Thinking about going into Embroidery

logobear · Post by **logobear** » 28 Dec 2012, 12:41

there is a nice fit between embroidery and vinyl/transfere print. With embroidery you set it up, and then walk away for a few minutes, during this time you can get on with the 'other' jobs, then back to hoop up the next embroidery piece.
As mentioned above, it does appear to offer a poor financial return by comparison. Startup cost is many times higher, and jobs / profit per hour is a lot less, but consumables (ie thread) is of vertually zero cost, and the decent embroidery machines really keep their value. Decent control software (wilcom) add a few £'000 to startup costs that you might not recover if you exit. I advise contracting out digitizing (india etc) if you deciode to get involved.

Stitch Up · Post by **Stitch Up** » 28 Dec 2012, 13:11

Happy New Year to you John

Angie · Post by **Angie** » 28 Dec 2012, 19:31

For Christmas john bought me a single head 15 different colour thread Tajima no more sitting in a cold garage

linda_wright · Post by **linda_wright** » 30 Dec 2012, 17:46

Thank you all for your advice, all taken on board! Been thinking about it a lot and may decide to use someone local for the Embroidery and invest in a Versacam instead. Appreciate all you have said, thank you again and Happy New Year to you all

Earl Smith · Post by **Earl Smith** » 31 Dec 2012, 11:05

Happy New year to you as well John. Enjoy the Tajima.
And a Happy New Year to everyone else.

Stitch Up · Post by **Stitch Up** » 31 Dec 2012, 11:07

Just fitted a floppy to USB converter on the Tajima - got one for the Brother 3 head machine too, To cold down the workshop to fit it just now!

John

Earl Smith · Post by **Earl Smith** » 31 Dec 2012, 11:15

Cant you send direct from your computer John?

Stitch Up · Post by **Stitch Up** » 31 Dec 2012, 11:24

If my computer was in the same area - yes, but it's to far away. Using floppies was a PITA so USB seemed to be the best solution.

John

Earl Smith · Post by **Earl Smith** » 31 Dec 2012, 11:48

Mine are too far away as well. I use CF cards for mine and have nearly all the designs Ive sent to the machines in the last four years on three of them. As you say its a PITA but I dont trust or know how to set up a wireless system.

guarddog14 · Post by **guarddog14** » 21 Jan 2013, 22:07

Angie;61790 wrote: For Christmas john bought me a single head 15 different colour thread Tajima no more sitting in a cold garage

which one is it the neo or the one with a really cool display unit on?

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