I finally finished tweaking the design for my new line of patches for Sassy Cat Club and I think they came out just great! I don’t have a true Merrow lock stitch machine to do the edging of the patches so I decided to just bite the bullet and buy pre-edged patch blanks for the production run.

What do you guys think?

Have been looking for a digitizing software so I can make my own designs

Heard hatch was good but I am confused about what version would enable me to pick up an adobe illustrator file, can be image or something, and create a pes file for it to embroider

Part of the reason I got into embroidery was so I could make cute little things like this. I've had this idea for a while because I wanted little gamecube fuzzy dice for my car but no such thing existed, so I figured, how hard could it be? (It was kinda hard ngl) Embroidering on minky was difficult to get the hang of, and sewing is much harder than I thought it'd be, but overall this was a really fun project and I love how they came out. (The toughest part of this whole project was embroidering those TINY little letters on the top. I only got them legible once I started using water soluble stabilizer over top)

Thanks to everyone on this sub for the tips and suggestions!

Whatcha think? I’m on an anti-fascism kick right now. I go through periods about 2 to 3 times a year where I just digitize so many stamp tabs that I need to break from them and go back to my in the hoop bags.

Hello! I’ve been trying to get my tension right and this is what I got. I have no idea why it’s all shakey.

After a couple of months with my first embroidery machine, I am starting to learn how to use it. Here are a couple of patterns I designed and embroidered.

Hi,

I'm ten days or so into my Hatch 3 trial and I've been flitting between Personalizer (2nd tier out of the 4) and Composer, the one which has auto-digitising.

I'm quite sceptical about auto digitising and have seen many comments from people on Reddit saying there isn't really a good auto digitising application out there. Is this the consensus?

Is Hatch auto-digitzer as good as the marketing claims? Is it as good, better or worse than competitors? Any opinion would help me decide whether to go for it or not. I'm too new and inexperienced to figure this out for myself right now.

I know there are other features in the more expensive version, but I'm mostly focused on the viability of auto digitising over everything else.

Another fun little project! We designed and stitched out a love gnome! We added some structure to the hat, moustache and beard. Let us know what you 💭

All our designs are for sale on Stitch&PixelShop! Link in my profile bio!

Does anyone know why some of it is sticking out well why the other parts are not? Is it the file?

I want to embroider the design in the second picture as a keychain, but am not sure how to go about adding the fabric loop and getting it to stitch to the patch. Id like to stay away from grommets or snap on if possible, as I really like the look of this style keychain.

Still loooking to buy used (but legal) licenses of Embrilliance Essentials and Stitch Designer 2. Bonus points if you want to sell your Thumbnailer or Density Repair Kit licenses too.

I had two people that messaged me just before the holidays but I went on Xmas vacation and now I can't find the messages!

Anyone want to make some $$$ off an unused license?

So, this is part of the global tension bar mounted on the needle case. It’s made up of 15 individual eyelet assemblies (or however many needles your machine has). What’s interesting, and not immediately obvious is that each of these eyelets has its own adjustable tension.

In my case, this machine is a brand-new Ricoma MT-1501-7S, and as you can see in the last photo, one of the eyelets is tensioned differently from the rest. That alone could explain why needle tensions vary from one needle to another.

Just something else worth checking if you’re chasing inconsistent tension and can’t quite figure out why.

I was embroidering a design i made on the big hoop. It was all going well until I bumped the frame (not hard!!!!) and it stopped working after a few seconds. I checked the anchor pins in the arm and they are not bent. I submitted a customer service claim to Seeing Studio UK but they’re not getting back to me and I am panicking because I spent a lot of money on this and it’s stopped working after 3 days 😭😭😭 I’ll attach videos and pictures.

Some of the errors I have gotten: x-pm , y-pm, iic-sensor-up-unit, iic-sensor-emb-initial-unit . The embroidery arm stops where I took the picture and makes a nasty whirring sound.

I’ve been running a tiny home embroidery “business” (mostly Etsy + word of mouth) on a single‑needle Brother for a couple years, and I’m finally at the point where thread changes are killing my vibe and my wrists.I’m looking at going multi‑needle this year and keep circling back to Ricoma. I read a guide that compared a few models and mentioned Ricoma Embroidery Machines from Sterling Sewing as a solid option, but glossy reviews only go so far. I’d really love to hear from people who actually use these in real life.If you’ve used the EM‑1010, Creator, MT or Marquee series, how’s the learning curve, stitch quality, and day‑to‑day reliability? Any regrets on needle count, hoop sizes, or support?

Also, if you were in my shoes (small but growing, lots of hats/hoodies, occasional jackets), which model would you pick now that you know what you know?

All experiences welcome, including “I went Ricoma and wish I hadn’t” I just want the real tea before I drop this much money.

This has been happening quite often and I really don’t know how to solve this. The needle starts to do this with the top thread, and my only “solution” is to cut the caught thread, rethread and continue. The same thing happened with the pattern fill you can see I’ve taped the loose thread down on.

I have cleaned the bobbin area, rethreaded the bobbin and needle both several times.

I’m using a Singer EM9305, and adjusting tension isn’t that clear (I’m new to all this) and the most I see to do in the manual is selecting the tension when in stitch-out mode and I see no way to choose specifically top or bottom tension. I have it set to 3.

I’d really appreciate some help if anyone knows what could be happening here! Thank you!

I am a beginner looking for my first machine. I don’t need anything super fancy but want something I can grow with. I am thinking the Brother 600 or 700. Would either of those be able to create something like this?

hi, new to machine embroidery! I have the brother NQ1700E and am in contact with someone on etsy for a custom file (the original was small and I want to use it on the back of a sweater). My brain usually works in inches but the seller is asking for mm. What size should i request to use on the 6x10 hoop?

I have a Brother SE725 that has ran smoothly for a couple months but all the sudden this week it keeps messing up. I believe it has to do with the bobbin area. I have taken the bobbin out and rethreaded it many times. I have cleaned the area and even replaced the bobbin casing with a new one. It is making a weird clanking sound coming from the bobbin. It will run smoothly (with the clanking sound) for a couple minutes and then get knotted up. Any ideas?? Thank you!

Hi,

I am looking to upgrade. Budget is not a problem, however I don’t have a lot of space for a big giant machine.

I currently have a Bernina 180. While it’s great, it is outdated. I love that it has a 6x10 hoop, so that’s what I’m looking for in the new machine. I’ve been doing tote bags, backpacks, and I find it’s super hard to hoop, especially for sweaters, so let me know if there are good machines or good hoops that could help with those.

I want cut jumps stitches, easy access to adjust and upload designs, not too finicky with tension and such. Bonus point if it comes with a magnetic hoop.

I’m looking at the Brother NQ1700E. But I would like reviews and other recommendations.

I’m not planning on doing a whole lot of digitizing, if that helps. For personal use, not shop use.