Hi all,
Im getting more and more customers ask if i do embroidery. Even though i offer printed vinyl for tshirts and polos, the prices of competitors embroidery is making it harder to sell printed vinyl.
So...i was thinking of dipping my toes into this and hopefully you guys could help.
Initially i guess im looking for a single head machine to start with. Im familiar with image editors like photoshop for designs but ive also seen the embroidery software at work and it doesnt look that difficult (tempting fate!).
What are the pitfalls of embroidery with regards to daily usage? I use large format printers and i get problems every day, no matter what printing experience i have, so im guessing that embroidery machines have the same 'niggly' temperament as printing?
Is it best to go 1st or 2nd hand and is maintenance an issue? does every problem warrant an engineer or could i turn my hand to it? Ive taken apart £10k printers and managed to put them back together, is an embroidery machine a place of death or fully repairable (within reason of course)?
Any pointers are good...
cheers
Dave