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 […]
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 […]
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The other day I was asked by an acquaintance who was considering the purchase of her first embroidery machine if embroidery was difficult.
Have you ever sewn a design where the outlines were radically off in some areas but pretty good in others? Did your design have gaps between sections? Why are some outlines much worse than others? In general, I’m not a big fan of running stitch outlines, especially black ones. They’re hard to digitize and they’re […]
At some point in an embroiderer’s life something happens that requires you to remove embroidery stitches
Running stitch outlines, especially around large fill objects, can be hard to control perfectly.
I was recently asked this curious question and so I thought this would be a good place to answer it.
Dear Embroidery Enthusiast, Chances are when you bought your embroidery machine you were shown
A DEFINITION Technically, digitizing refers to the process of converting analog information into digital information. For example, scanning a photo into the computer is a form of digitizing. As it relates to embroidery, it is the process of preparing artwork and applying stitches to create a digital embroidery file suitable for use on a computerized […]
In the previous post, What are Birdnests? we looked at what a birdnest is and the potential damage it can cause.
You’ve just spent a fortune on your very first embroidery machine and now the sales person is showing you threads.