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Hold Onto Your Hat

by eileenroche on March 5, 2016

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Hat embroidery presents two challenges for the home embroiderer. First, hat embroidery usually entails small lettering. Second, keeping a hat in a hoop on single-needle, flat bed machine is tricky. …

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Home Decor

Opportunity Knocks!

by admin on March 2, 2016

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My friend Tore works in a corporate environment—picture a quiet, organized, office setting. The exact opposite of my space where there’s an explosion of stitched samples, fabrics, trim, buttons… and…

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All Aboard!

by eileenroche on February 29, 2016

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The blog will be back for regular programming on Wednesday. Last week, Marie and I were cruising on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas ship. After a year of…

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Experiment & Have Fun

by admin on February 24, 2016

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I read a comment on last Wednesday’s blog post that got my creative juices flowing. It is from one of our frequent Designs in Machine Embroidery contributors, Joanne Banko. Here’s…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Multiple Name Tags – Part Two

by Marie Zinno on February 22, 2016

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As you read this blog I should be sailing and teaching on the Caribbean Sea. Last week I shared with you a sneak peak of our embroidered name tags…

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Digitizing Software

6 Helpful Tips for Digitizing Continuous Line Designs

by eileenroche on February 19, 2016

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Recently, I’ve been digitizing quilting designs – continuous line designs in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. Continuous line designs present unique challenges to digitizers. Since the designs are just one line…

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Instagram made me do it.

by admin on February 17, 2016

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I started a new hobby this year: Instagram. You’re probably thinking, it doesn’t count as a hobby. But let me explain. It’s eye-opening to see how many talented people there…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Hooping Multiple Name Tags – Part 1

by Marie Zinno on February 15, 2016

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As I write this blog I am preparing for our Stitching Sister cruise that will embark next Sunday from Florida. We have prepared a challenging yet fun list of projects…

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The Cart Before the Horse

by eileenroche on February 13, 2016

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Last Saturday, I provided step-by-step instructions on intertwining letters in Inspirations’ Perfect Embroidery Pro. I think I should have taught you how to overlap letters first, and then advance to…

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Behind the Scenes

by eileenroche on February 10, 2016

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If you’ve ever prepared Thanksgiving Dinner… or any special meal… you can appreciate the amount of planning and work that is involved. The same is true with running a magazine. …