Machine Embroidery & Quilting Blog

Removing an embroidered design and fixing embroidery mistakes is a simple easy process with the correct stitch eraser tool. Learning how to get rid of unwanted embroidery stitches effectively and without causing a lot of damage in the process is a valuable skill to have before you actually need it. 

Embroidery hooping tips and tricks to make hooping easy. Avoid improper hooping that can cause garments to stretch, move, and stitch out poorly resulting in misaligned designs, puckering, and poor stitch outs. When it's done properly it will produce great results in your finished embroidery.

Stabilizer provides a foundation while you're embroidering and the cut away variety will provide the most stable support available. A cut away backing is a permanent embroidery stabilizer that stays in the garment after you are finished embroidering.

Learn how to machine embroider on fleece blankets, terrycloth towels, polar fleece jackets and plush stuffed animals is simple if you know the best embroidery tips and tricks. If you embroider these incorrectly, your design can get lost in the nap of the fabric and will look terrible to the trained eye. These methods will have you embroidering like a pro in no time.

Embroidering on stretchy polyester moisture wicking performance shirts is easy if you have the right supplies and know how. Stretchy performance wear can can present a challenge even to the experienced embroider, but don’t let this profitable business pass you by. What makes embroidery on performance wear a challenge is that this moisture wicking fabric is designed to stretch in all directions - so embroidery on this fabric requires the right design and backing to succeed. Follow our basic tips and tricks to succeed with these garments.

Toilet paper embroider seems strange, but embroidered toilet paper can make a great item for a gift basket, or a guest bathroom. Embroidered toilet paper is a great novelty or gag gift for gift baskets, bridal showers and holidays. Following our few easy steps to embroider your own roll of toilet paper and be sure to watch our instructional tutorial video.

It's very easy to embroider on Embroidery Buddies and Cubbies stuffed plush animals with your home or commercial embroidery machine. All our stuffed animals have zippers which hide a secret compartment. Opening the zipper reveals a self contained stuffing pouch, which when removed, enables you to hoop the teddy bear and embroider directly on it. Once you learn the simple tips and trick to embroider the stuff animals, you will be stitching them out in no time. 

Simple tips and tricks to embroider on leather. While challenging to embroider on, the correct tools, along with practice, leather embroidery can be very easy. Leather embroidery creates great looking products as well as huge profits for your business. This help tutorial covers choosing leather material, picking designs, buying needles and stabilizer for leather, and tricks for hooping to minimize hoop burn.