Yesterday, I wrote about the error message I received with my Brother Designio Series DZ820E. Unlike the first time I received this error message, I was unable to fix the issue. However yesterday evening, I was able to solve the problem. Since then, I’ve embroidered two designs without the thread shredding! Whee! Of course I’m happy. I love my Brother Designio DZ820E. It’s a great embroidery machine.
Guess what was causing the issue?
It was the thread that I was using. Yes… another case of user error. Don’t you love it? But it gets better… what made it crazy was that I was able to embroider at least three designs with the same type of thread without the thread shredding!
It’s certain threads within the box of 63 colors that I received that cause the shredding. Uhm… what?
Rather than pick and hope that the thread that I’ve selected doesn’t cause this issue. I won’t use this brand with my Brother Designio.
Just look at those colors, Embroidex thread is lovely, right? It’s simply not worth the hassle to start a embroidered design and deal with the potential headache of thread shredding and potentially ruining an embroidered design. No thanks, I’ll pass… I’ve contacted Amazon and hopefully I’m able to cancel the replacement embroidery machine that was going to be shipped, because obviously I don’t need it now.
Pacesetter (the embroidery thread that was included with my machine) does work with my Brother Designio Series DZ820E embroidery machine. Pacesetter is the embroidery thread that I used to see if the type of thread was the problem. Of course, Pacesetter is much more expensive than the thread that was causing me grief; 40 spools will cost me about $169. I paid $58.93 for Embroidex machine embroidery thread that had 63 spools. Yeah… that’s a big jump in price.
I’ve had great results with ThreadArt that I used with my Brother SE400. I’ll test to see how my Brother Designio likes that embroidery thread. Also, I have read great reviews about Metro embroidery thread for the Brother PE770 machine embroidery machine. The Brother Designio Series DZ820E is basically the same as the Brother PE770, with just a few extras added.
Purchasing handcrafted items
When purchasing a handcrafted item, it’s important to remember that you are paying for more than the design. True, there are some that undersell their work, but I’m not talking about them. I will say that undervaluing ones work can make it hard for those who know the true value of the work involved and are pricing their items correctly. Some, who look at their designs, will wonder why their handcrafted item is more expensive when others are cheap; not thinking that the one that’s cheaper might be underselling their items.
When looking at handcrafted items, you also need to realize that the person might be adding…
- Experience
- Time it took to create the product
- Tools needed
I’ve occasionally encountered some people who’ve questioned my prices and I explained why I price my items appropriately.
Amazon Update
I was able to successfully cancel my replacement order from Amazon. That’s great news since this means I won’t have to go through the hassle of boxing and returning my embroidery machine.
oh my!!!! So sorry about the thread!!!!! Glad you found what caused it tho!
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@Jennifer, Me too.
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I had the same problem. My PE770 would stitch about 20 stitches and stop, the screen would say “rethread top thread”. I did everything I could think of. I read somewhere on the web to run waxed dental floss thru the threading area….I did this and it works much better! Not completely fixed but better!