SHTextile artsEducator
Sarah Homfray — Traditional hand-embroidery tuition
Sarah Homfray
Sarah Homfray provides hand-embroidery teaching and project resources.
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Structured lessons in embroidery and digitizing, with practice prompts and links to the official course. Check the provider’s access and software requirements.
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SHTextile arts
PTTextile artsEducator
Poppy Treffry — Freehand stitching and sewn accessories
Poppy Treffry
Poppy Treffry’s work is useful for exploring expressive line and product-focused textile design.
LSMachine embroideryEducator
Lisa Shaw / SewBubbles — Embrilliance education with Lisa Shaw
Lisa Shaw / SewBubbles
SewBubbles is a place to explore Lisa Shaw’s machine-embroidery teaching.
ECMachine embroideryEducator
Erich Campbell — Commercial digitizing and embroidery thinking
Erich Campbell
Erich Campbell’s writing is useful for operators who want to understand why digitizing choices matter.
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Machine Embroidery 101
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Build a vocabulary for discussing objects, stitches, underlay, density and related decisions.
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Digitize a Basic Patch
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Study a basic patch workflow using the software’s digitizing tools.
CourseBeginner
Hatch 4: Digitizing Basics
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore the transition from artwork into auto and manual digitizing tasks.
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Hatch 4: Set Up and Get Oriented
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Set up the workspace, manage files and find designs.