Sewing and Machine Embroidery
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If you love decorative stitching, but don't like hand embroidery, then you need to try machine embroidery. It's easy to learn and a lot of fun to do.
Look at baby and linen departments in most stores. Machine embroidered designs are everywhere! The fashion industry has taken notice too. Have you taken a good look at clothes lately? Decorative stitching using machine embroidery is being used profusely for a strong visual impact. Yes, even high fashion seems to have embraced it. At least for now. You know how they are. It won’t be too many seasons before the novelty for them wears off and they move on to something else.
Home embroiders are not so fickle. We love being creative.
An embroidery website I happen to be a member of is currently doing a survey on sewing machines that do embroidery. So far the number of different machines is up to sixty-five and there may be some that have not been added yet. I’m not surprised at the number listed.
The popularity of machine embroidery with home sewing enthusiasts has been strong for years and shows no sign of slowing down. I don’t think it ever will. It makes ordinary people designers and provides you the ability to take something from plain to fancy at the push of a button!
Just like regular sewing machines , those that convert to embroidery now come in all brands and all sizes. Prices range from around four hundred dollars to about six thousand as the computers inside them get more sophisticated and the machines have more functions. You can find them in discount stores, on-line, and of course at dealers which is where I recommend you purchase one. If you want to invest in a home sized commercial model, pricing starts around seven thousand for refurbished and around nine thousand for brand new.
I bought my first convertible machine (a Babylock) several years ago, not because I was specifically interested in doing embroidery, but not wanting to miss out on the feature. I gave it a try and once I got past the learning curve for hooping, I was hooked. Oh my gosh, was I hooked. That first year, I spent a small fortune buying designs, stabilizers and accessories. I went nuts! It was addicting. I even bought expensive digitizing software and am contemplating adding more. Businesses that specialize in providing for the home machine embroiderer are booming and they keep introducing new and better products all the time.
Want to know more about machine embroidery? Here are the basics for successful stitching.
One thing I do want to point out. Many people make their living creating original digitized machine embroidery designs to sell and when these designs are pirated, copied, and sold, it affects a lot of people. Not to mention the fact that doing so violates copyright laws. Be careful where you buy your designs as well as what you do with them.
I hope this page interests you enough to look further into machine embroidery. Just be sure to come back from time to time to see what's been added.
Happy stitching!
