Is embroidery hard?
The idea of owning an embroidery machine can be pretty exciting. You may have visions of stitching your kids' names on every item of clothing, or fantasize about monogramming bags…
How to set up an embroidery machine
Is your embroidery machine still in it's box? That's a dang shame because you are missing out on tons of fun. But, believe it or now, you are not the…
Best embroidery machine tables
If you have been looking to buy a table for your embroidery machine but are finding the specialized tables for sewing and embroidery at your local sewing machine shop to…
Janome MB-7 review: a perfect entry-level multi-needle
Lucky, lucky me. One of my best friends from childhood (Ellie) and owner of the sewing/embroidery company, Gracefully Hatched, just purchased the Janome MB-7 embroidery machine and let me check…
Free Machine Embroidery Designs: 20 Great Online Sources
If you are new to machine embroidery, you may be a bit reluctant to buy machine embroidery designs. Heck - you may not even know how to use your machine.…
What is machine embroidery bobbin thread?
When I first started doing machine embroidery - I was never sure of what type of bobbin thread to use. It seemed like a pain to keep changing the bobbin…
Satin vs fill stitch in machine embroidery
Perhaps you have hear the terms: satin stitch and fill stitch, but do you know exactly what they mean? Clearly they are two different types of embroidery stitches. When digitizers…
How to use Hatch embroidery software: the Deers show you how
If there was ever a First Family of machine embroidery, it would certainly be Embroidery Legacy's Deers. The Deer family has been in the embroidery business for over 60 years.…
Best irons for sewing and embroidery
Are you in the market for a new iron? I'm getting there. I love my iron, but now that I've dropped it twice, it's barely hanging on by a thread.…
Sewing vs Embroidery Machine
Thinking about picking up a new hobby but are not sure where to invest your time and money? Sewing and embroidery are useful skills, but in order to do either…
SewArt vs SewWhat Pro Machine Embroidery Software
If you are thinking about learning to digitize your own designs, you might have looked at SewArt and SewWhat Pro. They are entry level, inexpensive machine embroidery programs made by…
What is machine embroidery thread?
Thread is thread is thread, right? Well, that's what I thought until I starting getting into machine embroidery. Thread is EVERYTHING when you do machine embroidery because it is the…