Thanks for the advice. Can I get the Marathon website? The site I found looked like a place to order already embroidered merchandise. I am planning to order the machine from Allbrands. I was thinking of just ordering my first set of supplies from there too, but I will check out Marathon too. Do they sell their own brand of threads or is there a particular brand of thread that is better than others.
I believe it's Marathonthread.com
It's their own brand of thread as far as I know, but I'm no expert. I know there are threads with better sheen to them, but they are around $5 a spool and I just can't justify the cost. They do have a sheen and look nice when stitched. I got a really good sale on my starter kit so it was around $1.50 a spool. Now the sale isn't quite as good, but it equates to $1.70 a spool. Diane's site has the thread for $1.75 a spool and Marathon's individual spools are $1.95 each, so there threadart is cheaper. I don't know if threadart has a starter set.
Someone else mentioned adhesive spray and yes, but a bottle/can. I got the Dritz at Joanns and don't forget your coupon -- it's not cheap and I just ran out of my original bottle. I do not hoop my t's so it's a must for me.
And you need a thumb drive to transfer the designs from your computer to the machine.
My little dog Max is in a battle of wills with DH and has to mark his territory everywhere so Yes we are always steam cleaning too.
Is Max neutered? It helped immensely when our boy when neutered for the second time. We had the steam cleaner long before the dogs -- we are actually on our third one. I got it when I was potty training ds and then after that we needed it b/c we have a cat that vomits about every two to three days and add the dogs to the mix and our steam cleaners have been well used.
I appreciate all the advice on this thread and your patience with a novice like me.
Of course if I'm going to get an embroidery machine, I'm going to want to do some Disney font embroidery.
I saw on Etsy a few sellers who sell a Disney font. They all say it requires software to use their fonts. Is that software that would already be on the embroidery machine or does that mean I need to order a separate software for unlocking the files? Has anyone purchased a Disney font from Etsy or anywhere else?
I'd also like it to include some Mickey/Minnie heads for outlining appliques.
Thanks.
If you buy from Heather Sue you immediately download the design to your download folder on your computer. She sends you all the files, but for some designers you must request PES (for the Brother PE770). You transfer the design from your computer to your thumb drive and then plug that into your machine and it appears. Clear as mud? Sorry, I'm not computer savvy. I just had dh show me what to do and now I know. I would just recommend buying Heather's font b/c I know it looks good (I don't actually own the font, but Heather added names for me to some BG designs). And with Heather's Mickey heads you also get small fill heads which I love for little things like luggage tags.
I am happy to say that I have had a very busy weekend in my sewing room. Although I have discovered that I don't have enough space on a five foot desk for both machines and a work area. Plus having to run up and down the stairs every time I need to press something got old very quickly. I am definitely going to clear out space in the play room/exercise room for the machines so it will be the sewing room/exercise room. Here's what I have been working on:
Pirate Mickey shirt for DS
Wallets to match the kids' messenger bags
Insides
Card slots on DS's wallet
Logo for our race team
Logo for my BIL's side business/hobby
I was really happy with how the logos stitched out. The race team logo was the first one I did and I learned a lot about what to do while digitizing to make it sew out better. BIL's logo was a piece of cake after that. Next up is to do the logo for DH and his partner's business. And I need to squeeze in a bunch of shirts for our trip!
Everything looks fabulous! You've been keeping busy.
I have a long counter (6 to 8 feet???) and I only have room on that for my embroidery machine and work space. I have my other machines on a sewing desk I ordered from Joann's. I sew in the laundry room so it's a tight space, but doable.
Y'all have some cute doggies, but I can relate on animals with unpleasant habits (as my big kitty brings up a barf outside this room). The same kitty used to leave us little poo nuggets outside of his litter box. We tried all kinds of things, but it ended up being a calming lavender aromatherapy collar that stopped the poops. It sure beats trying to jam a Clomicalm down his throat daily.
I got these flannel sleep shorts made for my older two sons (they are the same size and share clothes).
I think they were a hit - now I need to make them in some Disney fabrics. This is a lot cheaper than store-bought PJs and they are growing out of some of the fun ones.
I've never heard of a color like that. I had a cat (no longer with us) that started pooing outside the box and we tried everything (except that collar!). My sister eventually took the cat when I was pg with dd and ds was into everything and she never gave the cat back. He still kept pooing outside the box on and off for all the years she had him. He just passed away in Dec. Sweetest cat though.
We had one that peed outside the box and that was a nightmare. Tried antidepressants and all and finally had to send him to a home that had no other cats and they said he did fine there. He was my very favorite cat ever so I was sad to have him go, but the smell of cat pee is awful and we should have bought stock in that Miracle stuff -- eventually I found an expensive laundry soap that worked.
Anyway, onto sewing -- love your pj's! My kids have oodles of flannel pants and shorts for sleeping in. They love them.
Okay all you experts....
Has anyone sewn with Codura brand fabrics?
I offered to make a base drum cover for my son's youth orchestra group, and I am thinking that this is the fabric to use. I know a lot of his cases are out of this fabric, so it only makes sense.
If you have sewn with it, any thoughts/opinions about it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Lynn
Not an expert and never heard of Codura, but didn't want you to think I was ignoring you
Gotta love your DH... very sentimental LOL
