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Sun, Aug 13, 06 at 23:53
| Hi, I just purchased a Brother 270D. I have PED Basic. I have downloaded many free designs but I need some software that will allow me to do monograms and resize designs. I am on a limited budget and was wondering what kind of recommendations you could make for inexpensive beginner software? I saw embroidery magic 2 on ebay for about $75.00 but I really don't know enough to make a decision. I am making girls clothing and want to be able to embroider designs on the items. I make about 20 outfits per month so I am not a super heavy machine user. Any advice appreciated! Thank you in advance!
Stacy |
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- Posted by ngmnewlywed (susiegrl@gmail.com) on Mon, Aug 14, 06 at 0:44
| 20 outfits a month???? That, in my book, is a heavy machine user. You go girl. You are a better woman than me. I looked at a resizing software for my Husqvarna and it was 300 so, 75 sounds good to me!!! I don't know about those though. Maybe do some more research. Check out patternreview.com They give reviews for machines and such. Maybe you could do a post and request info on the software!!! Good luck!!! Susan |
Here is a link that might be useful: pattern reviews
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- Posted by islay_corbel (My Page) on Mon, Aug 14, 06 at 3:21
| Look at Embird. |
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- Posted by maemaescreations (My Page) on Mon, Aug 14, 06 at 9:28
| Ha Ha, Thanks Susan & islay :) I have combed these forums all morning and think Embroidery Magic is the way I am going to go for now. I found a free program that will convert the format for me so my total cost for now will be the $75.00. I am an El Cheapo, so that will be it for now! I guess if I deside to stick with the embroidery, I will upgrade. I just want to figure out what all this means before I actually spend a lot of money! ( I have been know to spend a fortune on worthless junk... hehe) Thank You for your quick replies!!! Stacy |
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- Posted by maemaescreations (My Page) on Mon, Aug 14, 06 at 13:10
| HI all, Just wanted to let you know I just purchased Embroidery Magic 2 and the Small Fonts Pack together on ebay for $55 after shipping by making a best offer. Cheapest price I could find anywhere. His asking price was 69.99 + $5 for shipping. Thanks to all! Stacy |
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- Posted by themanagement (My Page) on Mon, Aug 28, 06 at 19:18
| Stacy, How did this work out for you? I need to digitize a .jpg file and create a .psw or similar for my Singer XL6000. It looks like Embroidery Magic will do this and then size the results. Have you had any luck doing something like this? Thanks |
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- Posted by maemaescreations (My Page) on Tue, Aug 29, 06 at 0:35
| Hi, I have only digitized one thing so far and it seemed to work just fine. I did have to work with it a bit to figure it out - for some reason I do not like reading directions... but I did figure it out on my own - And that is saying a lot for me. :) Good Luck to you! |
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- Posted by randommarble (My Page) on Tue, Aug 29, 06 at 8:54
| I am currently using two free packages to digitize designs: thredworks is a basic digitizer EMBroidery TrueSizer can be used to put files in the correct format for your machine and to resize them. |
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- Posted by Peachest(sewnew4you@yahoo.com) onTue, Mar 10, 09 at 8:26
| I have an Babylock Ellegante II machine. I am just starting out with embroidery. Would the EM 2 software be a good choice for me to start with? What would you suggest? |
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| You could try these free programs: www.sophiesew.com www.thredworks.com www.madpunch.com You can get the hang of digitizing using these free software programs. Madpunch compares to embird, if that's what you're geared towards. I purchased EM2 and tutorial after trying thredworks and madpunch. EM2 also has a yahoo group which offers tips, files, and Aunty M is very helpful if you run into a problem. Hope this helps, |
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