Connie Fulton's Page

I am in a very small rural area and work out of my home. Lease and rent on spaces 'down town' is rediculous! And this way I can kind of set my own hours. The people I bought out when I began had an emc 10 which I have upgraded to an amaya xt. They charged $1.30 per thousand stitches, so I have always done that on smaller designs with a break on bigger jacket back things etc. And over the past 4 years have had different people tell me different things about how they charge---all of them are in a… Continue

Hey all,
I am needing to sell an older melco emc 10 to gain more space in my shop (upgraded to amaya XT). I posted an ad on another site NOT ebay for sale.
I got targeted by a postal money order scam. From the beginning I was a tad leary about the way the guys emailed etc. so I remained cautious as I went. When the postal money orders arrived, I did ask about them when I took them to deposit. My local bank people suggested having them varified before signing them. So I took them to the post offi… Continue

Hey,
I am really happy in my embroidery shop, and learn something new daily. My amaya xt is doing well, and I am gaining more confidence with it daily as well. The problem is that I am in my home and still have my emc10 which has some 'issues' and it does take up some space. I am concidering selling it so I can utilize my space better. Any suggestions as to where to list it etc. for the best outcome?

I have been dragging my feet about jumping into the tackle twill part of my business. Last year I did do a hoodie for myself using the tackle twill alphabet in my design shop + program-cut the letters by hand from faux leather and used a bean block stitch. It was not too bad but seemed like it took forever to finish that day, so I was afraid to push it too much for customers. I had a customer ask specifically for tackle twill lettering on hoodies last week so I decided it was time to 'bite the b… Continue