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Applique Embroidery Tips & Techniques Holiday Lettering & Monograms

Monogram of the Month: A Reason to Celebrate!

by admin on July 2, 2014

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I was very excited when Eileen gave me the opportunity to write this month’s Monogram of the Month feature.  I’ve had my eye on the banner designs from JoAnn Connolly’s…

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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques Lettering & Monograms Wearables

Discreet is the Word – Monogramming for Men

by eileenroche on June 11, 2014

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It’s not too late to show your dad how much you care about him. And nothing says it better than stitches. Just remember to keep the embroidery subtle. Here’s a…

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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques Multi-Needle

Love that Zoom Tool

by eileenroche on June 9, 2014

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I’ve met many Baby Lock and Brother machine owners (both multi-needle or single-needle machines) who didn’t know how to get a close-up look at an embroidery design before actually stitching.…

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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques Hooping

My Go-To Gift

by eileenroche on May 28, 2014

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If you think you don’t have time to stitch a last minute gift, think again! Let me show you how to stitch six napkins in no time. Mark the location…

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Alignment and Placement Applique Embroidery Tips & Techniques Hooping Multi-Needle Wearables

Multi-Needle Monday | Applique and Onesies – Oh, My!

by eileenroche on April 28, 2014

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Applique and stitching on onesies have always challenged my multi-needle machine skills. First, trimming applique in those deep standard hoops is tricky on a small item. I can’t seem to…

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Multi-Needle Monday | Text Editing on the Multi-Needle Machine

by eileenroche on March 24, 2014

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Want to add a bit more interest to some of your purchased designs? Then follow this simple tutorial on curving text right at the machine. You can apply this technique…

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Alignment and Placement Embroidery Tips & Techniques Hooping Multi-Needle Wearables

Multi-Needle Monday | Who’s on First?

by eileenroche on March 3, 2014

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You are!  Sure to be a hit with all baseball fans, here’s a little baseball stitching to get you into the mood for the season.  Celebrate Opening Day 2014, whether…

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Applique Embroidery Tips & Techniques Multi-Needle Software

Down & Dirty; Quick & Easy Applique Circle

by eileenroche on February 24, 2014

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Here’s a quick method for making a circle applique with the machine’s built-in stitches. In a later post, we’ll discuss the auto-applique feature but for now, this is a ‘down…

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Embroidery Tips & Techniques Hooping Software

7 Steps to Improve Your Embroidery

by eileenroche on February 19, 2014

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1. Print a template(s) of your embroidery design so you can plan the embroidery layout. Place it on the item (garment, home décor, craft or quilt) and critique its placement…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Monochromatic Stitching

by eileenroche on February 10, 2014

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Even though you can stitch 10-color designs without blinking an eye or changing a spool, there are still occasions when you want to stitch an entire design one color. Wonder…

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