Embroidery Thread

Add Embroidery to Projects

Innovative Ideas to Make Gifts of Art Out of Store-Bought Items Take something ordinary and make it extraordinary. Simply add a little embroidery. Embroidery doesn’t have to be done on particular canvases or pre-marked kit cloths. Any simple item can be personalized with a touch of embroidery. It makes one-of-a-kind items, and it gives gifts …

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Freestanding Machine Embroidery

These Popular Designs Offer Creative Opportunities to Embroiderers Freestanding machine embroidery designs have been cleverly created to give lacy openwork patterns that do not require fabric and can be used in a variety of ways. Freestanding machine embroidery patterns, (also known as freestanding lace) offer the machine embroiderer the opportunity to get especially creative. As …

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Machine Embroidery Tips

Design Considerations, Stabilizer Choices, and Hooping Techniques With the right hooping and stabilizing techniques and the right design choice for a particular fabric, even a novice can achieve professional embroidery results. Although machine embroidery appears fairly straightforward – the machine does most of the work – it is important to realize that proper hooping and …

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Embroidering on T-Shirts

Considerations for Machine Embroidery on Jersey and Interlock Fabric Machine embroidery is an excellent way to embellish and personalize t-shirts but the thin stretchy fabric requires extra care to achieve professional-looking results. For adults and children around the world, t-shirts are a summertime wardrobe staple. Machine embroidery is a fun way to personalize plain shirts, …

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French Knot Embroidery

The French knot is used to make small raised dots. You will often see it in flowers in clusters for the center. Add it to the running stitch we did last month, and you can enhance your work.   Materials Needed embroidery floss needle cotton fabric embroidery hoop scissors From beneath, push the needle through …

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