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10 Household Tools for the Machine Embroiderer Part 2

by eileenroche on May 23, 2012

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10 Household Tools for the Machine Embroiderer Part 2 We received such a positive response from my recent blog: 12 Household Tools for the Machine Embroiderer that I decided to…

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Creating Continuous Embroidery with Alignment Marks

by eileenroche on May 16, 2012

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A super-easy to learn embroidery program, Perfect Alignment Software, makes creating continuous embroidery a simple task. Here are a few things I’ve learned to simplify the task. Select your…

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Stitching For Guys Who Don’t Like Golf By Niamh from Urban Threads

by eileenroche on May 9, 2012

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Editor’s Note: We are so excited to feature Niamh from Urban Threads as our guest blogger this week. You may recognize her recent work featured in the May/June 2012 issue…

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Machine Embroidered Wedding Touches

by eileenroche on May 2, 2012

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As tempting as it was to go overboard, I limited myself to make just one machine-embroidered element for my recent wedding: the table numbers. In retrospect, I’m not so…

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7 Ordinary Towels – One Fabulous Gift Part 2 of 2

by eileenroche on April 26, 2012

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Add the Icing In case you missed the first installment of this 2 part series click here: 7 Ordinary Towels – One Fabulous Gift Part 1 In Part 1 I…

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7 Ordinary Towels – One Fabulous Gift Part 1 of 2

by eileenroche on April 25, 2012

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Vintage Elegance Elevate a humble days-of-the-week towel set with charming embroidery, ruffled trim and ribbon. The fun is in the making – truly – I had a blast working on…

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We are so fortunate!

by eileenroche on April 17, 2012

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We are so fortunate! Many of you have sent warm wishes regarding my recent nuptials. Thank you! Your thoughts fill Pete and me with joy. I thought I would share…

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12 Household Tools for the Machine Embroiderer

by eileenroche on April 11, 2012

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12 Household Tools for the Machine Embroiderer Digital Camera– best design tool in the house (besides pencil and paper). I use a digital camera to record my progress when designing…

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7 Steps to Improve Your Embroidery

by eileenroche on April 5, 2012

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7 Steps to Improve Your Embroidery 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…

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Spring Roses By Lorraine Allen

by eileenroche on March 28, 2012

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Note from Eileen: A big welcome to guest blogger Lorraine Allen! Many of you may remember Lorraine when she worked in customer service here at Designs. Now she’s living in…