VIKING DESIGNER SE Computerized Sewing and Embroidery!! Start Price USD 2,000.00 Current Price USD 2,850.00 Time Left - Bid Count 11 Buy It Now Price USD 3,500.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Location Morton, Illinois See more about 'VIKING DESIGNER SE Computerized Sewing and Embroidery!!' Description One Of The Best Machines On The Market! 3D Software Included! This machine is in excellent condition and was purchased for over $5,000. I use it so little that I just feel it could benefit someone else much, much more. Viking is Known World-Wide for the Unbeatable Quality of their Machines, and this Machine has it all (see bottom for accessories): INTERACTIVE DESIGNER SCREEN • Easiest graphic display designed by sewers for sewers. • Largest full-color 16-bit with over 65,500 colors, means clear text and realistic 3D pictures on screen. • One touch selection for functions, stitches and help. • Stitches appear in actual size in the direction they will sew. • View and adjust all stitches quickly and easily; stitch width, stitch length, mirror image,etc.Always active, always in view,changes appear instantly. • Presser foot, needle, stabilizer and more are recommended. • Place a button on Interactive Designer Screen to set buttonhole size. • Touch Quick Help or Information menu for instant on-screen help (information, text, index and category help). • Touch automatic screen lock to lock screen. INTERACTIVE 3D EMBROIDERY • See all the beauty and detail of your designs on the Interactive Designer Screen in 3D. E! LIGHT™ • Rows of long-life light emitting diodes (LED) give perfect natural lighting, minimize shadows and provide optimum light for sewing. • Adjust intensity and color tone of light to see your fabric in true color. EXCLUSIVE SENSOR SYSTEM • Exclusive Sensor Foot Lift - Presser foot lowers and rises automatically for every sewing technique. - Four positions:down,pivot,up, extra lift. - The extra lift position automatically lowers feed teeth for maximum space to slide thick fabric under the foot. - Your hands are free to guide fabric. • Exclusive Sensor Foot Pivot - Stop with needle down,foot senses thickness of fabric and raises to float position for instant pivoting, easy appliqué and quilting. • Exclusive Sensor Foot Pressure - Automatically adjusts for any fabric thickness as you sew for perfect, even feeding. EXCLUSIVE SEWING ADVISOR® • Touch the type of fabric and the sewing technique; instantly the best stitch, stitch width and length, thread tension, sewing speed and Sensor Foot Pressure are set. • See the stitch, best presser foot, and best needle for the selected fabric and technique. • Override anytime for specialty techniques. • Touch Extended Sewing Advisor for more fabric and technique information. WORLD’S FIRST EMBROIDERY ADVISOR™ • Recommends needle, stabilizer, top and bobbin thread for your fabric weight and type, plus suggestions for embroidery on specialty fabrics. HUSQVARNA VIKING USB EMBROIDERY STICK • Save your designs on a USB Embroidery Stick. • 32 Megabyte Husqvarna Viking USB Embroidery Stick included with Designer SE to save thousands of designs containing up to 12.8 million stitches! USB CONNECTIVITY • Designer SE is equipped with two USB ports (host and device) and supports a USB mouse. • Transfer multi-format designs to your Designer SE from your pc via a USB cable,USB Embroidery Stick, or optional USB external CD and/or floppy disk drive. • Browse USB devices on your Designer SE in File Manager. • Download Designer SE updates via the Internet or at your Husqvarna Viking retailer. REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM • Thanks to quick operating system loading time, you will be able to start sewing or embroidering when your Designer SE is turned on. QUICK GUIDE • Handy laminated reference sheet with everything you need to know to sew and embroider. QUICK WIND BOBBIN • Designer SE features a separate motor for bobbin winding to wind bobbins while sewing and embroidering. • Wind bobbin from needle; no need to unthread and rethread. ONE STEP BUTTONHOLE SENSOR FOOT & EXCLUSIVE PBB • One Step Buttonhole Sensor Foot sews perfect buttonholes,repeatedly. • Place a button on the Interactive Designer Screen to set buttonhole size. • Perfectly Balanced Buttonholes with the One-Step Buttonhole Sensor Foot sews both columns in the same direction for balanced,professional buttonholes. MADE IN SWEDEN • Husqvarna Viking has engineered and manufactured superior quality sewing machines and developed cutting edge technology for over 130 years. EXCLUSIVE SELECTIVE THREAD CUTTER • One touch instantly cuts the top and bobbin thread, pulls the top thread to the underside of your fabric and lifts presser foot. • Automatically cuts top thread only for embroidery color changes. • Automatically cuts the top and bobbin thread for embroidery, buttonholes, etc. to finish sewing. • Program Selective Thread Cutter to cut automatically at end of a stitch program. FIX FUNCTION • Touch FIX to stop and lock any stitch instantly with tiny forward and backward stitches. • Program FIX for instant tie-off in a stitch program. STOP FUNCTION • Touch STOP to finish stitch or stitch program and tie off automatically. • Perfect for single stitch tying of quilts and quilted projects. INSTANT AND PERMANENT REVERSE • Touch REVERSE to sew any stitch backward for lockstitch and tie off. • Touch REVERSE twice for permanent reverse. SEW WITHOUT FOOT CONTROL • Touch START/STOP to begin and to stop sewing and embroidering. • Perfect for long rows of stitching at a steady speed so you can concentrate on your project. • Ideal for sewers with physical limitations. NEEDLE STOP UP/DOWN • Set needle stop up or down for pivoting, appliqué and more. • Tap foot control or touch button to move needle up or down at any time. • The needle’s stop position shown on screen. STITCH RE-START • Touch Stitch Re-start to begin sewing at the start of any stitch or stitch program. • All stitch adjustments will be retained. AUTOMATIC FEED TEETH DROP • Feed teeth lower and raise automatically for embroidery and sewing techniques. TRULY AUTOMATIC SELF ADJUSTING TENSION • Best tension for all sewing and embroidery is set automatically. • Override automatic tension easily for specialty techniques. TWIN NEEDLE SAFETY • Enter twin needle width to set maximum stitch width for any stitch. EASY THREADING & AUTOMATIC NEEDLE THREADER • Follow easy thread guide arrows for up front threading convenience. • Built-in Automatic Needle Threader eliminates tedious hand threading. • Automatic bobbin thread pick-up means bobbin thread comes up automatically. TOP AND BOBBIN THREAD SENSOR • Designer SE stops sewing and alerts you when thread runs out or breaks. JAM PROOF ROTARY HOOK • Threads float around bobbin area for jam free sewing. PERMANENTLY LUBRICATED • No oiling means no stains on fabric. SNAP OFF AND ON PRESSER FEET • Change presser feet quickly and easily. FILE MANAGER • Set up files and folders for your designs, fonts, customized design combinations and stitch programs. • Create,copy,move, replace, or delete a file or folder. 16 SPECIALTY STITCH MENUS FEATURE 700+ STITCHES • Every possible stitch you desire at your fingertips for endless creative opportunities. • One touch stitch selection.Program from menu to menu with a touch. EIGHT-WAY STITCHES Straight stitch and reinforced straight stitch that can be sewn in 8 directions without turning the fabric. Program together with other stitches to achieve large decorative borders and embellishments. FOUR-WAY STITCHES • Seventeen different stitches to sew in four directions for patching and mending tears. MY STITCHES MENU Save your favorite stitches or stitch programs in your personal menu to sew them again whenever you wish. OMNIMOTION STITCHES AND SCALLOPS • Side motion feeding creates up to 36.5 mm wide decorative stitches and scallops. • Large Omnimotion scallops and small, dainty scallops to finish the edges of all your projects. PREPROGRAMMED APPLIQUE STITCHES • Many appliqué stitches from 3 widths of preprogrammed satin stitches to blanket stitches,feather stitches and perfect satin mitered corners. SPECIAL STITCHES Use for specialty techniques such as free motion embroidery, stippling, tacking, etc.Feed teeth lower and raise automatically when another stitch is selected. PICTOGRAMS™ • Thirty two satin element stitches to program in combination for creating original decorative stitches and Pictogram™ embroidery. BLOCK, OUTLINE BLOCK, BRUSH LINE, AND SCRIPT ALPHABETS • Label and date, identify and create with lettering,numbers and symbols.Uppercase, lowercase and multiple sizes. STITCH DENSITY • Increase or decrease the density of decorative satin stitches without changing the size of the stitch. EASY PROGRAMMING • Program stitch, and/or lettering combinations,Stop, Fix and/or Selective Thread Cutter. • Preview the stitches in actual size, horizontally, before you sew. • Save stitch combinations in My Stitches or to a personal file or folder in File Manager. 29 NEEDLE POSITIONS • Set exact needle position for topstitching, zippers, quilting, specialty techniques, and accessory presser feet. • See the needle position move on the Interactive Designer Screen. BUILT-IN STYLUS HOLDER • Keeps stylus at your fingertips. ADJUSTABLE STITCH WIDTH AND STITCH LENGTH • Adjust stitch width from 0 – 7 mm and for Omnimotion stitches up to 36.5 mm. • Adjust stitch length from 0 – 6 mm for specialty sewing. MIRROR IMAGE • Flip stitches and/or stitch programs side to side and/or end to end for unlimited creative combinations. RUNNING TIME • Keep track of how many hours you have sewn or embroidered. • Reset if desired for the next project. SCREEN SAVER • Activate your screen saver while you’re doing other creative activities, such as cutting, ironing, etc. ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED • Up-front convenient threading, bobbin winding, bobbin placement. All settings at your fingertips with ergonomically-placed function buttons and the Interactive Designer screen. • One piece lightweight aluminum casting is strong, long lasting and prevents vibration. • Ergonomically designed foot control with self winding cord. • Largest work space inside sewing arm gives ample room for quilting and extra large projects. • Extra long free arm makes sewing sleeves and pants legs easy. • Built-in Ruler lets you measure anything including buttons.Convert from inches to centimeters in an instant. • Slide on Accessory box locks in place and stores bobbins, accessory feet,needles and more,right at your fingertips. Bobbin tray is removable. • Attractive light-weight carrying case protects your Designer SE and accessories for storage and/or transport. ELECTRONIC POWER/SPEED CONTROL • Stitch by stitch control with full piercing power on any type or weight of fabric and at any speed. • Five sewing speed options to adjust to your sewing project and skill level. FONTS • Four multi-size fonts come with your Designer SE for monogramming, lettering and numbering;Clarendon,Palace Script,Calligraphia and Meza. • Fine tune space between the letters on embroidery fonts. • Program and position in 3D on Interactive Designer Screen. UNLIMITED EMBROIDERY FONTS • 3D QuickFont software creates embroidery fonts for Designer SE from any Windows®True Type font in your pc. 3D ORGANIZER • Use to communicate from pc to Designer SE, organize your designs, turn designs into image files, print catalogs and much more. SLIDE-ON EMBROIDERY UNIT • Instant embroidery ability with large embroidery support surface. • Easy to attach and remove. • Sew on the Designer SE while the embroidery unit is attached. THREE EMBROIDERY HOOPS AND PLACEMENT TEMPLATES • Standard Hoop to sew designs up to 4" x 4" (100 mm x 100 mm) • Large Hoop for designs up to 9 1/2" x 6" (240 x 150 mm) • Mega Hoop for designs up to 14 1/4" x 6" (360 mm x 150 mm) • See-through template to mark design placement on fabric. • Optional hoops available include Mini Spring Hoop, Round Spring Hoop, Mid-Size Hoop, Endless Embroidery Hoop and Design Hoop to sew design up to 5" x 7" (180x130 mm). BASTE IN HOOP • Use Fix to baste fabric to stabilizer around the embroidery area and to avoid hooping specialty fabrics. EMBROIDERY SEWING SPEED • Computer-controlled speed for best stitch quality. • Adjust manually when using specialty threads. BOBBIN ACCESS • Change bobbin while embroidering without removing the embroidery hoop. PARK POSITION • Park your embroidery hoop in the perfect position for cutting jump stitches while embroidering or for storage. ATTRACTIVE EMBROIDERY CARRYING CASE • Easy to carry and protects your embroidery unit and accessories for storage and/or transport. DECORATIVE STITCHES IN THE HOOP • Sew decorative stitches in the embroidery hoop for stitch borders, frames, outlines and more. STARTER KIT • Start embroidering immediately with fabric, stabilizer, top and bobbin thread, templates and template pencil. COMPLETE EDUCATION PACKAGE • Quick Guide for easy reference while learning the icons and buttons on your Designer SE. • User’s Guide gives complete step by step information on how to use your Designer SE. • User’s Handbook and instructional CD provides step-by-step sewing information and practice exercises. • Accessory User’s Guide includes instructions for over 40 accessories to make sewing faster and easier. • ZigZag magazine sampler to inspire your joy of sewing. • Embroidery Software Demo CD to guide you in selecting the best Husqvarna Viking Embroidery software programs to enhance your creativity. HUSQVARNA VIKING EMBROIDERY WEB SHOP • Thousands of designs to order at your local Husqvarna Viking Dealer or download from the Internet any time,day or night. ALARM REPEAT • Audio beep or alarm alerts you to change the thread or to let you know the design is complete. • On/Off switch for the alarm function. TWO BUILT- IN SPOOL PINS • Horizontal and vertical thread delivery for twin needle sewing,specialty sewing and topstitching techniques. • Wind bobbin easily while sewing or embroidering. INTERACTIVE DESIGNER CUSTOMIZING Color Change Change design colors in 3D. Easy One Color Embroidery • Monochrome button or STOP lets you sew one color,tone-on-tone embroideries. • See monochromatic design in 3D on Interactive Designer Screen before sewing. Change 3D Background Color • Match the background color to your fabric to see how your design will look before embroidering. Grid Selection • Use the screen grid function for perfect placement. Move Design in Hoop • Use your stylus to touch and drag or use placement buttons for exact positioning of 3D design(s). Zoom In and Out • Use for precise placement when combining designs or lettering or to view details. Zoom Pan • Pan the embroidery area while zoomed in for detailed view of more design parts. Duplicate Designs • Instantly duplicate the selected 3D designs. Resize designs • The resize function allows you to resize your designs proportionally with a recalculated number of stitches. From 50% smaller up to Mega Hoop size. Enlarge and Reduce Size • Scale design quickly with icons or touch and drag for unlimited creativity. • Proportions can be locked/ unlocked to make customizing easier than ever. Embroidery Mirror Image • Flip 3D design(s) for twice as many design possibilities and easy hooping. Rotate 3D Embroidery Designs • Rotate in one or 90 degree increments or touch and drag for additional design opportunities and easy hooping. INTERACTIVE DESIGNER EMBROIDERY See Your Designs in 3D • See actual thread and stitches in 3D to realistically preview your design before embroidering. Color List • Scroll through color and thread information for each design. Step-Through Designs • Step through 3D design(s) by color or by stitch to move forward or backward to any part of a design or to sew only parts of a design. • Cursor marks position of needle precisely in 3D design to track the progress and accurately step through embroidery. Preview Design, Colors and Placement • Touch check size icon repeatedly to see the size of your design in the embroidery hoop and where it will sew. USB CABLE FOR PC CONNECTION • Transfer designs directly to and from your pc with the USB cable. DESIGNS INCLUDED • 175 beautiful designs for different hoops are included – for the standard hoop to the Mega Hoop. - 71 designs are loaded in your Designer SE. • The Embroidery Booklet pictures designs in actual size or half size and gives thread colors by number. MULTI-FORMAT DESIGNS • View thumbnail images of multi-format designs then load in an instant. Accessories: -Large, Medium, and Small Hoops - Utility Foot A -Utility Foot B -Buttonhole Foot C -Blind Hem Foot D -Zipper Foot E -2 Presser Feet H (Opaque and Clear) -Edging Foot J -Quilter's 1/4" Piecing Foot P -Embroidery Foot R -Decorative Side Motion Foot S -One-Step Sensor Buttonhole Foot -Edge/Quilting Guide -14 Bobbins -2 Large and 1 Small Spool Caps -Stylus -Seam Ripper -Felt Pad -Screwdriver -Brush -Clearance Plate/Button Reed -Set of 10 Embroidery Clips -Self Adhesive Glide Plate -Embroidery Templates -All Handbooks, Manuals and Samplers -Only 20 Sewing Hours! Place a Bid!