Machine Embroidery
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How to Sew Faux Leather + Machine Embroidery Bag Tag
How to Sew Faux Leather + Machine Embroidery Bag Tag –Sallie Tomato Faux Leather Tour- If you’ve ever wondered how to sew faux leather without sticking and puckering, this post is for you! It helps to use a great quality faux leather, such as Sallie Tomato faux leather. It’s soft, pliable and comes in three textures. This vegan leather looks just like the real thing but is much easier to sew and care for, plus it’s way more affordable! This is the best faux leather I’ve ever sewn. It feels like butter and is very easily manipulated. Sallie Tomato also makes GREAT bag patterns. You may have made our exclusive…
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July 4th Projects to Sew: Décor + Wearables
July 4th Projects to Sew: Décor + Wearables July 4th projects to sew don’t have to be fussy or complicated. It’s all about showing off our red, white and blue, but there are a few fun things you can throw into the mix, too. Read on to discover some of our favorite patriotic projects and find a fun freebie for your embroidery machine. July 4th Wearable Projects Matching family T-shirts are fun ready-made items to embroider for photo ops, family gatherings and watching fireworks. Try Sulky CRY® thread (CRY stands for Coated Reflective Yarn), and sprinkle some into a fun design to make your thread reflect light. When the fireworks…
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Freestanding Butterflies in the Hoop – Free Webinar
Freestanding Butterflies in the Hoop FREE Sulky Webinar Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2pm EDT Creating freestanding butterflies in the hoop of your embroidery machine is easy if you use the right stabilizer and follow the steps provided by the digitizer. You’re probably familiar with freestanding lace, which is another freestanding technique. This design is technically freestanding appliqué. Similar to making a patch in the hoop of your machine, creating this butterfly is made of mostly thread (like lace making) but with the addition of fabric. Choose different fabrics, from batiks to double-sided prints, to create all sorts of different butterflies! In our free webinar on June 9, 2020 at…
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Patriotic Pillow Project + Tips for Sewing Pom-Pom Fringe
Patriotic Pillow Project +tips for sewing pom-pom fringe Create a fun patriotic pillow with pom-pom fringe to celebrate Memorial Day, July 4th, or any day of the year! The featured Land that I Love design is included in the Red, White & You machine embroidery mini palette, which comes with six spools of thread, including 3 rayon, 1 white Glowy™, 1 Original Metallic and 1 spool of white bobbin thread. Finished pillow measures approximately 14″ square. SUPPLIES FOR PATRIOTIC PILLOW Red, White & You machine embroidery mini palette (a link for 6 designs included with purchase!) Sulky Tear-Easy™ stabilizer Neutral Cotton+Steel® thread by Sulky (for construction) Assorted Organ® embroidery needle…
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Tea Towel Machine Embroidery for Memorial Day Décor
Tea Towel Machine Embroidery for Memorial Day Décor Tea towel machine embroidery is super simple! Add a pretty fabric border to add to the towel, or keep it simple and just embellish the tea towel with fun threads. This quick and easy project makes a great gift, too! SUPPLIES Sulky Red, White & You machine embroidery mini palette (comes with 6 patriotic-themed machine embroidery designs) Sulky Tear-Easy™ stabilizer Tea towel machine embroidery blank 4″-wide strip of fabric (length depends on tea towel lower edge) 1-1/2″-wide strip of fabric (length depends on tea towel lower edge) Note: The featured machine embroidery mini palette comes with three spools of coordinating Sulky Rayon…
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Embroidery on Shoes: Embellishments by Hand & Machine
Embroidery on Shoes? Yes, you can! Have you ever wondered how to add embroidery on shoes? Here’s your answer: Make them yourself! Yes, it’s possible to embroider shoes that are readymade. But it’s not easy to access the inside of the shoe to stitch and virtually impossible to hoop a shoe for machine embroidery. The answer is DIY SHOES and we’ve got your tutorial, expert tips and KIT so you can do it easier and have so much fun. EMBROIDERY ON SHOES – THE WEBINAR Our FREE Blooming Espadrilles webinar is May 12 at 2pm EDT. Melissa Quaal of A Happy Stitch will join us to tell us how these…
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Free Potholder Pattern for Taco Tuesday
Free Potholder Pattern This Tuesday is Cinco de Mayo. When do we ever have a Cinco de May synced up with Taco Tuesday? This fantastic day should be celebrated with a free potholder pattern, amirite? (This also makes a great Mother’s Day gift, especially if your mom likes tacos!) Supplies Potholder pattern (it’s a free download, guys!) Sulky 40 wt. Poly Deco™ thread that matches fabric (for construction) & coordinating (for machine embroidery design) 60 wt. Sulky Bobbin thread (for embroidery) Sulky Totally Stable® stabilizer Organ needles: size 75/11 embroidery & 80/12 universal (construction) Sulky KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive 4 matching or coordinating Layer Cake squares (10″ squares of…
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Star Wars® Sewing & Embroidery Projects with Fun Threads
Star Wars® Sewing & Embroidery May the Fourth Be with You™! There’s nothing better than specialty threads for Star Wars® sewing! Stitching a design using Sulky Neon, Metallic, CRY® and Glowy™ just elevates any Star Wars® sewing design to greatness! The Brother LB5000S sewing/embroidery combo machine is a great starter embroidery machine for any newbie. Plus, it comes with removable face plates all in Star Wars® themes! And as an added bonus with purchase, you get a slew of Star Wars® embroidery designs to use for your Star Wars®sewing projects, like Princess Leia™, Star Wars® and the Resistance Badge designs featured above. If you’re a Star Wars® fan or know some out there in…
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Teddy Bears and Rainbows in Window Displays to “Sew” Our Love
Teddy Bears & Rainbows in Window Displays All across the world people are displaying Teddy Bears and rainbows in windows to offer hope and encouragement to people walking by, especially children, during this pandemic. Children are going on “bear hunts” and counting rainbows as part of scavenger hunts during walks wearing their masks. “How many rainbows and Teddy Bears can you count” has become a game, welcomed as both an activity and a distraction from the current isolation we’re all feeling. It’s especially fun if you have to really “hunt” to find the Teddy Bears and rainbows in windows! Teddy Bears are placed on windowsills, in bushes and peeking out…
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Embroidered Umbrellas with Sulky Stitch ‘n Seal™
Embroidered Umbrellas for Moms, Dads & Grads Yes, you can create embroidered umbrellas! Chelsea Briner of Sew Simple Home created this tutorial for Sulky using Poly Deco™ thread (to withstand sun exposure and outdoor elements) and Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ stabilizer. Also included in Sulky Stitch ‘n Seal™, which keeps waterproofed items waterproofed after stitching! The stabilizer seals any needle holes produced by embellishment to ensure a water-tight hold. SUPPLIES NEEDED Look for an umbrella that has two layers of material that you can separate for embroidery. This allows you to embroider through only the outer layer, remove the Sticky Fabri-Solvy stabilizer, and then apply Sulky Stitch ‘n Seal to maintain the…
