On a Brother home embroidery machine, the message "The safety device has been activated" typically indicates that the machine has detected a mechanical issue and has stopped to prevent damage. This is a protective feature built into many Brother embroidery/sewing machines. Here are the most common … [Read more...]
Checklist for Machine Embroidery Stitching Problems
https://support.brother.com/g/b/img/faqend/faqh00000095_002/ca/en/11867/5.jpg Anytime you have stitch out problems, like thread nests or the bobbin thread suddenly showing on top, it is time to do a thorough cleaning of your embroidery machine. Often problems with stitch outs aren't due to … [Read more...]
Embroidery Machine Risers
What is an Embroidery Machine Riser? An embroidery machine riser does two things: 1) the riser raises the height of the embroidery machine for easier threading, and 2) the riser turns a flatbed embroidery machine into a free arm embroidery machine. A flatbed embroidery machine requires … [Read more...]
Budget Embroidery Machine Choices
Buying your first embroidery machine can be hard. To make the choice a bit easier, here is a list of (new) budget embroidery machines that cost $4,000 or less (before tax) for you to research. The listed prices are current as of May 2024. Brother and Baby Lock embroidery machines tend to be more … [Read more...]
Magnetic Embroidery Hoops – 4 types
There are 4 different types of magnetic embroidery hoops currently on the market (as of 2021). Some magnetic embroidery hoops specialize in free-arm, multi-needle embroidery machines while others fit only home flat bed embroidery machines. Magnetic embroidery hoops use a few different systems to … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »