Welcome Lizzie, just browsing through the members and found another one from England. Like you I have an embellisher, I managed to break 4 needles all at once as I broke one and then carried on but there must have been a bit of the broken one that caught the others, very expensive mistake. Mine is a baby lock, the needles cost an arm and a leg but now get different ones made  for Arthur Ridley who teaches school children, they are much stronger and cheaper and do not seem to effect the machine.

Have not done all that much on it, lost my Mum just after I bought it in 2006  and did not get it out for over 2 years. Have made some felt from wool tops etc, it is what to do next with it that I struggle with. Have you looked at the groups yet as there is an embellishing one so why don`t you click on it and join. You can then post a message and other members will give you advice etc.