[amayausers.com] Re: Can Amaya be of any use to me here?

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Kamalzango,
You say you don't know anything about embroidery???  Well you know more than 
the guy who is just starting today.  :) 
Ixnay on the last question.  Keep 'em coming.  After the third question, we 
bill your credit card.  :) 
In embroidery, there are three categories of stitches: walk stitch, column 
stitch (satin) and fill (step satin) stitch.
The thinest stitch would be a walk stitch only one thread wide, which when 
using standard 40 weight thread will be approximately .35mm - .40mm wide.  The 
thinest needle readily available in the US for commercial embroidery is the 
65/9 needle.  This means it is .65mm in diameter.
As for software, yesterday I worked on a Toyota machine and the software the 
lady was using was something like 'stitch pro' and as she was trying to type 
out 15 letter "I's" with a colorchange between each, I was beating my head 
against the wall.  Something so simple seemed like it required a signing of 
another Stimulus Package.  Geeze Louise!!!
If you are serious about making money with embroidery, consider Design Shop.  
You will be able to do all you need to do for many years with the second (of 
four) level.  If you purchase a machine with the software (same time) or wait 
for a sale, you'll get the most bang for your buck.
But until that time, I believe Melco has a system in place that allows you to 
demo the software for something like 30 days until it expires to see if you 
might like it for free.  But if you really don't know what you are doing, you 
will spend a great deal of time trying to figure out what in the world you are 
looking at and where to start.  Remember that with the purchase of Melco 
software, four days of training is included at a Melco facility.
Trying to learn digitizing from a book is like trying to learn Karate from a 
book.  ...In time you'll figure it out but it goes so much faster when learning 
from someone in person as it is interactive.  $1,000 is chump change for good 
software in today's industry.  If you are spending under $1,000 for software, 
you're probably dealing with software designed for the home or hobby market.  
You'll do okay at first but you will be longing for more in a short time.  
Then, later, when you do buy the commercial software, you will be upset you 
wasted your money on that "home software" you don't use anymore.
If you apply yourself to make money in this industry, the software and machine 
will pay for itself and then some in time.  It's important to get a good deal 
but even more important to educate yourself both before and even more after.  
You've got a good start on this by finding this group.
Also, if you have software, you will want a machine to sew out everything you 
draw.  If you have a home machine, you will need to know how to get a design 
file into the machine you will be using until you step up to the commercial 
machine.
(Man, I should be in sales!!)
When it comes to commercial software, the leaders in the industry are Melco, 
Tajima, and Wilcom.  With Melco software, you will get the most bang for your 
buck as it is as powerful as it needs to be and is half as much as the other 
guys software.  Tajima and Wilcom have software levels as hight as $18-20,000.  
I just don't get what makes it that valuable.  Can anyone answer that 
question???
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Ed

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