Designing an in-the-hoop project doesn’t have to be complex. This one is so easy, even a beginner can do it! The trick is understanding the “engineering” aspect and factoring that into your design. I’ll show you how!

Using the block tool to create beautiful designs is easy when you know a few tips! The block tool is common to most digitizing software and may also be known as the side-to-side tool or the twin pens tool. Using it in other programs is similar.

Making and loading your own custom placement templates, which Hatch calls articles, is easy and very useful! I’ll show you how in this video.