Machine Embroidery 101

Once a luxury for sewing enthusiasts, embroidery machines have become the norm in the home sewing industry. They're the next step in the sewing journey once the basics are mastered and even non-sewers can learn to embellish readymade objects from towels to T-shirts with an embroidery-capable sewing machine. Like magic, users can download a digitized design in minutes from the thousands of affordable motifs online or even learn to create their own to stitch out. Joi Mahon's Perfect Guide covers them all. From selecting designs for different fabrics, hooping and stabilizing, downloading and transferring, thread and needle choices, alignment, and even embroidery on pre-made or hard to handle items, this handy guide will be every machine user's go-to, easy-to follow manual offering crucial information at their fingertips every time they start a project. Inside you'll find: • Overview of Sewing Machines with Embroidery Capabilities • Guidance for Downloading and Transferring Designs • Top Threads, Bobbin, and Needle Choices • Stabilizers, Toppers, and Hooping Overviews • How Successfully Machine Embroider a Variety of Fabrics • Design Placement and Alignment • Tips for Embroidering on Pre-made Items • Troubleshooting