We here at AnnTheGran love Newbies (loving name for you) and try to help as soon as possible.  The PE7** Series are all work horses that will be a great place to learn a new and really fun craft.

Here are the general pieces of information you probably don't yet have (in no particular order):

• Manuals are for the machine, not for teaching you embroidery. Embroidery has a learning curve for all of us.
• I did create a blog on needles that may assist you.
• There are places to get the information all over the net; however, IMHO, AnnTheGran has the most easy to find information available.
• I recommend that you do the tutorial on this Forum Discussion for getting your feet wet.
• Read, read and then play with your machine.  When you have worked through issues and get stumped - read some more.
• You won't know all the terms so try to look at places like www.emblibrary.com where there are great specific tutorials.
• Don't try to do towels, jackets, knits or silks until you have some experience.
• Grab every loose piece of fabric you can get your hands on and do a lot of practicing. Denim is the best for a good start. Get out an old pair of jeans and put a design on a clear place.

Ask all the questions you can think of. Keep playing with the machine and different fabrics.

Pat, The Avid Embroiderer