Embroidery
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Education
Knitwear Meets Embroidery: The Challenges
Many people puzzle over how to embroider cleanly on knitwear fabric, but each variety of knit materials presents unique challenges…
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Is stabilizer required when embroidering canvas tote bags?
Backing is not only an aide in stabilizing the item you are about to embroider; it is also an aide…
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Is it better to make appliqué patches from scratch or buy them ready to go?
In the case of appliqué patches, it might be better to purchase the patches already made, as there are companies…
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What is the most challenging aspect of digitizing?
The hardest part of digitizing is understanding how to interpret a design into stitches, such as why one uses a…
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Education
How to Embroider Small Letters
Laura Gomez, the content specialist at Ricoma, shares seven tips for improving the quality of your small-letter embroidery. You don’t…
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How do I tame the fuzz around the edges of my 3D embroidery?
Careful application of a heat source is your best bet for the smaller fibers of foam that remain after you’ve…
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Education
Job Costing for Embroidery Profit: Flexibility is Key
Whether it’s understanding the difference between variable and fixed costs, utilizing keystone pricing, or taking your shot at some of…
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Education
Job Costing for Embroidery Profit: Additional Pricing Methods
Aside from having pricing worries and understanding your goals and costs, you must determine which pricing method is best for…
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Education
Job Costing for Embroidery Profit: Keystone Pricing
Keystone pricing, or keystoning, is a method of pricing embroidery jobs that embroidery and monogram shop owners often use. It’s…
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Education
Job Costing for Embroidery Profit: Break Down Goals and Understand Costs
Tom Rumbaugh continues his embroidery costing series with insights on goal setting and understanding costs. Check out his tips on…
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How can embroiderers pre-plan a design’s pathing?
If you are having trouble envisioning the order in which design elements should run, you should pre-plan your pathing. You…
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Education
Job Costing for Embroidery Profit
Most embroidery shops struggle with knowing what to charge for their embroidery work, and it seems like every shop has…
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How can I reduce bulkiness when embroidering fabrics that require stabilizer?
The first way to reduce the bulk of embroidery stabilizer is by not using too much stabilizer when you embroider.…
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Why am I experiencing birdnesting issues with small lettering?
No matter how it occurs, birdnesting generally means there’s a problem with tension. Most commonly, when someone refers to a…
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Education
Center Stage: Placing Designs in a Hoop
If you’re new to embroidery, you’ve probably wondered how your machine will know exactly where to stitch. That’s where you…
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How do I approach a job of 48 jackets with tackle twill on the back if I don’t like working with appliqué?
Say yes to the order and contract out the jacket backs to a production house that does appliqué regularly. Make…
