Technique: embroidery

How to Move a Design from Your Computer to Your Embroidery Machine – In the Right Format!

September 17, 2014 Kay Hickman

You’ve purchased an embroidery design and have it safely tucked away in a folder on your computer. The next step: Send the design to your embroidery machine. But how do you know which files to send? … More

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Decking the Halls – With Stumpwork

September 8, 2014 WeAllSew

This charming wreath features three-dimensional stumpwork holly leaves. … More

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How to Make an Ecco Collection Table Runner

September 1, 2014 Elizabeth Stoltenburg

For Betty Stoltenburg’s Sewapalooza samples she didn’t quite follow the instructions for the Ecco Table Topper. Her version is a long rectangle instead of a square! … More

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Made to Create Pillow Featuring Embroidery Machine Applique

August 20, 2014 WeAllSew

Sweet appliqued birdies flock together on the front of Elva Mungai’s Made to Create pillow, which features Retro Birds Embroidery Collection #21001. … More

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Quick and Easy Playful Petals

August 13, 2014 Mary Beck

It was easy to cut and applique all the pretty petals for this quilt – my embroidery machine did it for me! … More

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How to Personalize a Quick Gift with PaintWork!

July 21, 2014 Alice Voss-Kantor

Last year’s holiday gifts for my co-workers and friends were linen sachets personalized with Paintwork monograms. I love linen sachets! This time I worked from an already assembled version and PaintWork seemed to be the perfect solution to add the special touch to them. … More

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Embroidery Basics: How to Use Paper Templates for Marking Designs

July 2, 2014 Kay Hickman

Paper templates are invaluable for determining and marking fabric for embroidery designs. Here are several tips on printing and using them for successful embroidery plaement. … More

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Introduction to BERNINA Embroidery Software 7: FREE Video Tutorial

June 21, 2014 WeAllSew

You’ve probably modified sewing and craft projects to suit yourself, tweaking the proportions or adding embellishments to make it your own. You can do the same thing with embroidery designs using your computer. … More

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Jackie Robinson’s Crash Course in Embroidery

June 18, 2014 WeAllSew

Jackie Robinson is a quilt-maker, not an embroiderer . . . until one of her Benartex fabrics was digitized! Jackie shares some of her adventures with embroidering samples for her Father Frost collection for Every Stitch Counts. … More

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DIY Wedding Inspiration

June 4, 2014 WeAllSew

June is traditionally associated with weddings, and today we have some DIY wedding inspiration from Rhea Lucovsky. … More

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Embroidery Basics: 7 Essential Supplies

June 3, 2014 Kay Hickman

If you are just getting started in machine embroidery, check out this “must have” list. You will of course also need an embroidery machine and the hoop(s) that came with it! … More

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How to Combine and Modify Designs Without Software: FREE Video Tutorial

May 30, 2014 WeAllSew

Use the built-in embroidery tools on your machine to create your own customized designs and monograms. … More

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