Embroidery Machine

Embroidery Machine
Manufacturer	Brother
Model	Innov-is 750E
AKA	{{{aka}}}
Obtained	Pledge Drive (August 2016)
Location	Textiles Workshop
Team	Craft & Textiles
Induction Required	Yes (use request form)
Booking	{{{booking}}}
Status	Defunct
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For the current pledge drive see Professional Embroidery Machine Pledge.

Thanks to the Embroidery Pledge in 2016 the Space has a Brother Innov-is 750E Embroidery Machine.

How to use

Some guideline on using the machine are on the Embroidery Machine/Inductions page. Also, see the manuals and web-videos linked below.

Software

The official software for the machine is available online, but costs about £400 see Software (Brother). The space has a license to run a single copy on site. However, there are alternatives:

PE Design

As the Manual explains, if you are just importing and tweaking .bmp files, so you can use any image editor to make your design, then tweak it in PE Design.

Creating a .bmp

Many program can create .bmp bitmaps:

• Paint.net (Windows)
• GIMP (Windows, Linux)
• mtPaint (Windows, Linux)

Other programs can export .png bitmaps which can be converted to .bmp files:

• Inkscape (Windows, Linux)

Manuals

• Quick Reference Guide
• Operation Manual
• Operation Manual for USB Feature
• USB media compatibility list
• PE-Design Plus Instruction Manual

Further reading

• Embroidery design on Linux now possible with Thred (libregraphicsworld.org)

Check out Vince J. Accuri's very detailed videos of the Brother PE-770, especially these ones: -

• Upper thread take-up arm problems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiuDKcCfj4U
• Bobbin case tension testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBV-MJI9RHg
• Needle hook timing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OO0hJHLMFo

Servicing

Taking the machine apart is quite complex, however this video, whilst for a slightly different model, was a great help in locating all the screws and internal clips. YouTube