How to embroider on a baseball cap
Are you an owner of a single needle embroidery machine who longs for a hat embroidery machine to be able to machine embroider on a baseball cap? Guess what? You…
Machine Embroidery with Metallic Thread
Back in 2009, my three-year old wanted her name embroidered on her new beach towel, so I let her choose the thread. Naturally – she chose the option with the…
Best Glow in the Dark Thread for Machine Embroidery
It's almost Halloween! So, you know what that means?? It's the perfect time of year to try out stitching out embroidery designs with some glow-in-the-dark thread. Sound tricky? It's actually…
How to make a tooth fairy pillow and personalize it with your embroidery machine
I only live a few miles from my mom and dad which and they actually still live in the home where I grew up. Great, right? Yep - it's great…
Is there a free embroidery file format converter?
Looking for a free embroidery file format converter? Fortunately, there are quite a few options. But, why, you might ask, would you need such a thing? You see, embroidery files…
How to make a patch on an embroidery machine
One of the most common requests I get from my readers and through my Etsy store is if I can stitch out one of my designs as an embroidery patch.…
How to remove embroidery
We've already established the fact here that every machine embroidery enthusiast makes mistakes. And when the mistake is really bad, sometimes the best solution is to rip out your stitches…
Save money on embroidery stabilizer using these tricks
Stabilizer can get expensive, especially when you use a fresh piece for just about everything you embroider or appliqué. When I first started using my embroidery machine, I went through…
How to appliqué on an embroidery machine
I never anticipated that after I started making appliqué designs, people start asking me how to use them. It all seems so simple to me now. But, I do remember…
10 Machine Embroidery Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
When you've spent over 10 years working with an embroidery machine, you're bound to make a few embroidery mistakes. This is certainly true for me. The funny thing is -…
Why are my needles breaking on my embroidery machine?
I sit there, mesmerized, watching my embroidery machine do its thing… happily humming along, then suddenly – POP – the needle breaks. After a brief moment of gratitude that the…
How to make a personalized t-shirt dress using your embroidery machine
Hey there! Are you lucky enough to have little girls in your life who are willing to wear wacky dresses? Well - I used to, but now my girls are…