Ok, Ok, Ok.... I'm officially DONE!

Being a little excited about my new embroidery machine and realizing I had given all my supplies (thread, stabilizer, etc) to my mom years ago when I decided to store my old, uncooperating machine in a closet, that I have nothing to use now. Lol.

Yesterday at Joanns I got stuff to make myself an embroidered wall hanging for my craft room, as well as stuff to do a door decoration for Christmas. I also placed and order on Amazon that arrived today with stabilizer and a set of 100 spools (550 yds) of thread. That is PLENTY to get me started again. Told myself I'm done shopping until January at least.

Wwwweeeellllll.... That was until this evening. I got an email from a company called ThreadArt that I've purchaed from in the past that it was a "last call" on their Black Friday sale. Checked it out and..... I ended up ordering their 120 spool (1100 yds) starter kit that came with stabilizer and bobbin thread. Normally $250, on sale for $119, PLUS a 15% off coupon plus free ground shipping!!! $106 out the door!

I guess I'd better get "Pearl" all setup and figure out how to use her.... I got lots of embroidering to do!! Lol

Haha Jess........I think you might need to go lay down with a cool cloth on your head........you know.......so you don't get dizzy from all that shopping! :D Sounds like you found some great bargains........hope you and Pearl have fun with the new toys!

Hi Jess, thanks for the heads up on this. Great Christmas gift for my sister. Off to check it out. Where would I find the coupon? Thx

The coupon was on their site... It's BFRIDAY and I think it expires at midnight on the 30th :D

Congratulations on all your purchases.

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Originally Posted by KnitWitRosie

The coupon was on their site... It's BFRIDAY and I think it expires at midnight on the 30th :D

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Thanks I did not see it but your info worked and my purchase is on its way.

Anyone want to take a guess at who isn't going to have a single thing from Santa under her tree this year?

Thanks for the heads up, Jess. DH just bought me a brother PE500 for black friday and I can't wait for it to arrive. THis sounds like just what I will need to get Xmas tshirts for the great grands.

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Originally Posted by Sandy Navas

Anyone want to take a guess at who isn't going to have a single thing from Santa under her tree this year?

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I know it may sound strange, but there usually isn't for us. Hubby and I buy something for the house as our gift to each other (this year it was a new TV for the living room we got a couple of weeks ago). My family does a "Secret Santa" now where you only have to buy for one person (one store-bought gift <$100 and one handmade gift). My in-laws have been hurting financially for the past two years due to my MIL not working due to cancer and my FIL retired about 5 years ago, so we buy for them... But won't let them buy for us. They need it more than we do!

I know it may sound like we take the "fun" out of the season, but we enjoy buying for others more than we enjoy receiving. I've got a list of stuff that if Santa wanted to get me something... He would have plenty to choose from (mainly household items and clothes). The only people who buy me crafty goodies are my parents and Hubby... Both of which wouldn't be getting me anything anyways.

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Thanks for the heads up, Jess. DH just bought me a brother PE500 for black friday and I can't wait for it to arrive. THis sounds like just what I will need to get Xmas tshirts for the great grands.

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No problem!! Glad to share :D. I've used their thread before in the past and it has worked really well! Their "starter kit" is a great deal at less than $0.80 a spool... And that's not even factoring in the bobbin threads and stabilizer! When I first started out years ago, I only bought Sulky from Joanns.... But it is EXPENSIVE at $5 a spool on sale! I got referred to this site by a gal who used have a booth at a craft show I used to exhibit at.

I was so torn between just the kit and the kit with the rack. I really don't have the room for the big rack, so I opted for just the kit... But it would have been nice :D

Jess, hon -- nobody who knew how many handcrafted holiday projects there are on your to do list could think you were taking the fun out of the season.

Well you sure dropped a bundle of cash there but you SAVED a lot if you consider how much it would be at full price. Shopping online is way too fun and easy isn't it?!!

Jess, lol, just the title of your post tempts the Fates! Glad you made a great buy! Taking fun out of the Season? Giving is the best part of it all! Have fun and enjoy all your new toys and materials!

When I got my embroidery machine...years ago....I ordered thread from thread art....it works fine.

How fun! Good luck and happy embroidery! Isn't getting those deals like that just the best inspiration ever! I was just asked to make 25 little tote bags for the kids for vacation bible school next summer....I went on line on Thanksgiving day..not intending to buy...just look and stumbled on this shop and she had cottons for $1.99 a yard! Of course I bought 1 yard of several kid prints for the totes, but also bought some for myself for the backs of 2 quilts I have in the planning stage...3 yards each and then of course a yard or two just cause I liked it and it was cheap! $35+ was free shipping.. and I spent $35.82! Yeah, good deals are great!

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No problem!! Glad to share :D. I've used their thread before in the past and it has worked really well! Their "starter kit" is a great deal at less than $0.80 a spool... And that's not even factoring in the bobbin threads and stabilizer! When I first started out years ago, I only bought Sulky from Joanns.... But it is EXPENSIVE at $5 a spool on sale! I got referred to this site by a gal who used have a booth at a craft show I used to exhibit at.

I was so torn between just the kit and the kit with the rack. I really don't have the room for the big rack, so I opted for just the kit... But it would have been nice :D

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I dont' have an embrodiery machine, but you guys have got me so intrigued.. I'm going to check the store out...!

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I dont' have an embrodiery machine, but you guys have got me so intrigued.. I'm going to check the store out...!

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I bought my first embroidery machine (a Brother PC-6500) about 9 years ago when I lost my job at corporate OfficeMax. I was an assistant buyer at the time and when they got bought by Boise, they offered for me to move to Chicago or take a voluntary lay off. With the layoff came 10 months of "retention bonus" (1 month for every year employed) as well as 12 months of severance pay. I took the layoff. Decided to spend some of the retention bonus on something for me, and an embroidery machine would keep me occupied until I found another job :). I got it used at a local Brother dealer and started embroidering everything that didn't move!! Lol. It worked really well until a few years ago when all of a sudden it became tempramental. I put it in the closet and moved on... Dreaming one day I would get a new one.

That day came last week when my mom gave me her Viking Designer SE for my birthday. My head immediately started swimming with ideas of all the projects I wanted to do but was afraid to try on my old machine.

My current job shuts down for the week between Christmas and New Years and by then all my gifts should be complete. Planning on spending the week making myself something with my new "baby."

Embroidery machines are sometimes costly, but the possibilities are endless! My first project with her is making the quilt labels for all the quilts I've made for gifts this year :)

Thanks for the info. I got an embroidery machine at the WalMart black Friday sale so I just placed an order for the starter pack of thread. Can't wait to start playing around with my machine.

Thank you for this post. I ordered two of the 40 count and used the coupon code. It came out to like 53 cents per spool. I'm so excited.

So glad you ladies were able to take advantage of the sale and coupon!!! It really is a hard deal to pass up!!

I just organized the set I got off of Amazon yesterday into a 6-drawer chest I got a JoAnns on Black Friday. Took up a lot more of the drawers than I thought it would. Lol. May have to get another one for the set that will be coming from ThreadArt. He he he