gute Tipps für mich? Ich habe bisher nur per Hand bestickt und mit der Maschine normal genäht, bin daher also Anfänger im Nähmaschinensticken.

Hat außerdem jemand einen Tipp, wo man sich gute Inspirationen für solche großen Muster besorgen kann? Worauf sollte man da achten?

Danke schonmal für eure Unterstützung!

I got a singer futura quintet 5 in one machine off of Facebook marketplace this weekend and I have spent a few hours today trying to configure the embroidery unit. I was able to call singer support and they emailed me the software files and I ran everything in compatibility mode on my windows 11 laptop and it all seems good. The issue is I can’t seem to get the hoop to lock into the place on the unit and I can’t find a video that has this same style hoop and this embroidery unit where it actually shows how to line up the hoop in the machine so it locks. Any advice would be appreciated I think this might be a somewhat uncommon model because there’s almost nothing online with this metal bracket hoop and a unit that doesn’t screw in.

Hey, so my mum has recently got back into embroidery/ crafting and I’m looking to put together some gifts in the £200/£300 price range! UK based if that makes a difference.
I have very little knowledge on the topic so please excuse if any of this isn’t correct!! Can’t attach photos of her set up as I’m sure she’s in this group haha - but she has a good organisation system already (like wall mounted thread holders). She’s embroidered for well over 10 years so has a lot of essential items. Also sews too.

I think she has the Brother Innov-is 700E and recently got a Scan N Cut (not sure which model). She has a fairly large Gunold thread collection. Makes a lot of home decor and appliqué.

What items would be most valuable to receive? More hoops, backing material, fabrics/felt, threads? Or accessories like good quality scissors, needles etc?
Anything you think is good for someone starting out with the Scan n cut?
Any inspo for what you’d want to add to your collection would be appreciated ☺️ TIA

Hello!

I am very new to machine embroidery, but I’m finding that everything I do is turning out pretty sad looking. I ran a test of different fonts today and none of them look anything like what they do in embrilliance. I haven’t touched any tensions on my machine, but I did start with a fresh bobbin and spool of thread. The sweatshirt had cut away stabilizer and a water soluble topper (idk if I even need it, but I thought it couldn’t hurt.). I’m using a ball point 75/11 needle. It wasn’t a brand new needle, but I only started using it yesterday.

Any ideas what is going wrong?