[Ansteorra] (OT - sort of) Bernina Artista 180 Machine Embroidery Software help?

[Lisa A. May]

I suggest that you look for a Yahoo! discussion group for that  
machine.  I did the same when I bought my machine a couple of years  
ago, and I was able to get all kinds of good info from that site.   
Just go to Yahoo! groups and do a search by machine name.

Maggie


Countess Margaret ny Connor
Barony of the Steppes
Kingdom of Ansteorra

And do as adversaries do in law; strive mightily, then eat and drink  
as friends (Wm. Shakespeare)



On Oct 31, 2007, at 11:36 AM, Traci wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> My Lord suggested I post to the list as we know that there are alot of
> people out there with embroidery machines and thought someone might  
> be able
> to help.  Please contact me off-list with replies; my direct email is
> traci at crimsonvision.net
>
> I have long wanted an embroidery machine to use to embellish our  
> garb & I
> recently became an owner of a Bernina Artista 180.  It is in need  
> of repair;
> I went to a class on how to use it and an hour into it the machine  
> died.
> Was told yesterday that it needs the main circuit board replaced;  
> $400+
> later we'll have it back in just over two weeks.  While I was in  
> class I
> asked the teacher about what I needed to do to create my own  
> embroidery
> designs from images of my own (not editing images off cards but rather
> starting from my own designs) and she told me I needed a Software  
> Suite.
> They just happened to have it on sale this week too! Great! I asked  
> how
> much; she said it's normal cost was $1900 but they were having the  
> sale on
> it for $1600.
>
> I about fell off my chair. I had originally thought all I needed to  
> do my
> own designs was a 'magic box' which was going to cost me $2-300.  
> Not that
> big a deal. But $1600 for software?  It just seems like a crazy  
> amount to me
> for a cd. I've been watching ebay for something similar and saw a  
> version 4
> go for $700 but that was the lowest. I'm not really comfortable buying
> software for that much without knowing that it will do what I need  
> it to do
> and I don't really trust the store to tell me what the LEAST amount of
> software I need to get what I need done.
>
> Help? Does anyone have an Artista 180 and the software I'm talking  
> about?
> is it worth it?  How easy was it to use?  Anyone know where I could  
> get a
> better deal on said software?
>
> Thank you for your help!
> Elizabeta
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