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Master the Machine
01 - Getting Started
Instructor Introduction and Course Overview (1:27)
Choosing a beginner-friendly embroidery machine (14:35)
How to set up an embroidery machine (9:36)
Choosing your thread and bobbin for your embroidery machine (13:37)
Stabilizer - why you need it, what you need (6:59)
Embroidery Needles - choosing the right size and type (8:05)
Maintaining your embroidery machine (5:37)
Supplies needed for this course (0:35)
02 - Understanding Embroidery Designs
Accessing and stitching out a built-in design embroidery design on your machine (6:44)
Using the lettering built into your machine (4:02)
Embroidery Design Basics: What you should know before stitching one out. (12:27)
Downloading and transferring embroidery designs to your embroidery machine (12:30)
Where to buy + find free embroidery designs (0:45)
03 - Your first project: embroidering a fun hand towel
Choosing Stabilizer & Hooping vs Floating (4:43)
Aligning your project on the hoop to achieve perfect placement (5:13)
Techniques when stitching out a project - watch the machine, trim jump stitches, keeping material out of the way, cleaning up threads (6:43)
Patching your sticky back tear away stabilizer for efficiency and cost savings (3:26)
04 - Your second project: monogramming a tote bag
Designing a monogram (13:14)
Setting up your monogram file - combining letters as embroidery designs (6:22)
Setting up your monogram file - using BX fonts (9:11)
Preparing to embroider on a totebag - choosing stabilizer, floating, positioning, pinning (6:27)
Embroidering on a tote bag - ensuring success and what to do when things go wrong (stopping, starting - using a bounding box) (8:22)
05 - Your third project: stitching an appliqué design on a t-shirt
Anatomy of an appliqué design and how you would add a name to an appliqué (7:03)
Preparing your appliqué fabric (4:53)
Prepping your t-shirt and securing it on the hoop (choosing stabilizer, positioning, etc...) (10:59)
Stitching out your appliqué design (9:07)
Pre cutting your applique files. (5:51)
06 - Troubleshooting machine embroidery problems
Embroidery Machine Problems and Solutions (21:12)
Common embroidery design issues and solutions (5:54)
Fixing broken embroidery machines (10:34)
07 - More advanced techniques
How to stitch out a basic in-the-hoop design (coasters) (5:43)
How to stitch out an in-the-hoop pouch with a zipper (8:49)
How to stitch out a free standing lace design (2:11)
How to stitch out a free standing appliqué design (5:22)
How to make a quilt block on your embroidery machine (5:27)
How to quilt using your embroidery machine (4:44)
08 - Embroidery software
Free embroidery software that is useful (8:41)
An introduction to embroidery editing programs (22:11)
Digitizing software - simple, more advanced, expert options (14:47)
09 - Future directions in machine embroidery
Multineedle machines: how they work and why you may want one (11:29)
Starting an embroidery business (25:29)
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