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I have a confession… yes, it’s true, I am a junkie. A font junkie to be specific. As a long time Mac user (got my first one in March.
Category Archives: Embroidery Techniques
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Aug
Aug
Endless or continuous hoop designs are specially digitized for creating borders and other long connected designs seamlessly.
Accessories, Blog, Embroidery Techniques, Machine Embroidery Basics
How to Get Accurate Hoop Placement Quickly & Easily
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Jul
Jul
What’s the first thing you notice about embroidery on an item? Placement! What’s the second thing you notice about embroidery on an item? That’s it smooth, wrinkle and ripple-free, and that it has good registration (no gaps). Both of these are a function of hooping. For embroidery quality, you must hoop in the right location […]
Accessories, Embroidery Techniques, Machine Embroidery Basics, Videos
How to Use the Echidna Hooping Station
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Jul
Jul
Learn why hooping is critical to the success of your machine embroidery and how to make it more accurate and efficient using a hooping aid. Tips on marking your project and alignment and pre-tensioning your hoop. See why having the right hooping station can make your embroidery time more fun and more productive with better […]
Embroidery Designs, Embroidery Techniques, Machine Embroidery Basics, Projects, Videos
How to Recreate the Look of Hand-Stitched Hardanger with Machine Embroidery
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Apr
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Create a beautiful heirloom machine embroidered Hardanger ring bearer wedding pillow that will become a memento treasured for generations in just a few hours with the Hardanger embroidery design collection from Lindee G Embroidery. Related Articles Free Hardanger Machine Embroidery Design Related Products
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Mar
Mar
Foundation piecing, also known as paper piecing, is a popular technique used by quilters to easily piece blocks quickly and perfectly.
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Mar
Mar
I remember early on in my embroidery career when I got a call from a new embroiderer who excitedly proclaimed
Embroidery Designs, Embroidery Techniques, Projects, Videos
How to Quilt in the Hoop with Your Embroidery Machine for a Fast QAYG
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Mar
Mar
How to make a Fast Quilt as You Go Embroidered Quilt using the It’s A Girl! designs from Lindee G Embroidery. Quilting in the hoop makes intricate designs quick and easy for the non-quilter. Tips for using embroidery designs for quilting plus how piece quilt blocks together using quilt-as-you-go techniques. Make this quilt in just […]
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Mar
Mar
Piecing with your embroidery machine can produce perfect designs every time – provided you accurately cut and place the pieces. Find out how to do it and see a quick project. Related Articles Cabin Fever: Piecing in the Hoop How to Embroider Victorian Crazy Patch In-the-Hoop Related Products
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Jul
Jul
For this month’s free design, I thought I’d give you a taste from the hardanger collection plus use it in a sample project to give you an idea how it might be used.
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Jul
Jul
Machine embroidered what? In case you’re not up on traditional hand embroidery techniques, hardanger is a type of drawn-thread work done on even weave fabric
Blog, Embroidery Techniques, Machine Embroidery Basics
How to Machine Embroider on Ribbon with Metallic Thread
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Jul
Jul
Embroidering on ribbon presents a few problems: ribbon cannot be securely hooped between the rings of the hoop, accurate design placement is difficult, and the tight weave is not conducive to the additional thread applied by embroidery. With a little know-how, you can easily surmount these problems. Watch this video on how to do it! […]