MinnieVanMom
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I use embroidery thread, it has a different weight and texture.Help please! My machines are both Brother, sewing is 6000i (Perla) and the embroidery PE700ii (Igor)
Okay I'm getting conflicting answers, so I will go with the majority on this one:
1. Can I use Gutermann sew all thread in the embroidery machine? or do I have to get special embroidery thread?
I bought the bobbins pre wound from house_of_fashion on ebay. I bought the plastic ones because I didn't want lint build up in my bobbin case. No they don't interchange. I also have SA156 the 11.5 mm do make a difference.2. Is it the same bobbins for each machine? The book for the Igor says I need bobbins "SA156, SFB: XA5539-151. But when I looked at the package of bobbins I use for Perla, it gives no model number or identification other than it's made by Brother, fits "most" brother sewing and embroidery machines, and says "SABOBBIN" on the package. They are the 11.5 mm ones (taller).
You could take bobbin embroidery thread and wind it on Perla but then use it in Igor. But the bobbin embroidery thread is also a different weight then regular thread. I would just wind on Igor since the tension is set on him for bobbin to be used.3. IF I can use the same bobbins and thread for Igor that I use for Perla, does that mean I can load the bobbin on Perla and then transfer it to Igor?
See above answer and the bobbins are not the same.4. If I can't use the same thread but can use the same bobbins, can I still load the bobbins for Igor on Perla since the thread doesn't technically go "through" the machine? (I'm not sure if using embroidery thread on a sewing machine would hurt it if they have to be different).
A good digitizer, like heather, includes the color pattern and sequence with the design so you know what colors you will need. You can also open the design on the machine and do a color check. I line up my threads in the order they will be used.5. When you purchase a downloaded design, does it also list colors needed? Or should I print out the design to take with me to find thread?
I have the PE 750 D. Perhaps a sister, I hate Vista so I don't know. They do not work on a mac.6. If anyone has one of Igor's brothers, (hahaha, a Brother brother!) does it work with Windows Vista?)
HEEELLLLP!
