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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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Multi-Needle Monday: Assigning Thread Colors, Part II

by eileenroche on February 3, 2014

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Ever wonder what those little anchors are next to your thread spools on the screen?  Just because a needle has a green spool next to it, it doesn’t necessarily mean…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Assigning Thread Colors, Part I

by eileenroche on January 27, 2014

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Many of you expressed an interest in learning how to assign thread colors to the needles.  I’ll share how I do it. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Basic Threading

by eileenroche on January 13, 2014

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It’s Multi-Needle Monday!  This week we cover Basic Threading Techniques. Hmm…what color thread goes on what pin? On the Baby Lock Enterprise and the Brother Entrepreneur®, you’ll see an LED…

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Stitching Lettering on Fur

by eileenroche on December 20, 2013

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I know thousands of embroidery machines will be humming right up until December 24th. So here’s how to handle tricky faux fur – a favorite last minute gift item. Scroll…

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Let’s Get to the Point

by eileenroche on November 13, 2013

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The lowly needle gets very little attention. In fact, it’s often considered the enemy – you know, it’s the first thing you attack when something goes wrong with an embroidery…

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What’s with Lower Case Monograms?

by eileenroche on October 2, 2013

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You see it everywhere today – lower case monograms catch your eye and make you wonder if it really is a monogram. I think its popularity stems from texting. Many…

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Need an embroidery miracle? Then you need friends in high places!

by eileenroche on July 24, 2013

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Where do you turn when you need a solution to an embroidery dilemma? It started innocently enough with “Honey, can you embroider my name and phone number on this strap?”…

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Upscale Bed Linens

by eileenroche on July 5, 2013

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I love embroidered bed linens. They are such a treat to slide between as you end a long day. Here are some tips for stitching gorgeous machine embroidery designs on…

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7 Steps to Improve Your Embroidery

by eileenroche on May 29, 2013

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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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