Use your sewing machine to add charming designs that look handmade! Terry White teaches you how to duplicate a wide variety of hand-embroidered stitches. Ditch your digitized designs and embroider in fabulous free motion and learn a new technique to achieve hand-stitched appeal. Learn how to embroider redwork, how to stitch French knots, smooth contours, …

Machine Embroidery, Hand-Stitched Looks Online Class Read More »

Get a handle on tricky knits and learn expert tips for embroidering flawless appliques! Explore various applique styles and discover an array of innovative techniques guided by designer Lisa Archer. Learn the best materials to use as well as stabilizing and prepping your fabrics, and conquer knit fabric and add another dimension of style to …

Applique Your Knits With Machine Embroidery Online Class Read More »

Embroider sweaters with crisp, defined designs as you learn to work with stretchy knits and hoop hard-to-access areas! From selecting the right garment to securing, stitching and finishing it, discover how to embroider a beautiful sweater that showcases your unique style. Learn essential secrets to keep your stitches from sinking into or distorting the fabric, …

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Experience fun, new possibilities when you combine machine embroidery and quilting to bring out the best of both worlds! Learn how fabric piecing and quilting lines can take your embroidery beyond the hoop as you create a truly captivating wall hanging. Perfect your placement, even on pieced fabric, and learn when to stitch and when …

The Machine Embroidery Inspired Quilt Online Class Read More »

Embellish a custom-sewn tote, clutch, makeup bag and more with marvelous machine-embroidered motifs! Discover the best methods for selecting, stabilizing and hooping bags that perfectly showcase your machine embroidery. Learn how to embroider a variety of pre-made bags and conquer the challenges of tight corners, tough fabrics and small spaces. Learn how to double hoop …

Elegant Machine Embroidered Bags Online Class Read More »

Go beyond automated embroidery designs. Let Terry White teach you how to free-motion embroider on either a sewing or embroidery machine. Ready for some “outside the box” embroidery? Create artistic and fun designs using any type of machine! Terry White forgoes the automated approach and teaches you a variety of techniques in free-motion stitching. Learn …

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Learn how to use your embroidery machine to make quick, perfectly stitched applique! Learn how to prep and stabilize your fabrics and use your embroidery machine to navigate the curves. Tackle a large embroidery area with your 4″x4″ hoop, and discover how to use paper templates to take the hassle out of accurate alignment. Delve …

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Use innovative machine embroidery designs to stitch and construct great gifts, entirely in the hoop! Discover stabilizing, trimming and hooping tricks you won’t find anywhere else that you can use to create five fantastic projects completely in the hoop. Expand the creative potential of your embroidery machine, and complete intricate projects with impressive results! Find …

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Learn how to hand embroider over 25 types of stitches with decorative flair! Explore hand embroidery for a fun, relaxing way to bring your inspirations to life and learn essential techniques that ensure your stitches are consistent every time you pick up a project. Refresh your basic skills with smooth satin stitches that won’t pucker …

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Transform your T-shirts from casual to chic with machine-embroidered embellishments. Transform your T-shirts from simple attire to chic apparel. Prepare your shirt’s fabric by stabilizing and hooping, then stitch your design. Once you have the basics down, jump into a variety of fun embroidery projects and embroider a cowl and sew it onto a T-shirt …

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Embroider continuous lines around curves, borders and more! Learn to repeat both specialty and standard designs with simple techniques. Embellish apparel and decor with the lovely look of continuous embroidery. Learn how to identify, mark and hoop to create continuous-line designs, align multiple hoopings quickly and accurately, and create your own reusable templates to make …

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Build a foundation of essential skills every embroiderer should know, so you can conquer each step of machine embroidery with the utmost confidence! Machine embroidery isn’t as simple as pressing the start button! Join popular Craftsy instructor Lindee Goodall to learn the essential machine-embroidery techniques you need for consistently successful results. Lindee will teach you …

20 Things Every Machine Embroiderer Should Know Online Class Read More »

If you can dream it, you can embroider it! Cookie Gaynor shows you how to use your embroidery machine software to turn your original designs into a fully-stitched reality. Create the embroidery design of your dreams and learn how to turn your own drawings, digital art and even photos into stitch patterns for your embroidery …

Digitizing Machine Embroidery Designs Online Class Read More »

Build on basic stitches to create exquisite crewel embroidery that blossoms with color and texture! Discover the time-honored art of crewel embroidery with a front-row seat to every stitch. Begin with basics that work wonderfully for outlines, text and borders, then play with color and texture, and create gorgeous fills. Bring two free pillow patterns …

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Discover how fun and easy it is to use your embroidery machine and learn seven amazing techniques! In this two-for-one class combo, you’ll get two full-length classes — Fundamentals of Machine Embroidery and Machine Embroidery Techniques 1. With these two classes, you’ll learn all the basic skills needed to machine embroidery, which materials and stabilizers …

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Conquer essential techniques for cross-stitch success as you learn the best methods for working designs on both Aida cloth and linen. Achieve great cross-stitch results from start to finish and build a go-to toolkit of cross-stitch basics that will help you avoid mistakes, achieve beautiful results and enjoy this meditative pastime. Learn how to cross-stitch …

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Embroider with beads for eye-catching results! Create sparkling flowers, leaves and other stunning embellishments by hand. Are you looking for a great way to add dimension and sparkle to your projects? If so, join expert Myra Wood to get acquainted with bead embroidery, and stitch your best embroidered embellishments yet! During class, you’ll learn how …

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Start your machine embroidery business! Learn the day-to-day business basics you need to lay out a solid foundation for success. Have you ever dreamed of turning your passion into a profession? Find out how easy it can be and learn just how to start your embroidery business. Learn what you need to know to choose …

How to Start a Machine Embroidery Business Online Class Read More »

Get creative with textured stitches that complement embroidery, applique, and more! Layer, stitch and embellish your way to textural works of art! Select complementary fabric, ribbon and trim to create lovely, layered appliques that serve as a base for your embroidery, and discover an array of edging stitches for vibrant, velvety texture. Master dimensional wrapped …

Embroidering Texture & Dimension by Hand Online Class Read More »

Create inspired machine embroidery with surprising special effects! Experiment with foam, trapunto, fringe, faux fur, crystals and more. Add dimension and texture to your embroidery. Learn to use embroidery foam to create puffy designs, explore trapunto which you can make with batting or cording, and color your stitches with fabric paint! Add texture to your …

Dimensional Machine Embroidery Online Class Read More »

Learn to choose the best stabilizer for your fabric and design, and create picture-perfect embroidery every time! Banish out-of-place outlines, gaps, puckering and wrinkles for good and find expert guidance on picking the right stabilizer for any project. Find out how to use cutaway stabilizer with sheer and lightweight fabrics, and achieve perfect tension when …

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Add gorgeous dimension to any embroidery project! Expand your needlework repertoire by learning how to create stunning, nature-inspired stumpwork designs. Bring your designs to life with modern stumpwork embroidery techniques and learn how to add texture and dimensionality to your work. Begin by creating a nature-inspired class project, preparing your hoop, planning the stitching order …

Stumpwork: Raised Embroidery Essentials Online Class Read More »

Create stunning stitches and sophisticated ribbonwork with easy embroidery techniques! Embrace the twists and turns of ribbon for exquisite results. Learn how to prevent sinking stitches and keep ribbon dimensional, and discover several variations of the versatile straight stitch. Learn to keep ribbon flat and wide as you embroider a gorgeous garden of lazy daisy …

Embroidering With Ribbon Online Class Read More »

Learn simple software techniques to modify designs you already own! Discover how to work smarter, not harder, to create personalized embroidery projects. Use your embroidery machine software to customize your favorite designs without starting from scratch! Discover easy-to-follow techniques for impressive design modification, and learn how to decrease your work and increase your efficiency with …

Smart Editing Techniques for Machine Embroidery Designs Online Class Read More »