*lust*

[amethyst73]

A friend of mine has a combo sewing and embroidery machine.

I love embroidered stuff.

Am I completely nuts for even thinking about this?  Yeah, I know it's not this year's model, as it were, but it's still got a heckuva lot.

(I had been thinking about just getting a good sewing/quilting (no, not a quilter, but that's where the fun stitches are) machine.. then I thought about getting a good sewing/quilting with the intent of upgrading to a combo within a year if the dealer's upgrade policy was good.. and now I see this.  Hah, and it even has a free arm, which I thought at first it might not!)

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[amethyst73.livejournal.com]

I would love to chat with you, maybe some night this week (this weekend is packed)! (Been wanting to call you anyway, but the bronchitis made that... problematic.)

The editability/creation aspect is one of the big reasons I was really excited by the Janome machine I was pointing to. I don't think I need the funky pen thing that the current top-of-the-line Babylocks have (and omg the top-of-the-line Babylocks are PRICEY). Also, the store that sells the Janomes seems to be the only one that actually posts any _prices_ on their site... (and hey, $2K for what's ordinarily a $3K machine? I need to try it, but for that kind of price deal I may jump.)

It's funny. I'd originally been thinking of the $300 level. Then I saw the (overpriced) Elnas and readjusted to expecting to spend $500-$800. Even though I can afford to spend considerably more than that (around $2K for an embroidery combo, maaaaaaaybe a little more - Dad's trust has been generous, and I've never done anything but throw it into investments), it's a little frightening to all of a sudden be thinking about a price that's 4-5x my previous budget.

But, want a new sewing machine! Want want. Must do research. Must be patient, precious...