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Copyright Holders Now Have A New Tool For Detecting Illegal Copying
In a nutshell, there's a new "sheriff in town" for copyright owners. This is good news if you are one of those people. It is really bad news if you are a person who shares files with others or accepts files from other people who shouldn't be sharing them with you. . . . Click to continue...
Your Credit Card Security On ATW
In early April (2013) we began to see more information about credit card security breaches in the news. Here are just a few of those recent stories... 2.4 million card numbers . . . Click to continue...
How To Back Up Your Computer

Video showing 4 Keys to making backups of your computer... "What needs to be backed up, what hardware do you need, what software should you use, and how often do you need to backup are all answered in this 1 hour video along with a Q&A session at the end for the folks watching live.

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"1 Newsletter"
"1 Newsletter" Over the years I have probably created 20 websites and each one has had it's own email newsletter. On top of that, I have often set up some special announcement email list or similar. So I've ended up with about 35 different email lists. Some getting an email once in a while, some every day, etc. It has become really time-consuming and frustrating to keep up with all the lists and what gets sent to who when and where. After thinking about it a LOT, I've come up with the idea of making... "1 Newsletter" . . . Click to continue...
Discount Code For ATW MembersBuying From HollysDesignStudio
We have totally re-built www.HollysDesignStudio.com website which is our deign store. The new store allows us to sell design sets at much . . . Click to continue...
Answers To Embroidery Monogram Questions
What is the correct way to do a monogram?  Thanks to ISEW4U for asking and to Pastor Ruth for finding a great answer!   Here's the site to c . . . Click to continue...
Making Embroidered Gift Tags How-To-Do-It Video + Designs!
Making Embroidered Gift Tags 
How-To-Do-It Video + Designs! Maybe you've already started making your own embroidered Greeting Cards or embroidered Christmas Cards and now you're wondering "What's next?" Well, here's Holly's latest project, embroidered Gift Tags!

The designs used were made to sew out well on card stock. That is a very heavy-weight paper available in hobby stores (think scrap-booking stores, JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby, Wal-Mart craft department) or in office supply stores. The craft stores will simply call this type of paper... . . .
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Which Program Should I Use For Converting Embroidery Design Formats?
"I have a Singer CE 150 that pretty much just sits because I can't download popular designs because it doesn't accept their formats. But being a complete computer dummy I am afraid t . . . Click to continue...
Machine Embroidery Terms Dictionary
Machine embroidery terms dictionary. Thanks to our members for their help in assembling the words to be listed here.
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I Can't Download Designs Using AOL
One of our website members contacted me because she couldn't download designs suddenly using AOL... We looked at a lot of possible reasons and finally figu . . . Click to continue...
WARNING! Protect Yourself From Internet Scams!
I opened an email yesterday morning that I thought was a phishing attack, but I wasn't sure because of the details that were inside the email that could only come from a "trusted source . . . Click to continue...
QUESTIONS ABOUT DOWNLOADING EMBROIDERY DESIGNS
To download an embroidery design set from the web, you normally click on the "download link".  It usually says something like "DOWNLOAD ALL FORMATS HERE" on our website.  Othe . . . Click to continue...
UNZIPPING DESIGNS
When you download an embroidery design, it is normally inside a "zip" folder.  Step one is to "extract" the embroidery designs from the zip folder.    p . . . Click to continue...
EMBROIDERY DESIGN FORMATS
The files you extract from our zip folders will normally be in several formats.  Different brands of machine use different formats and the ones we include are the most common forma . . . Click to continue...
UNWANTED FORMATS
You can keep the formats you don't currently use for future use in case you buy another brand of embroidery machines, or you can delete the unwanted formats.  It takes about 30 sec . . . Click to continue...
THREAD COLOR CHARTS
When you download an embroidery design you usually find the file that goes into your embroidery machine and another file that is either a simple word processor file that ends in ".txt", . . . Click to continue...
TRANSFERRING DESIGNS TO YOUR EMBROIDERY MACHINE
Once the design zip file is saved on your computer and the files are extracted to their own folder, you are ready to move those files to your embroidery machine.  HOW you get desig . . . Click to continue...
CAN'T SEE EMBROIDERY DESIGNS ON YOUR COMPUTER?
Many people want to SEE the embroidery designs that are stored on their computer.  Software that allows you to view an embroidery design is not included with Windows.  You nee . . . Click to continue...
STITCHING OUT DESIGNS
Once the embroidery design is transferred to your embroidery machine you can sew it out. If you have problems stitching out a design from our website, it is very likely that the problem . . . Click to continue...
HOW DOES ARTISTIC THREADWORKS CLUB MEMBERSHIP WORK?
Our website contains more than 20,000 embroidery designs and new ones are released every week for our club members.  The site has more than 6,500 pages of "content" consisting of w . . . Click to continue...
CAN'T LOGIN TO OUR WEBSITE?
Our main website is artisticthreadworks.com    It is a "club" website where members of the club pay a very modest membership fee and then create their own login username . . . Click to continue...
ARE YOU A MEMBER OF OUR CLUB?
Members of our club do not need to wait for an email to download designs. They can go to our club website and access the designs via the "DESIGNS" menus at any time.  There are sev . . . Click to continue...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Following are the questions we hear most often from folks who are new to machine embroidery or new to our website.    Most of these question . . . Click to continue...
"Purse, wallet & key fob" by DebbieR
"Purse, wallet & key fob"  by DebbieR
I made these to donate for a silent auction fundraiser that my niece is holding to raise money for her father in law who has cancer and has been out of work. The purse is "Lisa Bag" from Sewphisticated Cat & the wallet is a in the hoop project from Moose b Stitchin. Key fob I copied from mine. (DebbieR)
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"New Member" (Fairyfloss0)
"New Member"  (Fairyfloss0) Just want to say Hi and how happy I am at finding your site. I look forward to many hours of fun, learning and creativity :) (Fairyfloss0)
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"HELLO FROM GEORGIA" (debo1174)
"HELLO FROM GEORGIA"  (debo1174) I'm glad to be member. Looking forward to all you ave to teach me. (debo1174)
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"Circle Star Hanky" by chocolateluver
"Circle Star Hanky"  by chocolateluver
This wall hanging was made for a challenge project for our quilt guild - it is made with my mother's antique hankies and embellished with beads. (chocolateluver)
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"New Member" (doxie)
"New Member"  (doxie) Hi, I am in Huntsville, Tx. I enjoy embroidery ans quilting. I have 4 children, 12 grandchildern and 1 great granddaughter 3 months old. (doxie)
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"Hello" (Nannyof19)
"Hello"  (Nannyof19) I have just joined Artistic Thread Works. I am looking forward to being part of this group. Can anyone tell me what is the best digitizing program to use. I have a brother machine and a Janome machine. I use my Brother machine mostly. Thanks (Nannyof19)
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"Nightgown For Youngest GD" by njhahn140
"Nightgown For Youngest GD"  by njhahn140
Nice project by njhahn140!
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"Newbee" (ConnieVE)
"Newbee"  (ConnieVE) Hi from New Mexico! I just joined. I have a Janome 11000SE and love it. I not only embroider with it but I am also a quilter. (ConnieVE)
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"Hello there!" (VibrantMum)
"Hello there!"  (VibrantMum) I'm new! I have been doing embroidery for only a short time but I LOVE it! I mostly joined because I am doing a cancer fundraiser and want all of the awareness ribbon designs. Besides for only $5 for 3 months how could I say no?! Thank you for such a fantastic promotion! I look forward to being a part of the community! (VibrantMum)
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"Hi from Australia" (Dibba)
"Hi from Australia" (Dibba) Hello everyone, I have just become a full member thanks to the fantastic offer that was made available. I thought that it was a perfect opportunity to become more involved with my sewing and do a lot less procrastinating! Here's hoping I can keep it up :) (Dibba)
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"Sadie's Dress" by lliles
"Sadie's Dress"  by lliles
So easy to make - pillowcase style with a ruffle top and bottom and rather than ribbons, I like fabric ties ... I made them too long and then decided they looked cute that way, so I left them be! (lliles)
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"First Paid Job" by cararoo
"First Paid Job"  by cararoo
I just finished 50 of these. It took about an hour to do 10. I love my new machine. No way I would have been able to do so many on the old one. Design from EmbroideryDesigns.com (cararoo)
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One of a Kind Hand Painted Feather Purse by Emma (Feathers Both Embroidered And Real)
One of a Kind Hand Painted Feather Purse by Emma (Feathers Both Embroidered And Real)
Thinking outside of the norm isn't a bad thing!:) I love the way this one turned out! (Emma)
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A Trick For Downloading Designs Faster From The ATW Embroidery Design Archives
A Trick For Downloading Designs Faster From The ATW Embroidery Design Archives A member emailed to ask if there is a way she can skip backwards in the design library without going NEXT - NEXT - NEXT - NEXT - NEXT - etc to get back a long ways. The answer is "YES - There is a way to do what you are asking. An easy way to skip backwards through our embroidery design archives and download the designs...
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"Hi" (WATERLILLY)
"Hi" (WATERLILLY) I'm so glad to be back. I have a new machine! New reason to get lots more designs. Thanks for the special offer. (WATERLILLY)
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Native-Art-Sealife Embroidery Designs     2012-June-18     Artwork by Clipartopolis     Digitized by Ramona McKee ATW Digitizing Team
Native-Art-Sealife Embroidery Designs    
2012-June-18    
Artwork by Clipartopolis    
Digitized by Ramona McKee ATW Digitizing Team
Club members can download the complete set in our Design Archives!
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"Saying I am a Newbie" (sermadam)
"Saying I am a Newbie" (sermadam) I am a renewing newbie. I have been embroidering on my Elna Xquisite II for about two years now. I do designs and monograming, especially for my relatives. I hope to get more designs by joining this site. (sermadam)
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Cupcakes and flowers by sewgranny
Cupcakes and flowers by sewgranny
I LOVE this quilt, it was fun to make...oldest DD designed it and I put it together because she doesn't sew...LOL...... (sewgranny)
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How To Price Your Embroidery Work
How To Price Your Embroidery Work A member writes... "I am doing more and more embroidery for friends and co-workers and I never know how much to charge. What is the right amount to charge when I stitch out a design for someone?"
Here's the answer two ways...
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Photo Stitch Pillow by DebbieR
Photo Stitch Pillow by DebbieR
DebbieR made this photo-stitched pillow for her son's girlfriend!
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"Glad I'm not the only newbie here" (Sheila from Kansas)
"Glad I'm not the only newbie here" (Sheila from Kansas) I got a Brother 400 for Christmas and have been sewing for the Grandkids, but I have not used the embrodery part of my machine. I'm excited to get started, with the help of everyone on this website. Mishpocha99 (Sheila from Kansas)
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"Hello from NC" (Terianne)
"Hello from NC" (Terianne) Hello, I just renewed my membership after being away for a couple years. I had gotten away from doing any embroidering and sewing for awhile, but now with a new grandson, I'm ready to start again!
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"HOPE TO LEARN MORE" (Meggers1)
"HOPE TO LEARN MORE" (Meggers1) I'm an 84 year old with 80 of those years involved in sewing. Came from old Kentucky stock where you were born with a needle in your hand. A group in my sewing guild has formed an embroidery club to increase our knowledge of machine embroidery. I'm not a beginner but I sure do need to learn a lot more.
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"Hello from South Dakota!" (SharonLee)
"Hello from South Dakota!" (SharonLee) Hello to all the newbies. This site is wonderful. I am not here that often but when I need help, the help is always there. Thanks Holly and Larry
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"Hi from Arizona " (Teresavan)
"Hi from Arizona " (Teresavan) I'm 81 years young, computer challenged, have 9 children, 9 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild. Want to learn new things. Came from Hawaii where I lived for 20 years and have been in Arizona for 11 years.
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"New Member" (sheilajaneb)
"New Member" (sheilajaneb) Hi everyone I am new to this forum. I have two embroidery machines...janome 9500 and a pr650. I hope to learn more about the pr650 this machine is still very new to me. My favorite is applique designs. I just got a set of fast frames so I could use more knowledge on how to use these. thanks sheilajaneb
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"New Member" (from Albuquerque, NM)
"New Member" (from Albuquerque, NM) Just stopping by with a quick "Hi" from Albuquerque, NM. I've been doing ME for about 20 years starting with my old New Home 8000 (now my main sewing machine), and currently using a Babylock Ellageo BLL for ME. Everyone have a great weekend!
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