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Keep Your Hand Out of the Hoop

by eileenroche on November 18, 2015

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Well it’s taken me 20+ years but I finally did it. I stitched on my finger. If you’ve been to any of my classes, I always caution students to keep…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Multiple Napkin Embroidery

by Marie Zinno on November 16, 2015

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The holidays are right around the corner but there is plenty of time to stitch a set of monogrammed napkins for the Thanksgiving table. Embroidered napkins are an extremely thoughtful…

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Text on a Path

by eileenroche on November 14, 2015

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One of my favorite things about using digitizing software is learning new shortcuts. For years, I’ve been creating text on a path in a rather laborious method. But now, thanks…

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A Little Help Goes a Long Way

by eileenroche on November 11, 2015

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This may seem like an odd request coming me, editor of Designs in Machine Embroidery but I want to ask you to make a donation to Ellen March’s Go Fund…

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Software Saturday: Oh, the options are endless!

by DIME by OESD on November 7, 2015

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In today’s lesson in Inspiration’s Perfect Embroidery Pro, you’ll learn how to: Convert True Type fonts built-in to your computer and convert to embroidery designs. Change the fill type to…

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Collar Design Placement

by eileenroche on November 4, 2015

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On October 15, Barbara Grant asked, “I want to embroider little flowers or a vine on a collar for a toddler’s dress, the heirloom kind that I used to sew…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Extension Table for Babylock Enterprise and Brother Entrepreneur

by Marie Zinno on November 2, 2015

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I’ll admit I have owned my 10 needle embroidery machine for 4 years and have recently started to use the extension table and I am wondering WHY I waited so…

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My Quilt Planner

by eileenroche on October 31, 2015

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My Quilt Planner software program is the easiest way to figure out how to quilt your quilt! Just tell the software the dimensions of your quilt and My Quilt Planner…

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Embroidering on Velvet

by eileenroche on October 28, 2015

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A few weeks ago, many of you responded to my request for future blog topics. I’ve found your suggestions helpful and sometimes I’m at a loss for what to blog…

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Multi-Needle Monday: Changing the Background Display on Brother/Babylock Multi-Needle Machines

by eileenroche on October 26, 2015

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If you are a lucky multi-needle embroidery machine owner, you probably took your time reading the manual about how to change the needles and setting the thread color display among…