Singer Embroidery Machine

I would like to describe for you here, the Singer CE-100 Futura sewing and embroidery machine.

This is yet another great starter machine for people who want to move on from regular sewing to more creative machine embroidery.

If you were to buy this machine from a dealer rather than the internet you would get the benefit of free lessons, which to my mind are well worth having. Especially if you haven’t any experience with a sewing machine that offers the embroidery function.

The instructions can be a bit daunting, but if you persevere they can be figured out without too much hassle.

Another reason to buy from a dealer is that Singer service centers will NOT honor the warranty if you buy the machine anywhere but from a dealer!

You do need to change colors manually with this machine, but that isn’t such a big deal.

Learning something new like this can be something of a steep learning curve but give yourself time, study the manual [don't just flip over the pages and think you know it even before you have looked] then take the time to practice before you start to use good fabric.

You won’t regret taking the time to learn properly. You wouldn’t want to make a mistake right in the middle of a big project you have, like a quilt for instance. It isn’t intuitive, some things might be, but others you have to learn. Do watch the DVD, if you don’t you may give yourself problems that could well be avoided.

It isn’t possible with this machine to merge designs, you cannot put two together, or parts of different designs. It is a bit of a disappointment, but it is just not possible to do this.

The manual is seen by some as not being very clear and there are things that the instructions do not mention

I did hear of someone who experienced a problem with this machine, the software and hardware just wouldn’t seem to communicate with each other properly. I do believe though that Singer have now overcome these problems.

It is always a good idea, if you have any problems, to look around the Singer website. You will find a lot of information that isn’t even in the instruction manuals.

Another person had problems with continually getting thread breakage messages. It appears that the thread must enter a small tension gauge at the top of the machine when you are threading it, if it is not engaged there then you will keep getting the error messages.

Do visit the Singer website if you have any problems, but on the other hand more people never have a problem than those that do, they are definitely in the minority.