Adhesives can be quite useful in machine embroidery. These tips will help you make them stick where you want!
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Machine Embroidery Bobbins 101
Bobbins are essential to sewing and embroidery and not using the right one makes all the difference in the world! Who knew such a little thing could be such a big deal?
Embroidery Tool Shed: A Powerful Free Software!
If you don’t have basic design editing software or can’t print out a template, you will love Embroidery Tool Shed! I recently tried out the free Embroidery Tool Shed (ETS) software and am quite impressed. There are so many uses for the program, you will want to try it too!
Prewound Bobbins 101
Prewound bobbins are so convenient, but are they for you? Here is what you need to know!
When I first started in machine embroidery, some 20-plus years ago, there were not many options when it came to prewound bobbins. My manufacturer did not recommend them at that time. Thankfully, products improve. I have recently started using prewounds and would never go back.
Quilts: Tips for Perfect Piecing
Making a quilt is more than just pretty fabric and beautiful embroidery. These tips will help ensure that your piecing skills are top notch!
Using Water-Soluble Stabilizers in Embroidery
Water-soluble stabilizers (WSS) are extremely useful in machine embroidery and necessary in certain projects. Here are the most common types and uses.
Tips and Tricks: Using a Stabilizer Bandaid
Here is an easy fix to patch holes in your stabilizer! We have all experienced a hole in our stabilizer at one time or another. Most of the time, you can save the project with a very simple fix.
A threading or needle malfunction can cause a thread nest or snag resulting in a hole or tear in our stabilizer. We have shown you how to use a stabilizer window. On a smaller scale, you can use adhesive or sticky stabilizers to patch smaller holes and tears.
Snow Buddies Hanger
Nobody minds the snow when you have Bonnie’s Snow Buddies hanging around! I enjoyed stitching the Santa Buddies ornament and Ginger Buddies ornament so much, I had to try stitching a head version of Snow Buddies.
Well, This is Embarrassing!
In addition to reading your manual, this tip will help you learn more than you can imagine! One of the things we encourage is reading your manual, not only when you first get your machine but also every so often as a review. Many times, you will learn something new. Others, you reinforce as good practice.
In addition, there are a number of great videos online that are specific to particular brands of sewing and embroidery machines.
Documenting Projects with Labels
Whether it is a pillow, wall hanging, table runner or quilt, add a label. But what should you include? We may not think about how long some of the items that we make will last, but it is important to document your works of heart.