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    Freestanding Patch In the Hoop – No One Needs to Know

    July 19, 2023 /

    Freestanding Patch In the Hoop Design – NEW! No One Needs to Know This freestanding patch in the hoop machine embroidery design is a cheeky nod to using your beloved seam ripper. Created as a freestanding patch, similar to an in-the-hoop appliqué, the design comes in three sizes: 3″, 4″ and 5″ tall. The stitching is dense and contains lots of colors for dimension and interest. Build the patch on Sulky Ultra Solvy with Sulky Twilly™ or Felty™ as the base. Then, sew the patch to a garment, bag or accessory using Sulky Invisible Thread. Suggested Stabilizer: Sulky Ultra Solvy Suggested base fabric: Sulky Twilly or Sulky Felty Suggested Needle:…

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  • Sewing is My Jam Patch

    Sewing Patch to Embroider & Stitch

    February 27, 2023 /

    Sewing Patch – Sewing is My Jam Yes, a sewing patch! We’ve reinvented our Sewing is My Jam sticker and digitized it for machine embroidery! Some of you received the sticker in one of our Mystery Boxes, and asked for the design. Now you can create your own patches and adorn everything from totes to jackets to sewing machine covers all in stitches. The featured design comes in three sizes: 3″, 4″ and 5″ tall. The smallest size benefits from using Sulky PolyLite™ Thread for the lettering, to ensure the letters are crisp and readable. The larger designs look great in all Poly Deco™ or Rayon Thread. Use Sulky Bobbin…

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    Paper Pieced Ornament Table Topper with Glitter Accents

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  • Witch Wine Label

    Witch Wine Bottle Label with Patch Embroidery

    August 6, 2022 /

    Witch Wine Bottle Label Create a fun label for any bottle to celebrate Halloween or general spookiness! This label features our Halloween Potions patch design, Witch Wine, but any of the patch designs in the Halloween Potions collections would be equally as charming. Grab the Twilly add-on pack to have tackle-twill fabric in the colors that coordinate with the design collection to create perfectly stitched patches that stand up alone or as appliqués. Finished size: 4” x 10¼” with ½” closure overlap WITCH WINE LABEL SUPPLIES Halloween Potions Machine Embroidery Palette (includes 10 spools of Sulky Rayon Thread & 6 designs in 3 sizes – use the 5×7 size or…

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    Hand Embroidered Valentine’s Day Cards

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  • 2021 Sew Along for NYE

    2021 Sew Along for New Year’s Eve with Sulky & Sallie Tomato

    October 20, 2021 /

    2021 Sew Along for NYE & Celebrate the New Year with Aurora a new slouch bag style from Sallie Tomato! We’re joining together with Sallie Tomato again this year to bring you the event of the year! Count down to the New Year with Jessica Barrera and Ellen March, as they walk you through the NEW Aurora bag, complete with fun sewing-themed patches. Sign up before 11/15/21 to get $4 off your registration fee! 2021 NEW YEAR’S EVE DETAILS Last year, we worked through the Zelda bag in our first-ever New Year’s Eve Sew-Along. (That event is now available on-demand to watch at any time & you get the pattern…

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  • Denim Embellishments FIVE Ways

    September 4, 2020 /

    5 Denim Embellishments to Sew & Embroider Personalizing denim, whether it’s jeans, jackets, vests or bags, is a great way to dress up a staple in your closet and make it special. From machine embroidery to topstitching and more, we’ll explore five denim embellishments that are easily completed in no time. Denim Embellishment #1: Machine Embroidery Machine embroidery is a super popular denim embellishment because the design options are truly endless. Designer Katrina Walker tells us how she embroiders her jeans, by taking apart the inner seam and embroidering a large-scale design along the leg. from Katrina: The featured designs were created and digitized by me for my Embroidering Denim…

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    How to Sew Faux Leather + Machine Embroidery Bag Tag

    June 10, 2020 /

    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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  • Star Wars Sewing

    Star Wars® Sewing & Embroidery Projects with Fun Threads

    May 4, 2020 /

    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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