Book
Modern Machine Embroidery: 11 Projects from Pickle Pie Designs with 25 Must-Have Embroidery Motifs
Lisa Archer
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Read with a project in mind
- Read the summary below and choose one question you want the book to answer.
- Open the book’s original page to check the edition, contents and access options.
- Keep a short note: the idea, where you found it, and how you could apply it to your next project.
Why we picked it
Written for people just getting started with an embroidery machine. Step-by-step instructions cover stabilizer, thread, fabric and hooping, then move on to appliqué, custom monograms and in-the-hoop projects across 11 makes. Those skills carry straight over to personalized orders for a small shop or gift seller. The 25 designs, including three in-the-hoop projects and a full alphabet, came on a DVD, so check a used copy includes it.
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