What is Multi-hooping? When you have a large design layout, you can plan and execute the marking, hooping and embroidering one area at a time to build the large design. A good example would be embroidered borders. I Multi-hoop using printed design templates. This technique can be done on most embroidery software. If you need a program to print your design template download EOS for free. Open your design, center and print the design at 100% of size.
First center the design.
Print of each design template in your embroidery software.
Tape the printed templates together to form the completed design. This will allow you to visualize the complete size and how much fabric you need. ( completed Border repeat or Quilt Block, Pillow Case border Belt or Purse Strap etc.)
Using an awl or ho
le punch, punch 5 small holes to locate the center. (center, and one on each of the 4 cross hair ends.)
Lay the new and larger template on your fabric and mark the centers and cross hair and connect them to form the design centers.
When hooping the fabric I use sticky paper. Remove the release sheet after the paper is hooped and mark the cross hair with a permanent marker on the sticky paper. Align the cross hairs of the marked garment with the sticky paper marking.
Here is a video I did a while ago on a quilt block planning using the Futura software . The embroidery multi-hooping technique is pretty much the same no matter which software you use.
Here is a video of the hooping technique using a hoop it all.
