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General comments that involve machine embroidery
A few weeks ago one of my Futura students recommended the Hat Hoop as a way to embroider hats. I ordered a hoop from hathoop.com . Today while the weather was terrible, I tried the hoop and will show you my test results in a video. The embroidery was not perfect, in fact my placement […]
Do you ever feel like a mushroom, hidden away in darkness wondering where was I? Today I had a very enlightening class with a student learning the Singer Futura XL400. She has been working with her Futura for some time and found a hathoop web site that makes hoops for the XL400 and all current […]
Looking for a fun project for the cold winter months. Here is an idea for a Blue Heron wall quilt. I was inspired by a Baby Lock article on the wall quilt they made using an embroidery and sewing machine. I also found a free Singer Blue Heron embroidery that can be used in “other […]
I am looking forward to a New Year and my hope is it will give us all a new beginning. The Serenity Prayer keeps coming to mind so I thought it might be time to share the words with you! I have made this prayer into a machine embroidery. It was pretty easy with my […]
I have created a lace pocket using the Singer Futura auto punch and advanced editing . Designs for a lace pocket and a floral lace pocket were saved in FHE format for the Singer Futura. Click on the pictures to download these designs for free. A 3 part video on how to create a lace […]
Embroidery on lightweight hankerchiefs
Here are some hints when using the Futura multi-hoop technique. Recently I was practicing multi-hooping for an upcoming class and would like to pass along some hints I discovered while doing multi-hooping. Multi-hooping is used with designs that are bigger then the large hoop which is about 6″ X 10″. The total hooping area of […]
If you are looking for ways to use your embroidery machine, the bow tie pillow is a wonderful and decorative treat for any room. Embroidery Library has done a brief free tutorial on how to set up and use your embroidery machine to decorate the knot of the bow. I recommend EOS free program to […]
