I would like to learn to monogram with various fonts &amp; sizes. Will this machine do this?
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This machine is not for this purpose. I can recommend a "stand-alone" machine. It is Janome E for embroidery. It is the best stand-alone out there and it will do a lot of what you want to do. One of the reasons I like and insist on a stand-alone, is I can sew on my machine and have my Embroidery machine do an entirely different project - at the same time. If you get a sewing and embroidery combo....it ties you up doing one project at a time. I HIGHLY recommend that you get a separate machine just for embroidery.
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No, but you can do any logo o monogram in photoshop o any program an save it as JPG and you can open in futura autopunch. Its really good this program.
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It is extremely easy. To program the monogram feature, you push a button to set it to sew the monogram stitches, choose the number of the stitch you want using the stitch selector, and then push another button to set it. Repeat the process until you have the word you want programmed, and then you can double check for mistakes using another button to review your stitch selections. If you have made a mistake, you can easily delete and re-enter your stitches. Then you slide the speed dial to maximum and hit the start button. Very easy!
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The software can handle any font that you need. There is not just one font. If you are looking to make your patterns and have a font in mind, this is still the best cross-stitch software.
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As pointed out by Kindred Kel, the tape width and font size will determine what will fit. On 1" tape, for example, I get 4 lines of text at a 12 pt. Arial font, and 8 lines at 5 pt. font (due to the small size, I did 4 in bold, 4 in regular). There is a narrow section of the tape at the top and bottom of the width that is outside the "safe" area and that can't be printed upon.
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Don't waste your money on this program. There are very few useful fonts for monogramming and only 3 patterns. It will not let you use fonts from other sources. Try SewWhatPro64. It let's you try it for free to see if you like it before you actually purchase it.
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Sadly (if you're on a budget at all), the next step up I believe is the Brother 1250...a gorgeous machine, but runs about $1700. Not available at Amazon; I think you have to buy it from a dealer. I want exactly the same thing, but not to spend that much on a hobby I only do once in awhile. I ordered the Singer Futura XL-400 because it just is TOO tempting despite the reviews....has large embroidery area and some nice regular sewing stitches....guess what? The machine CROAKED the first time we tried to embroider with it! My husband is a computer guy and I'm experienced at embroidery...we read the directions carefully..... VERY disappointing, I should have believed the reviews here on Amazon....would not recommend that machine, no matter how tempting it looks! Getting customer service from Singer is nearly impossible, too. Hope you find this helpful....wish Brother would come out with something as dependable as the se400, but with 5x7 capabilities at the lower price!
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Yes, you can select the font you prefer. I am very pleased with EZ Home & Office.
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I've bought a bunch of fonts and patterns from the internet and downloaded them to a Brother folder (broken into other folders like alphabets, kids, animals, flowers, etc.) on my laptop. Once I'm done downloading, I always make a back up copy by copying the folder to a flash drive (which I labeled brother with white out). As long as you realize you want to buy something for your specific machine or size (i.e., my Brother SE400 will only make up to 4x4 patterns) you can get anything you want out there. FYI, in case you haven't seen them -- on the Brother site, they have free downloads every month. I've downloaded flowers, appliques, etc. for my machine. I hope this helps. K
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Yes, you tell them what font you want; however, I don't know all the fonts that are available. I chose a simple font.
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FYI, I used my own artwork, and sized it to the appropriate dimensions to fit within this area - so font size is a bit non-sequitur here. But as a professional graphic designer, I would be tempted to suggest that, in a highly readable font like Helvetica Bold Condensed, you'd be able to see the word "Approved" stamped in black on a white envelope from at least 8 feet away, if not 10.
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I believe it does. I installed the fonts, but can't say for sure if Engravers MT was a part of that, or on my machine already. Sorry - that's probably not much help!
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can you write out poems with this software that can then be embroidered in whole
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It hooks up to computers and you have to download the software but then you can type up labels on your computer and they will print directly from this machine. I had a project where I had to make 500+ labels and I typed them all on the computer and this labeler printed them all like a champ. Any font any style!
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Depends on what you want to use it for. The font - even set to the largest setting - is not entirely big. So if you were looking to transcribe class notes (or something to that effect), I would recommend something with a larger screen (7.85" or larger)...perhaps a tablet that works well with stylus. All said, it's possible for this tablet to supply your 'college' needs...but again, I'm not exactly sure how you will want to use it.
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You could, learning curve is a bit hard. Have you tried Microsoft Publisher? There are a lot of pictures and fonts, plus a fair amount of data. CorelDraw in an experts hands can do these in a few swipes of their hands, but I struggle with Adobe and Corel. Perhaps spending more time with the product my results and ability to move foreword. To me Publisher is much more intuitive with a wide selection of abilities. Best of luck.
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My label maker is at my cabin so can't look at directly. However, there are several choices of font size and very easy to read. It seems to be a good machine for such a low price. There are also choices of how to decorate the labels and individualize them. Not necessary for me, but maybe for you. They are kind of fun. Kathy C