All About Scissors
-- Tanya
How many times do you walk into your sewing dealer or a craft store and see many different types of brands of scissors and cutters and think 'I don't need those!'? CF_MGQUOTE align="right" byline="-- . . . Continue...
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Choosing Needles
-- Ann Silva
A few days ago I subscribed to an eZine from Ann Silva's Bernina Sewing Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here is an article from her newsletter, reprinted by permission. CF_MGQUOTE align="right" by . . . Continue...
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Best Way To Embroider On Baby Clothes
"What is the best way to embroider on baby clothes, like oneies? Also looking for a place to buy diaper covers, cloth bibs, oneies at a good price. Right now I am buying from local stores." Here are great answers from our ATW members! (design shown is from Embroidery Library) . . . Continue...
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Embird Fonts Vs Monogram Wizard
"What is Embird? I have noticed that many of the fatcs creators use Embird for the lettering. I have a terrible time doing good lettering just using the PE Design. I'm also hampered by old . . . Continue...
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Embroidery On A Toddler Knit Shirt
"I want to try embroidering my first project on a toddler knit shirt. What stabilizer do you guys use?" Here are great answers to the question of getting started on baby clothes embroidery from our ATW members . . . Continue...
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The Challenge Of Small Lettering Embroidery
One of our members wrote to me yesterday with a problem. She's trying to put a person's name and a date onto a hanky. The problem is how to get the lettering small enough that it will fit and still be readable! Here's the way . . . Continue...
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Can I Stitch This Design Out Faster?
Here's a question from one of our members... We stitched out the CUTE animals that I downloaded from you in school today. The Hippo was adorable!! Can't wait to do more tomorrow. Is there a way to make the stitching time shorter? The Hippo took 47 minutes to stitch! But definitely worth it! . . . Continue...
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Catalog Your Embroidery Designs
Question from a customer... "My sister-in-law and I were commeting the other day that someone needed to create a program that would help us catalogue our designs so we know what we have! I buy so many and download them and really need some way to easily find out what I have. Do you know of such a thing?" Of course! Here's the inside scoop on . . . Continue...
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What CAN I Digitize? (Legally!)
The question comes up all the time... "What can I LEGALLY digitize?" It's not as easy of a question as you'd think, and at times it can get downright "sticky" when someone asks you to digitize something for them. Here's how to protect yourself from future problems . . . Continue...
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Wrong Thread!
Every machine is different! They all have their own personality and quirks - just like people. Here's a story of discovery . . . Continue...
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I Bumped My Machine!
In today's lesson I cover "weird things that can happen". Look around your machine for anything weird that could be happening. But do it with the machine OFF! Here's why . . . Continue...
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Hooping Mistakes
This time I'll cover one of the most common problems people have with stitching out a design... hooping incorrectly. But this topic is a "show and tell" type of thing. I could write a couple thousand words to explain to you what I can show you in about 5 minutes of video. . . . Continue...
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Tension Settings
TENSION settings get blamed a lot more often than they should. Yes, it's possible that a problem is cause by the tension settings on your machine, but more than likely, it's something else causing the problem. There are two tension settings on your machine. Whether you have . . . Continue...
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All About Stabilizers
I guess the title is really a mis-nomer as this article isn't really "All About Stabilizers", it's really more like "A LOT About Stabilizers", but that isn't such a catchy title. So I'll stick with the "All About..." for now. Later on, I'll add more stuff to cover the "all" part. What this article DOES cover is the basics about stabilizers. Here's something you should remember . . . Continue...
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Mechanical Problems - Part 2
Lesson #5... "I Can Fix It!" is about mechanical problems with embroidery machines. Part-2 is still in development and you'll see why as soon as you read this article! . . . Continue...
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Mechanical Problems - Part 1
Fifth article in our series on "What's wrong with my design?" covers mechanical problems and how to determine if it's time to take your machine to the shop . . . Continue...
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The Thread Path
Fourth article in our series on "What's wrong with my design?" covers what can go wrong within your embroidery machine along the thread path to cause problems with your design stitchout . . . Continue...
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Bobbin Problems
Third article in our series on "What's wrong with my design?" covers what can go wrong with your bobbin and how to fix these type of problems . . . Continue...
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Bad Needles
Taking a look again at what can go wrong with an embroidery stitchout, we move now to the needle and what can happen when . . . Continue...
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"What's Wrong With This Design?"
"What's wrong with this design?" I hear this question all the time from beginners and intermediate level embroidery hobbyists. Frankly, there are a LOT of things that can go wrong with a design, but they all fall into just three categories. Those three categories are . . . Continue...
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Embroidery And Yahoo Groups
"I feel like this a very elementary question but I have not read about the above groups - how they work - do you have to belong to a separate one for every site you are interested in - is there a cost - just some general information would be so helpful." . . . Continue...
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VIDEO: Machine Embroidery Applique The ATW Way!
(Reposted From 7/14/06)
Machine embroidery applique sews out a design outline three times. The first time around is the "placement stitch", showing you what area needs to be covered by the applique fabric. Once the fabric is in position the second time around adds the "tack-down stitch" holding the fabric in place. Once you trim away any excess fabric outside the tack-down stitch you put the hoop back on the embroidery machine and it runs the "cover stitch" that covers up the tack-down stitch and the edge of the fabric that you trimmed. . . . Continue...
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Resize Photos Easy And Free
Sure your super-wizbang digital camera takes great photos, but when you load the pictures to the web they are HUGE! Here's what to do about it. My camera takes 12-megapixel photos. That's great for lots of purposes, but when I want to add one of them to my personal photo gallery there's a problem. The 12-megapix photo takes a long time to load to the web AND . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Thread Recommendations
What's a good brand of embroidery thread to buy? Everyone asks this question when they're starting out and re-examine the issue every year or two. Why is it a question that comes up again and again when you thought it was settled in your own mind years ago? Here's an in-depth look at the question of embroidery thread purchased on ebay . . . Continue...
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Cross Stitch Machine Embroidery?
Here's a question about machine cross stitch that started out in our discussion forum and is worth sharing with the world! Thanks to Grandma Lola and to everyone that answered... "Have any of you done cross stitch on your embroidery machines. DO you know where I can find instructions on how to do it? Do you actually use CS fabric???" . . . Continue...
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Using Embroidery Stabilizer As A Coffee Filter
-- Holly Pike
I decided this morning to make a pot of coffee using embroidery stabilizer instead of a coffee filter. It didn't come out quite right and I'm wondering if I should have used cutaway instead of tearaway? Or maybe "Totally Stable" but I was concerned about the amount of glue I'd end up with in my coffee if I went that route! So I had one more idea and . . . Continue...
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Thread Color Conversion Charts
Here's a quick link to all kinds of different cross-reference charts to convert from one brand of thread to another while keeping the same color. Not all brands of thread offer all colors of the rainbow, but they do all come in a wide choice of differnt shades and hues. When a particular color from one company does not have a direct conversion to another brand then the chart will be blank or have an "NA" or a "-" mark in that space . . . Continue...
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5 Keys To Successful Machine Embroidery
Today is Christmas Day 2008 and there are many first-time embroidery machine owners starting to search the internet for help with getting going. This article covers 5 key things you MUST know about this hobby... Copyrights, Sharing, Learning Curve, Friends, and one more key that's above all the others . . . Continue...
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Converting Embroidery Design Formats
You see a great design that you really want, but it's in PES format for Brother and Babylock machines and you have a Viking machine. What can you do? Fortunately you can convert an embroide . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Masking Tape
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Hanging On By A Thread
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: "Grease" The Way
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Making Wide Coasters
Lidia Doneddu from Victoria, Australia sent me this terrific step-by-step pictorial article on how she makes wide coasters. I think she did an excellent job of not only putting together the instructions but in taking great photos and putting it all into one photo. Click below to see the complete article . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Glue Stick For Quilting
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: A Special "Been-There-Done-That" Tip!
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Spray Adhesive
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: More Money For Thread!
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Keep Your Embroidery Design Files SAFE
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Always Check Those CD's!
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: No One Gets Stabbed
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Make A "T"
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Save Your Thumbs When Hooping
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: A Gift WIth A Responsibility
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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Embroidery Tip: Are You Glad?
We have over 1,500 embroidery and computer tips submitted by our members. Watch our site each day for tips you can use and click back through our "Embroidery Tips", "Computer Tips", and "Web-Wize Tips" department (See Left-Side Menus) for previous tips too. . . . Continue...
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I Can't Download In Vista!
Here's a "fun" problem! A member using Vista was trying to download designs and suddenly she no longer got the "File Download" Window to allow her to save designs. As I explained to the member the problem is not that the designs were no longer being downloaded, but rather that they are automatically downloading to "places unknown" on her computer. . . . Continue...
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