Love your gentle and clear teaching style. Question; does the minke and flannel slip when it is washed, or should I add a couple lines of quilting to hold them together???
I'm a new subscriber. Did you design a business card to hand out? Do you have a website? I've got a 16 needle and a single needle. I don't want a big business. I want to pay off my machines and earn a few bucks to support my habit. I'm already retired :-)). I love machine embroidery. I want to share the happiness it gives me.
Hi Debbie! I'm actually terrible....I don't have business cards! I need to get some. That's great you know the size business you want! That means you are free to accept and turn down whatever jobs don't fit your business! I do have a website but it's very basic. I need to change some things. www.stitchnvembroidery.com
YAY, How exciting. I have a Thunder Nova 35. Mine is almost 3 years old and she's a beast. I love the thunder team. Such great people. Especially if you ever run into amy issues, they are so helpful. Even outside of warranty they still help their customers.
I recognize her voice. I almost got scammed for $650. The only thing no that saved me was I typed in the wrong email in PayPal. I hope she gets her karma soon!
Yay…. I had a feeling that’s what it’d been when you mentioned getting a new machine! Just fyi the small cutting boards you done you can get them at the dollar tree if you want more to play around with! Congratulations
I got my Bolt in December. You’re going to love it! Their customer service is amazing. Cutting and engraving acrylic and mdf is my favorite. Laser Nug makes a lot of videos that are a major help. Check him out. Once you find the perfect settings, store them into the library. Welcome to the Thunder family!😊
@@janinelew2483 thank you!! Definitely an entire new learning curve. I tried doing a materials test last night on a piece of wood and had a flame 🫣 Definitely going to check out laser nug. Thank you!
@@KaylaKrische I’ve never done a materials card because I’m terrified of a fire. I know that it’s capable of cutting paper and cardboard but I’ve never been bold enough to try it yet.
Could you tell me the name of the adhesive heat stuff you used on the back of the applique fabric? I'm new at this stuff and don't always know what things are available to us.
I actually just got a new one not too long ago, I have the ikonix 16x20 heat press from Ricoma. They're actually having a sale now. You can find it here! shop.ricoma.com/?referral=kayla-krische
I do all payments through quickbooks. Shipping is a hard one, all my customers are local so that's not something I have to deal with. When I do have to ship something, I always get my labels through pirate ship.com. It's cheaper than the post office.
Wow!! I was expecting a higher price! Now I think I overpaid for my machine since it only has 6 needles, and it does not do what yours does. No digitazing features. I feel a bit frustrated that it can not be returned:( Mine was more than 13k, and my payment is more than $300 a month! I wish I had found your channel earlier! I never heard of the Ricoma before, even can I was doing my research on embrodery machines.
I hate when that happens! I'm sorry about that. Take this time to use your machine to it's full capacity! Learn the ins and outs and become the master of what you have at your fingertips. You can always upgrade later.
I know this is an old post but if you used a credit card through your paypal you may have been able to have the credit card company reverse the charges.
Loved the video! Thank you for sharing. I'm working on a corporate exit strategy. I'm no longer interested in climbing the corporate ladder and would very much prefer to work for myself. I have a flatbed Janome and I've been practicing. I'll be converting my garage into my shop. Saving up for a Bai. Excited!
How much did you pay for The Ricoma? I bought a Baby Lock recently, we'll I am making payments on it:) But , I was thinking of investing in a Ricoma in a near future.
My TC loan was 15K. My payments are $209/month but that was back when they had 0% financing. I'm not sure what payments would be now, but still very affordable if you do it right!
Yeah, I know what you mean, it's hard! I'm new to embrodeiry so I don't know if I am ready to do customs designs, it makes me feel nervous! Another thing that I am planning is to do Arts and Crafts fairs to see if I have better luck there:) Thank you for all your tips!<3
I find custom designs easier! I just take the customers logo, get it digitized, and stitch it out. No running the rat race of trying to stand out with the same Etsy designs as everyone else :)
Love your channel, you are inspiring me to take my business more seriously and hopefully make it a success. Are you happy with your Ricoma? How user friendly is it?
Thank you Jess! That means so much to me. I love my Ricomas, but I also have nothing to compare them to. I've never had another brand of multineedle so take that into account. I went from a single needle PE800 to a 10 needle and it was fairly easy to learn! Everything has a learning curve but if I was able to figure it out quickly, anyone can!
Hi, thank you for this video. I recently purchased a used Ricoma TC1501 and still learning. I tried using your link to amazon for embroidery thread but the link just takes me to the Amazon website. Can you please share what bobbin you use?
Sorry about that! I need to go through those and update them. I use these bobbins from allstitch. I think the link to the bobbins i use to have were for the PE800. Here's for the TC. allstitch.com/products/coats-v15-trusew-embroidery-bobbins-size-l-white-1223?ref=gyexojix
When I started looking at embroidery machines I spent hours watching RU-vid videos. Weeding through the paid promotions reviews. I had my eye on the 850 because of the movable hoop. My searching went on, Husqvarna, holy cow!!! Night sights kept going up, bigger brother on a stand, next multi needle. Ended up with a Happy Japan. A $500.00 machine turned into thousands of dollars.
Hi, Kayla! My name is Nisey and I have en Etsy store. I learned from this video that you're not on Etsy anymore. I opened my store more than a month ago and so far, crickets!! Could you help me figure it out what I need to do or what am I doing wrong? I have spent so much money on buying shirts, embroidery designs, a baby lock machine that I will be paying for 4 years, packaging supplies, etc. I still have a full time job but my goals is to be my own boss someday. Love your personality and videos!!
Hi Nisey! Thanks for being here and for the kind words. Etsy is definitely a hard game to play! You really really have to have your pictures and descriptions dialed in to perfection. If you're doing the same stock designs AND same mockups as a bunch of other shops, it's going to be really hard to stand out. I would come up with your own spin on those designs and make sure your pictures stand out. I've heard TikTok shops is a good way to drive traffic, but I've never used it myself. I much prefer the custom market where I make items for other businesses instead of the same design as a million others on Etsy.
Thank you for the info on the 65/9 needle! I used it for the first time with 60 weight thread on fine detail, do you use the 40 weight or 60 weight thread?
I use both weights! It just depends on what I'm stitching out. Most of the time I use 40, but use 60 for small lettering and fine details just like you said.
