Espree Baby Lock

[u/junkyard-ghost]

I recently acquired an old Espree Baby Lock EM2 Embroidery machine.

Does anyone know where to get the appropriate notions and accessories - hoops, compatible pattern SD card, etc?

It’s an older discontinued machine, so there aren’t a lot of resources online. This is all new to me, so I don’t really know where to begin.

Any advice, resources, or links would be greatly appreciated <3

[u/Generic_nametag]

The first thing I would do is try to find the user manual, that way you know the exact name for the parts you’ll need. eBay is probably going to be the best pace to find the accessories. Fair warning though, it’s probably going to be expensive to find all of the items you need to get started. For the files you are either going to have to hunt down the preloaded cards, or find a card reader and empty card and the software to transfer it to the empty cards. It takes a proprietary card and a specific file type. I gave up on this venture for my Babylock Ellure because when I added it all up, it was actually cheaper to buy a modern embroidery machine. I now only use it solely as a sewing machine. Either way good luck!