Friday, March 6, 2009

Almost done and . . .

I was searching for embroidery machines online (tee hee) and happened upon AllBrands.com. Anyone ever ordered from them? They have several affordable options for embroidery-only machines. I decided that I definitely want that over a combo machine. They are much cheaper, especially on this site, and I already have a decent sewing machine. Plus, I don't want to have to wait for the thing to finish if I need to sew. You know what I mean. Sometimes you just get the urge. It looks like they sell refurbished, factory serviced, and new machines. I would want a new one because you just never know. Here are the ones I am looking at:
  • Brother PE700 5x7" Emb Card Mach, Threader Trimmer, TouchScreen, Edit, 136 Designs, 6 Fonts, 120 BorderFrame, 3700 CD. 6 Threads -- $699 +s/h (seems cheap doesn't it?)
  • Brother PE700II 5x7" Embroidery Machine, USB & Card Ports, Auto Thread/Trimmers, TouchScreen, Edit,136 Designs, Edit, PED Basic Box, 3700CD, 6 Threads -- $897 +s/h
  • Janome MC300E Embroidery Machine 300E, 5.5x7.9" & 4.3" Hoop, PC Link Card Port, 100Design, 3Font, Resize Rotate Trace Zoom Count, 650SPM 25/5YrExtWnty -- $1198 +s/h

What do you guys think about these three? Do the prices seem too good to be true? They seem really low to me but maybe I'm not used to looking at the stand-alone machines. The Janome seems to have more options like rotating your design, changing the size, etc. It also says Upgradable Software. Do you think the Brother machines are unable to change the software? Or is the software something that goes on your computer and then you just download the designs to your machine? Sorry to keep asking so many questions. :) I called around Anchorage and there are no stand-alone machines in this town so I can't try anything out.

Mostly I just needed a break from sewing buttonholes. The dress is almost done.