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Heat Transfer Vinyl 101
Stahls' TV™
New to heat transfer vinyl? This STAHLS' primer explains what HTV (also called iron-on) is: a single-color vinyl on a carrier, sold in rolls or sheets, used to add desig…
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Beginner Machine Embroidery, Episode 6: Stabilizers & Hooping
Sulky
Part of Sulky's beginner machine embroidery series, this episode explains what the main types of stabilizer do, how to choose one for a given project and the different w…
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HOW TO HOOP ONESIES & T-SHIRTS FOR EMBROIDERY! How I place stablizer! Etsy Seller
Angela Jasmina
Baby bodysuits and small t-shirts are fiddly to hoop, and they are staple products for many Etsy embroidery sellers. Angela Jasmina shows how she hoops onesies and t-shi…
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If You Could Learn Only One Lesson About Embroidery Thread, This Is It
Madeira USA
A plain-spoken conversation from Madeira USA's Nancy and Jeff about what matters most with embroidery thread. They explain why setting tension is the core skill, why the…
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The One Stabilizer Rule Most Embroiderers Get Wrong
Madeira USA
Nancy and Jeff from Madeira USA explain the stabilizer rule they repeat most often: the layer touching the fabric matters most. You will learn to treat backing as a prim…
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Bonus Episode - Josh Ellsworth on How to Utilize the Best Decoration Method to Create the Perfect End Product
Apparelist · Apparelist Podcast
Not every decoration method suits every garment. In this short bonus episode, Josh Ellsworth joins Apparelist's Cassie Green to explain why the blank you are working wit…
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Episode 4: Why Is My Embroidery Puckering? (And How to Fix It for Good)
Hope Yoder · Embroidery Profit Podcast with Hope Yoder
If your designs pucker or look tired after a wash, start here. Hope explains when to use tearaway or cutaway stabilizer, why polyester thread tends to outlast rayon, how…
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Pocket Guide to Stabilizers: Carry-Along Reference Guide
Sue O'Very
A 56-page carry-along reference that does one job: helping you pick the right stabilizer. It explains the main types, including tear-away and cut-away, and matches them…
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Embroidery Machine Essentials: How to Stabilize, Hoop and Stitch Decorative Designs
Jeanine Twigg
Covers the whole home-machine embroidery process in one place: choosing designs, thread, stabilizer and needles, then hooping, placing the design and stitching it out. M…
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Machine Embroidery With Confidence: A Beginner's Guide
Nancy Zieman
A plain-spoken beginner's course in machine embroidery. It walks through the tools you need, setting up the work area, machine types, choosing designs, positioning with…