Over the past week I have been considering what I might like to do with my sewing hobby in the future. I thoroughly enjoy designing and creating my own items, but if the next step is to start my own business I will need to kick things up a gear!
Most of the equipment I think I would need is already sitting firmly in my sewing room (aka spare bedroom) but there is one piece of machinery that would give my items that professional finish - an Embroidery machine.
Before this week I had never even used one, they were merely the stuff of dreams. Yesterday I dragged my lovely husband to Bamber Sewing Machine Centre in Manchester (www.bambersew.com), they have everything from introductory sewing machines to embroidery machines to overlockers - plus a habadashery. The customer service was excellent and the sales person spent a good 45 minutes running through a couple of suitable options with me; they show you how the machines work, talk to you about the differences in the models, give an overview of what you can expect with the software and upload capabilities of the machine. The advice was invaluable and obviously came from someone who knew what they were taking about, giving me a total confidence in the after care service offered by them.
I now have a decision to make, if I'm going to do this, which machine will help me the most? I want to be able to offer my customers personalisation on many items and be able to use my creative side to develop my own designs. I have narrowed it down to two options:
Brother Innov-is 750e
Brother Innov-is V3
I welcome any comments and feedback to help me make the right decision!
Have a great sunday :-)
Charlotte x
Most of the equipment I think I would need is already sitting firmly in my sewing room (aka spare bedroom) but there is one piece of machinery that would give my items that professional finish - an Embroidery machine.
Before this week I had never even used one, they were merely the stuff of dreams. Yesterday I dragged my lovely husband to Bamber Sewing Machine Centre in Manchester (www.bambersew.com), they have everything from introductory sewing machines to embroidery machines to overlockers - plus a habadashery. The customer service was excellent and the sales person spent a good 45 minutes running through a couple of suitable options with me; they show you how the machines work, talk to you about the differences in the models, give an overview of what you can expect with the software and upload capabilities of the machine. The advice was invaluable and obviously came from someone who knew what they were taking about, giving me a total confidence in the after care service offered by them.
I now have a decision to make, if I'm going to do this, which machine will help me the most? I want to be able to offer my customers personalisation on many items and be able to use my creative side to develop my own designs. I have narrowed it down to two options:
Brother Innov-is 750e
Brother Innov-is V3
I welcome any comments and feedback to help me make the right decision!
Have a great sunday :-)
Charlotte x
