Does Your Overlocker Terrify you?
Does your heart stop every time a thread breaks?
Would you like to be able to use your Overlocker with Confidence to create beautiful professional finishes?
If you answered Yes to any of these questions You Must take time to attend our Everything Overlocker Event.
I am so excited to offer you an opportunity to come along to a special session Cheryl Bryant a specialist on the use of Overlockers.
With many years experience using and teaching others how to get the most out of their Overlocker, Cheryl will be guiding you through the often tricky and fearful situations that many may experience. Our Everything Overlocker Event is open to everyone, from the novice to the exceptionally experienced.
Not only will you be shown techniques that will make your garment look like a masterpiece, but you will also come away with a much more enjoyable overlocker experience.
During our Everything Overlocker Event you will get the answers to:
- How do I get that Industry Finish?
- What is Differential Feed and how do I use it?
- What are the different methods of applying lace?
- What is the best way to achieve the perfect frill for my dress cushions or evening gown?
- What are the extra feet for and how do I use them?
- Plus loads more…
FREE
Bookings are Essential.
Thursday 20th May 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm - 4.30pm
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Workshop Planner
Melanns' workshop planner includes upcoming classes and events, it can be viewed from the link below and if you wish to be added to the mailing list to recieve future workshop planners via post, as well as the important Newsletter, send an email to melanns@bigpond.com with your address details.
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Come in and see the brand new PFAFF Creative Vision 5.5
With many new features and functions
Texture Hoop
Set your imagination free with the creative™ TEXTURE HOOP. It will turn your special embroideries to spectacular! With this new hoop you can weave ribbons, fibers and yarn to add texture and dimension to your embroidery. Update your CREATIVE VISION™ sewing and embroidery machine and it will show the creative™ TEXTURE HOOP as well as all other available hoops in the Hoop Selection list.
Enhanced Dynamic shaping
With the Shaping feature you can create the most fantastic embroidery combinations using stitches and/or embroidery designs. You can now choose between different shape line positions, shape side positions and design angle. These new functions will together with the already great shaping feature give you even more creative possibilities.
More stitches
The CREATIVE VISION™ sewing and embroidery machine has the most beautiful 9mm stitches and by updating your machine you will get 6 new border stitches, 2 new stitches to be used with the optional Beading foot and 4 new stitches made especially for the brand new Three Hole Yarn Foot. You will also get a new MAXI alphabet and 15 new MAXI stitches which are all excellent to use together with the Dynamic shaping.
Tapering in embroidery mode
You can now save a tapered stitch in sewing mode and use it as an embroidery design in embroidery mode.
Update with the USB-stick
After this new update you will be able to do all further updates by using the USB-stick.
Precise positioning
The fabulous precise positioning feature is developed even further. A new button takes you automatically to the maximum zoom and pans to the hair cross. This will make precise positioning even easier to use!
Basting in the hoop
With the new basting function it is not only possible to baste around the embroidery design but also to baste as close to the hoop edge as possible. You can select to have one or both basting options active at the same time. This new function will give you even more freedom in your creative process.
Color block selection
The color block selection have been given new features to make the color selection process faster and easier. It is now possible to multiselect colors or select equal colors to change them all at the same time. If you select one color block, the stitches in that color block is highlighted and the other color blocks of the embroidery are faded.
Zoom
There are now three extra zoom possibilities! You can not only use the + and - to zoom in and out in the embroidery field, but you can also use your stylus to drag and drop on screen to ”zoom to box”, there is a quick ”zoom to all” icon as well as an quick ”zoom to hoop” icon. Everything done to make it easier to be more precise in the creative process.
Software improvements
A number of software changes have been done in this new version from consumer requests.
If you have the Creative Vision 5.0 you can upgrade the machine at Melann's Fabrics and Sewing Centre.
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