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Working with Colors in Hatch Embroidery is so much fun!
Picking and changing colors is very easy and the results are rewarding Choosing beautiful colors for your projects is one of the most fun parts of machine embroidery. Hatch Embroidery offers you very intuitive tools to ensure your designs always end up... more »
How to Use Auto Fabric or Create Your Own Custom Fabric Settings
Choosing the right fabric settings for best machine embroidery results Machine embroidery stitches pull fabric inward where the needle penetrates. This can cause fabric to pucker and gaps to appear. For an object to stitch out correctly, it must have the... more »
How to Choose the Right Underlay for your Machine Embroidery Designs
Learn about the different types of underlays and how to work with them for the best results Embroidery appearance and quality depends a lot on the underlay which serves as a foundation for cover stitching. Without an underlay, embroidery lies flat on the... more »
Digitizing Carlo the Chameleon – Downloadable FREE Design
Learn all about the Stitch Types, Fills, Tools and Techniques used to create this striking design I am super excited to reveal this project I have been working on for quite some time. I was fortunate to collaborate with the beautiful Catherine Noel again,... more »
How to Use Curved Fills to Create Amazing Effects
Take your embroidery to an entirely new level! This blog article will give you an excellent overview of how to use curved fills to create amazing effects for your next embroidery project. Hatch Embroidery software provides several techniques for... more »
Hungarian Folk Hen – Construction Machine Embroidery
Learn how this beautiful hen was created and assembled A while ago when I was browsing Craftsy, I came across this lovely French Hen design by MmmCrafts, and it was love at first sight! The design required hand embroidery and a bit of construction... more »
Journal Cover Project with ITH Crazy Patch Heart by Lindee Goodall
Video tutorials, downloadable instructions and FREE Design Journal and book covers are quick and easy sewing projects and are perfect for jazzing up a basic composition book, notebook or other book. And for us as embroiders, they provide a great little... more »
Crazy About Motifs – Video Tutorials & FREE Downloadables by Lindee Goodall
Learn about how to create an ITH Crazy Patch and new Motifs and then how to apply them The first time I was aware of embroidery machines was at a computer swap meet at the Cincinnati Mac Users Group in 1992. A member had a small curious machine that... more »
’Christmas Present’ ITH Ornament Project by Meryl Makes
Video tutorial, Step-by-Step Instructions & FREE Design Christmas is nearly upon us and everyone’s busy creating something special for this year’s festivities. We love the beautiful burlap Christmas ornaments Meryl has been selling on her... more »
See a Horse? It’s a Seahorse!
Digitizing Video Tutorials and FREE Design Let me start by saying how excited I am to be sharing with you how I digitized this beautiful seahorse! The response to my Facebook post was both humbling and incredibly uplifting. I know there are a lot of you who... more »
Hatch Patch by Erich Campbell
Learn from a Pro! I have made patches for everyone from local motorcycle clubs to the wardrobe department on Better Call Saul, and the truth is that the method for making small numbers of custom patches does not vary much from the big commercial jobs to... more »
How to Turn Coloring Book Designs into Quilted Mandala Pillows
Video tutorial and step-by-step sewing instructions by Caroline Critchfield Hi! This is Caroline from SewCanShe.com. I’m so excited to be a guest on the Hatch blog today sharing how I used Hatch Embroidery Digitizer to turn a coloring book design... more »
Dramatic Heart Necklace – Video Tutorial & FREE Design by Sonia Showalter
Learn how to stitch out your FSL design and assemble the necklace Free Standing Lace. Friend or foe? I hear people say all the time how fascinated they are by FSL, but too scared to try it. Sonia Showalter is certainly not one of them. On her website you... more »
Taking the Headache out of Embroidery Stabilizers
The perfect guide to choosing the right stabilizer for your embroidery projects Taking the headache out of embroidery stabilizers by ensuring you choose the right stabilizer for your project can be tricky. Make the wrong choice and your final stitch-out... more »
Summer Tote with Flip-Flops Appliqué – Instructions & FREE Design
Caroline Critchfield makes summer even more fun with this gorgeous bag Queen of craft Caroline Critchfield, is back as a guest blogger with a super cute tote bag design decorated with embroidered flip-flops, the ultimate symbol of summer. An absolute... more »
Avoid the JUMP! Kangaroo Free Design
Read how to reduce the number of jump stitches or eliminate them altogether! We all know how annoying it can be having to clip all those jump stitches after we finish stitching a design. Unfortunately, depending on the design of course, sometimes it... more »
4th of July Patriotic Owl with Tutorial Videos & FREE Designs
Turn your owl design from scary to patriotic! In this week’s blog article we show you how to take an existing design and customize it with a few changes for any occasion. We took the Halloween Owl design and turned it into a Patriotic Owl to... more »
Using Felt for Machine Embroidery
Everything you need to know when embroidering on felt Felt is a fantastic versatile material with many uses. It is a very popular material among machine embroiderers because it is really easy to work with. It does not fray when cut and it does not pucker. Felt... more »
Father’s Day Free Design with Video Tutorial
Surprise that special cook with a personalized gift! We are always looking for occasions to give away free designs. It gives us the opportunity to demonstrate how easy it is to work with Hatch Embroidery. Creating an embroidery design using a simple... more »
What You Need to Know About Pull Compensation
A detailed guide on how to compensate for the push & pull effects of machine embroidery for great results As an embroiderer you always aim for the best possible end result. There are many factors that can have an influence on how your embroidery... more »