Honey Mug Rug Embroidery Class is Only 1.5 Weeks Away!
The weather might still be chilly, but we’re using our ‘I Love You Honey’ Mug Rug embroidery class to get ready for the spring season! Just two Saturdays from now, you can come learn how to make this adorable coaster in an embroidery machine. We will provide the fabric and the materials- even a machine…
Embroidery Features of the Janome Continental M17
The Janome Continental M17 is an extremely powerful combination sewing, quilting, and embroidery machine. Let’s take a look at some of the embroidery-focused features! Built-In Embroidery The CM17 comes with 1,230 embroidery designs built into the machine when you open it! The stitches include their Designer Collections, ten different embroidery fonts, and some In-the-Hoop projects…
New Machine Embroidery Class!
We have a new machine embroidery mug rug class to try and welcome in the Spring season! Come make this bright and cheery honeybee mug rug with us. This project is made entirely in one hooping, meaning you won’t have to take your project in and out multiple times. These little mats or coasters are…
Sweet Pea Valentine’s Coaters Fun
Thank you to the students who came to our Valentine’s coaster machine embroidery class! We had two students who were brand new to machine embroidery, and they were incredible! We learned how to add batting to a design to make it more sturdy; how to add, change, and rotate lettering; and how to float an…
One Week Until Our Embroidery Class!
We are one week away from our next mug rug machine embroidery class with Patten! Come make these darling little Valentine’s Heart coasters. No machine embroidery experience needed! If you are trying embroidery out for the first time, email events@vacuumsrus.com to reserve one of our floor models to use for the class. One of our…
The Janome Continental M17 is Here!
Vacuums R Us now has a Janome Continental M17 in stock! This powerhouse of a combination sewing, embroidery, and quilting machine is absolutely stunning. It has the largest workspace on the home sewing market, along with its extra large embroidery hoop measuring 11.3″x18.2″. Today, we will look at the quilting-focused benefits of this machine. Automated…
Meet Our Guest Instructor Patten!
With how central Patten Laurel has become to the Vacuums R US team, it would be a shame not to brag about how wonderful we think she is! Patten is our guest machine embroidery instructor and is an absolute delight to learn from, no matter your skill level. Her own crafting and learning began when…
3 Weeks Until Valentine’s Hearts!
We are three weeks away from our January machine embroidery class! We still have spaces available to come make these darling heart-shaped coasters to get ready for Valentine’s Day. If you’ve never tried machine embroidery, this project is a great way to get started. For more intermediate and experienced embroiderers, the customization of these is…
Time to Service Your Sewing Machine
Have you been putting off getting your sewing machine serviced? Even if you take amazing care of your home sewing machine, and regardless of if it is a Janome, Elna, Singer, Pfaff, Bernina, or many others, it is highly recommended to have your sewing machine serviced every 12-18 months. Home maintenance of your sewing machine…
Riccar R40 Sensor Error Repair
Does the brush roller of your Riccar Tandem Air R40 vacuum turn off? If you struggle with this intermittently and you already know that there is no clog in your machine, it is possible that one of your sensors has gone bad. While this is a complicated repair, it is possible to do at home…