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The ’Bird’ Behind the Birds plus FREE Cockatoo Design
This week we bring you the inside ‘swoop‘ on Bernadett. She is responsible for all the incredibly rich content delivered each week on our Hatch Embroidery blog, and since everyone has been raving about the Australian bird life that she... more »
Embroidery Machine vs Sewing Machine
While the same principal technology of two threads being looped together is used in both sewing machines and embroidery machines, there are some differences between them. At a glance the most obvious difference is that a sewing machine has a flat presser... more »
Sunglasses Case – FREE ITH Project by Caroline Critchfield
Our regular blog contributor Caroline Critchfield from SewCanShe.com came up with a wonderful Mother’s Day gift idea, an in-the-hoop sunglasses case design, and we were thrilled. It is not only a fabulous and practical gift, but a great way... more »
Beginners Guide to Machine Embroidery
As a beginner who is just starting out or thinking about getting into machine embroidery, you will have a lot of questions buzzing in your head right now. It is often hard for beginners to find all the answers in one place and research can become a... more »
Create Amazing Designs Quick and Easy with the Layout Tools
Layout tools are available with Hatch Embroidery Digitizer and Hatch Embroidery Composer. They provide endless possibilities to create truly amazing designs. They also save you so much time when you need to place duplicates of the same object or design... more »
The Wonderful World of Motif Fills
I was so excited to be collaborating with the beautiful Nicola Elliott again! Nicola offered to draw and digitize something special just for us for Mother’s Day and I grabbed the opportunity with both hands! Firstly it gave me a chance to talk... more »
The Best Embroidery Software
No matter if you are an absolute beginner or a seasoned machine embroidery veteran looking for a new embroidery software, the right product is out there waiting for you. When you are looking for the best embroidery software, the most important... more »
Hatch Embroidery Lettering is the Best and We can Prove it!
Like with everything in life, no two software are the same, and your machine embroidery results can vary greatly depending on which one you use. Hatch Embroidery lettering is based on the great qualities and continuous technical development that Wilcom... more »
Choosing the Best Supplies for Your Machine Embroidery Projects
When you start out in machine embroidery, there are so many different supplies you need to be looking at, it can easily get overwhelming. We wanted to shed light on the different types of fabrics you can use. We also give you some guidelines to which... more »
Multi-Hooping Large Designs with Hatch Embroidery
If your embroidery is too large or contains a number of designs spaced around an article, you can use the great tools in the Multi-Hooping toolbox to split it into multiple hoopings. The aim is to add hoops and move them around until you get the... more »
Christmas Presents from the Hatch Family
If you are stuck for decoration, cards or handy last-minute gifts, these beautiful Christmas machine embroidery designs that our Hatch family members kindly provided, will help you out. There is a great variety of designs and even an ITH project here,... more »
Hatch Embroidery Christmas Collection
December has finally arrived, so we collated our favorite Winter themed machine embroidery projects. These will warm up your creativity during the cold season and offer you the perfect time to make that Christmas gift for someone special. You will find... more »
Exporting Your Designs to SVG Files
Do you love appliqué? The new ‘Export Cutting’ tool lets you export appliqué and/or embroidery shapes to SVG file format. The tool also works with fonts. You can export entire lettering objects as cutting lines or break them... more »
Machine Embroidery Hooping
When you are new to machine embroidery, the amount different things you need to learn can get a little daunting. I put together this quick run down on hooping, so you get a good understanding of why it is so important. You might have a fantastic... more »
Wayne’s Embroidery World
I really wanted to share the story of an unexpected embroiderer and thread junky named Wayne from Arizona, USA.It all started with an embroidery design that Wayne created and posted on Facebook. Together with the comments that followed, it grabbed my... more »
Inspirational Story of Sarah Sypher, Assistance Dogs’ Best Friend
I have spent most of my life in South Australia, and my husband Tharrow, grew up in the USA. Around 2 years ago we became gray’ish’ nomads travelling between South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland for around 10 months of... more »
How to use the Mirror-Copy Tool for Perfectly Symmetrical Embroidery Designs
Using the Mirror-Copy tool in the Layout toolbox, you can save many hours of digitizing and create the perfect symmetrical design. Copy and flip selected objects horizontally or vertically with ease. Simply select the object(s) you want to copy and click... more »
Summer Machine Embroidery at its Best
Summer is colorful and fun and so are these articles we collated for you. They provide a good mix of tutorials on digitizing techniques and come with tutorials and downloadable free designs. There is something for everyone, so be sure to check them all... more »
Color Blending is Really Easy with Hatch Embroidery!
What is nicer on a hot summer day than a refreshing and colorful cocktail? I digitized this Tequila Sunrise design to demonstrate how easy it is to create something really striking using the ‘Create Color Blend’ tool in Hatch Embroidery... more »
Add Texture to your Embroidery with Embossed Fills
Embossed fills are used to fill wide and large areas with patterned decorative stitching while keeping the appearance of a solid field. The pattern is repeated along a grid. You can change the grid settings for greater variation. To preset an Embossed Fill,... more »