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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"
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...
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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... . . . Click to continue...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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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"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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"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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"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)
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
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
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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"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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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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"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)
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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"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)
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)
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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