Embroidery Frustration

10th July 2008

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I have designed a small name badge for each of us to wear at our booth next week. I created the design on my embroidery software and have transferred it to my sewing machine. It really should be a very simple thing to create.

Instead, I spent 4 hours fighting with my embroidery/sewing machine. The machine would tell me what size hoop to use, I would place that hoop on the machine and would tell me I was wrong. I battled with it until I couldn’t take it anymore.

I am concerned that perhaps the embroidery arm of my machine has somehow gotten out of whack. There is a sensor inside that tells it which hoop is attached and I’m not sure it’s reading it correctly. This could be a costly repair. I think I will be taking the entire machine to the store and ask them to look at it.

I really need my machine this week, so if it needs to be sent off for repair, it will have to wait. I can still sew on it, I just can’t embroider.

Tags: embroidery, embroidery machine, sewing

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1 On July 10th, 2008, Kim said:

It does sound like the sensor is gone on your machine. Good luck getting it fixed.

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posted on July 10th, 2008 at 7:51 am

2 On July 10th, 2008, Monique said:

Hopefully it won’t be too expensive to fix.

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posted on July 10th, 2008 at 10:40 am

3 On July 10th, 2008, sweetpea48 said:

It sounds frustrating. I know what it feels like when you have an order and then you have equipment failure. It’s not fun. Hope you can get it resolved soon.

posted on July 10th, 2008 at 11:02 am

4 On July 10th, 2008, happyathome said:

Sounds like a major repair, hand sew and no embroidery until it is fixed, that stinks. Could have been worse…..better than a whole new machine needed!

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posted on July 10th, 2008 at 11:32 am

5 On July 10th, 2008, Karen said:

Oh no! I am sorry this is happening.

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posted on July 10th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

6 On July 11th, 2008, clair said:

I can’t sew for peanuts but I feel your frustration. Hope this sorts itself out soon.

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posted on July 11th, 2008 at 8:53 am

7 On July 11th, 2008, waterrose said:

I cringed as I was reading your post. Best of luck to you and I’ll hope that it’s a simple fix.

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posted on July 11th, 2008 at 11:40 am

8 On July 12th, 2008, lynne said:

Kim - Thanks, I definitely will have to have the embroidery arm looked at. I just can’t be without my sewing machine right now, so it will have to wait. Maybe after our craft sale next week I can take it in.

posted on July 12th, 2008 at 7:09 am

9 On July 12th, 2008, lynne said:

sweetpea - I was very frustrated with the embroidery feature. I am doing a booth sale next weekend and needed a few things done. Oh well, I’m working around it. At least I can still sew with the machine and I’m doing a lot of that right now!

posted on July 12th, 2008 at 7:10 am

10 On July 12th, 2008, lynne said:

happy - My embroidery unit attaches to my sewing machine, so, since it is having issues, I have removed it, set it aside, and will take it in to the shop in a few weeks when I can afford to be without my sewing machine. I’m participating in a craft booth sale next weekend, so I’m sewing like crazy right now. Hopefully it won’t cost an arm and a leg to get it fixed when I do take it in.

posted on July 12th, 2008 at 7:12 am

11 On July 12th, 2008, lynne said:

waterrose - I’m hoping it’s a simple fix as well. I won’t be able to take it in for a few weeks, but at least I can still use the sewing machine to sew. I’d be up a creek without a paddle right now otherwise!

posted on July 12th, 2008 at 7:14 am