Free Embroidery Designs, Cute Embroidery Designs

by mops Moderator 01 Apr 2008

Marymoore, Brother has a good and consumer friendly software to go with their machines. I only have PED-basic for my Brother 190, so I have not used the Brother Digitizer myself (I have Husqvarna's 3D Pro which I bought with my Designer). Go see your dealer and ask for a demonstration.
If you wish you could choose an independent make such as Embird (free trials on the internet). All brands allow you to convert to the format you wish (.pes or .pec for Brother) so it's a matter of choice (quality, price, ease of use, etc.). If you can afford it, it's worthwhile to buy a cmplete package, buying separate units as-you-go turns out far more expensive (at least with some I know of), but if you're sure you will not be using all the features, than buying only what you need is of course the better choice. I hope the information we are all giving you does not make the choice more difficult!

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by shirlener88 01 Apr 2008

Marymoore, I was hoping that someone with a Brother machine had stopped by to answer this question to what they might have. I have a Babylock and it is the sister to your brother, I hear. I have the Palette 6V - I have found no need to upgrade at this time to the newest version - but if I were buying it - I would do whatever is the newest version of any software package. I like the ease of the complete system. I can bring my designs into Layout & Editing, resize, change all sorts of things there (color, stitch, density, hoop size, mirro imaging, split stitch, add text, monogram, use the edit points to remove or add stitches, add another design, change the stitch order, use the stitch stimulator, write to a card, file or thumbdrive, and/or PC or disk)- I can do photo stitch and remove stithes, plus so many other things that I just can't remember. It doesn't have a look-see trial that I know of - but you can always go to your dealer and ask about softward available for your machine and they should show you what it is capable of doing, if that are worth anything or want your business. Please let us know what you decide on and how it is working our for you. *4U

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by colmag 01 Apr 2008

Mary, I do not digitize but I have Embird buil it is really easy to use and it will resize and you can alter and combine your designs as well as save them in what ever sewing format you need.

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by ruthie 01 Apr 2008

Mary, that is like asking *how long is a piece of string*, haha!!! Most software manufacturers offer a free 30 days trial, some 14 days, but before you buy, work out what you want to do with the program, and definitely try before you buy. I don't have a digitising program as yet so can't advise, but I'm leaning towards Embird, because it seems to do what I want to do. Hugs and a flower sweetie.

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by letvia 31 Mar 2008

Mary I don't know by myself but I have been reading about it because I want to buy one for me and Embird is, apparently, the easiest embroidery program to digitize and is not expensive. Flower and XoXo

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by meganne 31 Mar 2008

I have the expensive and comprehensive Xpressive 2 software by Pulse and it's a pain in the Butt, but that could be because i'm still just learning the whole embroidery process. I joined the Elna EXer's Group and that has helped me so much. I would suggest you join a group specific to your machine and also ask other members there what they use.
Cheers & a rose, Meganne