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Tips for Successful Retail Inspired T-Shirt

by Eileen Roche on March 30, 2021

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Turn a plain t-shirt into a retail inspired original t-shirt using chunky matte thread and specially digitized embroidery designs.  Eileen Roche’s Boho T-Shirts were inspired from looking through catalogs and…

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Buffalo Plaid? It’s Everywhere!

by eileenroche on December 4, 2019

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If you’ve been looking for blanks to embroider this holiday season, chances are you found many options and 90% of them are buffalo plaid!  Whether it’s pillows, kitchen towels, throws,…

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Volume 104 Subtle Tees – Leaf Lesson Part 1 of 2 – Software

by eileenroche on May 20, 2017

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By Denise Holguin This is expanded coverage of the Subtle Tees project featured in Volume 104 May/June 2017. Lesson Highlights: Copy, paste and rotate designs in embroidery software to suit…

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Volume 104 Subtle Tees – Leaf Lesson Part 2 of 2 – Spray Paint

by DIME by OESD on May 17, 2017

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Leaves! by Denise Holguin If you’re a Designs in Machine Embroidery magazine reader, then you’ll enjoy this expanded coverage of the Subtle Tees project featured in Volume 104 May/June 2017.…

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Volume 103 Overspray Turned in to Opportunity

by DIME by OESD on March 29, 2017

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This blog is expanded coverage of the Subtle Tees article featured in Volume 103 March/April 2017.  This post covers “overspray”.   For spray paint tips, visit “spray paint” [line] I…

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Embroidering on Onesies

by eileenroche on December 28, 2016

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Is there anything sweeter than welcoming a new baby into the family right at the holidays?  It brings the meaning of Christmas home…time to focus on the important things in…

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Stabilizer Experiment

by eileenroche on July 30, 2016

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Normally, I use fuse polymesh stabilizer to the wrong side of the design area to stabilize knit fabrics. But recently, I was working on a couple of knit skirts. The…

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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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It’s Cold in Those Chemo Centers

by eileenroche on May 22, 2013

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When you have a family member or friend diagnosed with cancer, it leaves many of us feeling helpless – what can you do to support them? Nancy Zieman and I…

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Put a Neckline on a Hemline!

by eileenroche on October 24, 2012

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Uh? Put a neckline on a hemline? Well, kinda. I’ve been looking at the peek-a-boo transformation on Designer Necklines and wondered if I could use it to decorate something other…

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