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.
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LSMachine embroidery
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.
CourseBeginner
Machine Embroidery 101
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Build a vocabulary for discussing objects, stitches, underlay, density and related decisions.
Course
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.
Course
Hatch 4: Set Up and Get Oriented
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Set up the workspace, manage files and find designs.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Lettering
Ink/Stitch
A practical starting point for adding text to an embroidery project.
GuideBeginner
Your First Ink/Stitch Design
Ink/Stitch
Start here to understand the basic path from vector artwork to an embroidery design.
CourseBeginner
Machine Embroidery: Equipment and Setup Basics
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore the equipment and material questions that arise before a first project.
CourseBeginner
Get Started with Hatch Organizer
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore organizing, editing and exporting designs in Hatch Organizer.
CourseBeginner
Digitize a Rose: The Basics
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Use a rose project to study the planning of outlines and filled shapes.
Course
Digitize a Rose: Creative Variations
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Study ways to vary the treatment of an existing floral idea.
Course
Digitize a Rose: Shading
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore shading and highlight decisions in a rose project.
Course
Create a Hand-Stitch Look in Hatch
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore machine-embroidery treatments with a hand-worked appearance.
Course
Turn a Patch Idea into a Charm
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore a project that develops a patch into a small decorative object.
Course
Digitize a Plaid Treatment
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore a plaid appearance and its relationship to shapes and overlaps.
Course
Digitize with the Freehand Tool
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore a more sketch-like approach to creating digitized shapes.
Course
CorelDRAW Standard for Hatch Artwork
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore supporting artwork tasks such as shapes, tracing and text.
Course
Make an In-the-Hoop Passport Cover
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore a practical project that combines construction planning and personalization.
Course
Analyze Artwork with a Daisy Design
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Practice looking critically at artwork and an existing embroidery design.
Course
Digitize a Bluebell Flower
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Use a flower project to study the decisions hidden inside apparently simple artwork.
Course
Hatch Academy: Learn to Digitize
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
A project-based introduction to several basic digitizing operations.
Course
Hatch 4: Advanced Appliqué Essentials
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore advanced appliqué operations and the organization of fabric areas.
CourseBeginner
Hatch 4: Multi-Blend Basics
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Study profiles, editing and color decisions in a blended treatment.
Course
Hatch 4: Run Dainty Script
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore a lightweight lettering style in a design project.
Course
Hatch 4: Use Your Own Alphabets
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore Keyboard Design Collections and the organization of separate letter designs.
Course
Hatch 4: Multi-Hooping
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Study a workflow for planning designs that involve more than one hoop position.
CourseBeginner
Hatch 4: Design Basics and Lettering
Hatch Academy / Wilcom
Explore objects, stitch files and lettering in a practical design workflow.
BWMachine embroideryEducator
BERNINA / WeAllSew — Sewing and machine-embroidery projects
BERNINA / WeAllSew
BERNINA’s WeAllSew blog provides project-based sewing and embroidery learning.
SMachine embroideryEducator
Sulky — Thread-focused sewing and embroidery education
Sulky
Sulky connects thread and project supplies with sewing and embroidery learning.
WMachine embroideryEducator
Wilcom — Professional embroidery software
Wilcom
Wilcom is a source for embroidery software information, support and learning resources.
DMachine embroideryEducator
DIME — Machine embroidery projects and software
DIME
DIME’s resources cover machine-embroidery products, projects and software.
MMachine embroideryEducator
Melco — Commercial machine workflows
Melco
Melco is a commercial embroidery machine provider with product and support resources.
MUMachine embroideryEducator
Madeira USA — Thread, backing and material education
Madeira USA
Madeira USA is a supplier with resources related to embroidery thread and supporting materials.
EMachine embroideryEducator
Embrilliance — Embroidery software learning
Embrilliance
Embrilliance provides a software ecosystem with learning and support resources.
HAMachine embroideryEducator
Hatch Academy — Hatch software courses
Hatch Academy
Hatch Academy organizes learning around software skills and embroidery projects.
ISMachine embroideryEducator
Ink/Stitch — Open-source machine digitizing
Ink/Stitch
Ink/Stitch provides software and documentation for an Inkscape-based embroidery workflow.
ELMachine embroideryEducator
Embroidery Legacy — Digitizing education and design development
Embroidery Legacy
Embroidery Legacy combines embroidery designs with learning resources for digitizers.
Guide
Choose Ink/Stitch Fonts
Ink/Stitch
Browse the available alphabet references with a specific lettering job in mind.
Guide
Create an Ink/Stitch Thread List
Ink/Stitch
A reference for preparing the color sequence as a useful handoff.
Guide
Create an Ink/Stitch Print PDF
Ink/Stitch
Use a printed planning sheet to accompany an embroidery project.
Guide
Import and Export with Ink/Stitch
Ink/Stitch
A reference for moving designs into and out of the workspace.
Guide
Understand Ink/Stitch File Formats
Ink/Stitch
A reference for choosing a file format for the next stage of work.
Guide
Preview and Simulate Ink/Stitch Designs
Ink/Stitch
Use visualization to inspect a design before sending it to a machine.
Guide
Troubleshoot an Ink/Stitch Design
Ink/Stitch
A useful reference when a design fails to generate the expected result.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Thread Color Management
Ink/Stitch
Use color management to keep the digital plan and thread choices organized.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Stroke Tools
Ink/Stitch
Explore operations that help prepare line-based embroidery objects.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Fill Tools
Ink/Stitch
Explore tools for preparing and managing filled embroidery areas.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Inkscape Addons
Ink/Stitch
A reference for adding supporting resources to the design workspace.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Font Tools
Ink/Stitch
Useful for understanding the tools involved in working with embroidery alphabets.
Guide
Edit Ink/Stitch Objects
Ink/Stitch
A reference for adjusting the geometry behind an embroidery design.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Visual Commands
Ink/Stitch
Use visible command markers to understand design instructions.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Stitch Patterns
Ink/Stitch
Explore patterned surface effects without changing the outer silhouette.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Tack and Lock Stitches
Ink/Stitch
A reference for reviewing the beginning and end of a stitch sequence.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Tartan Fill
Ink/Stitch
Study how a woven-check appearance can become an embroidery treatment.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Meander Fill
Ink/Stitch
Explore an organic-looking alternative to a regular fill texture.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Gradient Fill
Ink/Stitch
A reference for exploring a gradual change in fill appearance.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Cross Stitch
Ink/Stitch
Use this reference when exploring a cross-stitch appearance in a machine workflow.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Contour Fill
Ink/Stitch
Study a fill treatment that emphasizes the relationship between lines and shape.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Tatami Fill
Ink/Stitch
A starting reference for covering larger areas with fill stitching.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Zigzag Satin
Ink/Stitch
Explore the relationship between a satin column and a zigzag treatment.
Guide
Ink/Stitch S-Stitch
Ink/Stitch
A reference for another decorative treatment within the stitch toolkit.
Guide
Ink/Stitch E-Stitch
Ink/Stitch
Explore an alternative stitch treatment for an edge or decorative detail.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Manual Stitch Placement
Ink/Stitch
Useful when a design needs deliberate control over individual stitch positions.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Simple Zigzag Stitch
Ink/Stitch
A reference for creating zigzag stitching from a path.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Ripple Stitch
Ink/Stitch
Explore a decorative line treatment that can add movement to a design.
Guide
Ink/Stitch Running and Bean Stitches
Ink/Stitch
Explore line-based stitching before adding more complex filled shapes.
GuideBeginner
Build an Ink/Stitch Stitch Library
Ink/Stitch
A reference for using stitch samples as repeatable starting points.
GuideBeginner
Plan an Ink/Stitch Workflow
Ink/Stitch
A useful reference for organizing the stages of a digitizing project.
GuideBeginner
Customize Your Ink/Stitch Workspace
Ink/Stitch
Use this reference to make frequently used embroidery actions easier to reach.
GuideBeginner
Set up Ink/Stitch on Linux
Ink/Stitch
A platform-specific starting point for Linux users building a digitizing workspace.
GuideBeginner
Set up Ink/Stitch on macOS
Ink/Stitch
A setup reference for Mac users who want to add embroidery tools to Inkscape.
GuideBeginner
Set up Ink/Stitch on Windows
Ink/Stitch
A setup reference for Windows users preparing their first digitizing workspace.
VideoIntermediate
How to Digitize Flats vs Caps
Ricoma TV
In this Embroidery Hub episode, Willy from Ricoma explains the key differences between digitizing a design for flat garments and digitizing it for caps, and then demonst…
VideoIntermediate
Appliqué in Hatch Embroidery
Hatch Embroidery
For Hatch Embroidery users who already know basic digitizing and want to add appliqué. The lesson shows that creating an appliqué object works much like digitizing any o…
VideoBeginner
Auto-Digitizing in Hatch Embroidery
Hatch Embroidery
If you own Hatch Embroidery and want to turn artwork into stitches quickly, this lesson explains the Auto-Digitizing toolbox and its ten tools. The key takeaway is match…
VideoBeginner
Manual Digitizing Basics in Hatch Embroidery
Hatch Embroidery
A good first lesson for anyone learning to digitize by hand in Hatch Embroidery. The Hatch team tours the Digitizing toolbox, the set of tools used to build designs your…
Podcast episodeIntermediate
Episode 14: Never Do This Or You'll Lose Your Customer?
Hope Yoder · Embroidery Profit Podcast with Hope Yoder
Aimed at shop owners who approve designs with customers. Hope explains why she does not send clients an on-screen digitized rendering and instead tests the design on scr…
Podcast episodeBeginner
Episode 12: Embroidery Terms You Need To Know
Hope Yoder · Embroidery Profit Podcast with Hope Yoder
New to machine embroidery and lost in the jargon? Hope defines the words you will hear from digitizers and customers: throat plate, bobbin and tension, backing versus to…
Book
Punch: Digitizing for Embroidery Design
Bonnie Nielsen
A digitizing book by a professional puncher with more than 25 years in the embroidery trade, written for people who create stitch files for industrial embroidery machine…