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  • Machine Embroidery Basics & Beyond Webcast

    January 25, 2023 /

    Machine Embroidery Basics & Beyond a FREE Webcast with Sulky Newbies and experts alike will learn tips and tricks for machine embroidery success in this free webcast. Ellen March will explain the basic functions of embroidery machines, with special attention given to embroidery designs and supplies to make things easier and ensure quality stitchouts. You’ll also learn fundamental embroidery terms, from techniques to design anatomy, that will help you navigate projects with better understanding and ease. Learn about working with different thread types and weights and when/how to substitute threads in any given design. Also, learn about different stabilizer types to determine which one to use and when. All registrants of this free webcast will receive an…

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  • candy corn clutch

    Candy Corn Clutch Webcast with Sookie Sews

    July 27, 2022 /

    Candy Corn Clutch In the Hoop! a new webcast with Sookie Sews & Sulky Join us and learn how to create a fun in-the-hoop clutch, perfect for storing essentials for a fall-themed party, a handful of candy for the littles, and more! The cute candy corn charm, also made in the hoop, fits the zipper, a key ring or adapts to attach to earrings or a necklace. REGISTER HERE> We’ll go live on August 16, 2022 at 2pm Eastern Time with expert embroiderer, designer and educator Sue O’Very-Pruitt of Sookie Sews. If you can’t join live, the event will be on-demand for watching at any time once the live event ends! PROJECT…

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  • scissor storage

    Scissor Stasher in-the-hoop Project

    April 27, 2022 /

    Scissor Stasher Webcast Join us and learn how to create a scissor stasher, designed and digitized by Lisa Archer of Pickle Pie Designs, in the hoop of your embroidery machine. We’ll go live on May 17, 2022 at 2pm Eastern Time. REGISTER NOW> Learn how to make an in-the-hoop scissor stasher to keep small scissors and/or snips at the ready while sewing. This scissor stasher holds a small pair of scissors, up to 4 1/4″ long. These scissor types are typically used for handwork projects, cross-stitch or needlepoint. But small thread snips will fit inside as well. Hang the scissor case around your neck like a lanyard to keep your tools close at…

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    March 30, 2022 /

    Your Favorite Leggings a NEW Videocast from Sulky and Meg Healy of Meg Says Sew! Join us and learn how to copy your favorite leggings, draft the pattern and sew them up using either a sewing machine or serger. We’ll go live on April 19, 2022 at 2pm Eastern Time. Meg Healy will teach you how to sew your favorite leggings using a pair you already own and love to draft a pattern. Meg will take you through the steps of pattern drafting, ensuring the pants fit your body and style. You’ll also learn how to construct the leggings using either a sewing machine or serger. Then, customize your pair to include pockets,…

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    How to Sew a T-Shirt and Add Machine Embroidery

    August 30, 2021 /

    How to Sew a T-shirt Register for our NEW FREE Webcast with So Sew English! The Perfect Sulky Tee is a new t-shirt pattern, designed by So Sew English, with neckline, sleeve, hem and pocket variations so you can use it over and over again to create different looks. ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR So Sew English joins Sulky for this free virtual event. Amanda Carita, is the owner and founder of So Sew English Fabrics (SSE). Based in Oceanside California, SSE carries a wide variety of apparel knit fabrics and ships  worldwide. Amanda, a seamstress, educator, and single mother of two is the heart and soul behind SSE. She carefully selects…

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  • Hexis in the Hoop

    Hexis in the Hoop FREE Webcast with Embroider Shoppe

    May 27, 2021 /

    Hexis in the Hoop a free webcast with Sulky & Zandra Shaw of Embroider Shoppe JOIN US for our free webcast on June 8, 2021 at sewingonline.sulky.com! Zandra Shaw of Embroider Shoppe joins us to teach appliqué in the hoop, arranging hexagons in different ways to create pleasing designs. High-quality Sulky thread, including Poly Sparkle, complete the embroideries, with options for embellishments and cute phrases to make your projects shine. WHAT TO EXPECT During the webcast, you’ll learn how to create perfect hexagons in the hoop of your embroidery machine and combine them to create unique designs. You’ll learn how to create appliqués in the hoop, using fusible web for…

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  • Americana Cross-Stitch FREE Sulky Webcast

    April 28, 2021 /

    Americana Cross-Stitch with Ardith Design a FREE webcast with Sulky! Join us on May 11, 2021 at 2pm ET for a FREE Americana Cross-Stitch webcast with Amanda Mae MacNaughton of Ardith Design. Amanda will take us through a beautiful patriotic-themed cross-stitch design, perfect for Memorial Day, July 4 or any day of the year! WEBCAST DETAILS During the webcast, Amanda will go over the basics of cross-stitch if you’ve never tried it before or need a refresher. This fun pastime is trending, with fun embellishments and finishing techniques to learn! WHAT YOU’LL LEARN How to use Sulky Cotton Petites Thread for handwork One strand of this thread equals two strands…

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    Road Trip Quilt FREE Webcast with Fiona Sandwich

    March 28, 2021 /

    Road Trip Quilt a free webcast from Sulky & Fiona Sandwich “I just can’t wait to get on the road again!” Join us for the Road Trip Quilt FREE webcast on April 13 at 2pm ET. Rachael Painter, of Fiona Sandwich, will guide you through the process of using Sulky Paper Solvy™ to make easy work of FPP, with tips for creating perfect blocks. The Road Trip Quilt pattern is a great beginner FPP pattern that intermediate and advanced quilters will also enjoy. The motifs are inspired by nature and allow you to remember your past travels and/or dream of where you’ll go in the future, when we can all…

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    Keepsake Key Fobs Free Webcast with Designs by Juju

    January 27, 2021 /

    Keepsake Key Fobs – Free Webcast Create fun keepsake key fobs personalized with a new monogram collection designed by Julie Trieb of Designs by Juju. Register for our free webcast on Feb 9, 2021 at 2pm EST and watch just how easy it is to construct these little guys. Then grab a kit and make a bunch to gift to friends and family. The adorable heart snap brings everything together as the perfect finishing touch! KEEPSAKE KEY FOB INSTRUCTOR JULIE TRIEB  So much tender loving care goes into the creation of each embroidery design you will find from Designs by Juju, from carefully chosen cheery colors, precisely punched designs, or…

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  • Quilting with Sparkle with MJ Kinman

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