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Isolation Inspiration Part 2
Continuing with the same theme as our last blog, we are featuring two more exceptional machine embroidery artists whose designs have brought much joy to people all around the world. Read about how they are tackling these challenging times and access the... more »
10 Best Ways to Use Scraps for more Sustainable Embroidery
Great project ideas to use up your scrap materials You don’t have to buy a bunch of new materials each time you want to start a new project! By reusing your scraps for more sustainable embroidery, you can be kinder to the environment and , and save... more »
Creating Contemporary Art with Hatch
From the moment I first laid eyes on Susan Hensel’s work, I was mesmerized. The pieces she creates and the way she uses Hatch Embroidery to bring them to life are truly unique. I simply had to find out more about this amazing artist. I contacted... more »
Manual Digitizing with Hatch Embroidery
We have plenty of information for you to start What is Embroidery Digitizing? There is nothing more rewarding than creating your own embroidery designs and seeing your projects all the way through from designing to stitch-out. You can easily create... more »
Elastic Embossed Fills & Color Variations on a Theme
Splash the Turtle is Making Waves - FREE Designs Elastic Embossed Fills Hatch Embroidery Digitizer comes with 105 different Embossed fills and they can be used to create Elastic Embossed Fills. It is a beautiful decorative effect where the pattern follows... more »
Using Lettering for Quotes and Sayings with Hatch Embroidery, Plus Bonus FREE Designs
How to create interesting typography embroidery designs Embroidering inspirational or funny quotes and quirky sayings on cushion covers, tea towels or tote bags are a fun way to start off your machine embroidery journey. Hatch Embroidery Digitizer comes... more »
Editing Your Lettering for a Personalized Gift
A beginner's class with video tutorial Did you know you can very easily edit the fonts that are included in your Hatch Embroidery software for customized embroidery lettering? You can change the size, color, shape, fill type and spacing of your... more »
How to Sequence Your Designs with Hatch Embroidery
Various ways of sequencing plus FREE Pineapple Design In the Northern Hemisphere it is the height of summer, while in the Southern Hemisphere people are dreaming of tropical holidays, trying to stick winter out by eating imported fruit.:) I absolutely love... more »
Digitizing the Patriotic Star Embroidery Design
Step-by-Step Video Tutorials & FREE Design This was probably one of my fastest embroidery designs ever. An idea popped in my head in one of our planning meetings, and I knew almost exactly how I wanted the 4th of July Patriotic Star design to look with the... more »
Cheers to Father’s Day
FREE design and lettering tutorial Laura, our beautiful graphic designer is a Scottish lass. True to her home country, and the drink that is so popular over there, she drew and digitized this whisky glass embroidery design for a cheerful Father’s... more »
The ’Bird’ Behind the Birds plus FREE Cockatoo Design
Bernadett Csaszar's Machine Embroidery Journey 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... more »
Sunglasses Case – FREE ITH Project by Caroline Critchfield
Beautiful and practical gift idea 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... more »
The Wonderful World of Motif Fills
Bonus FREE Design by Nicola Elliott 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!... more »
Christmas Presents from the Hatch Family
FREE Designs from your favorite embroidery designers 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... more »
Hatch Embroidery Christmas Collection
FREE Designs & Easy Projects 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... more »
Wayne’s Embroidery World
Meet the unsuspected embroiderer and see his beautiful designs 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... more »
Inspirational Story of Sarah Sypher, Assistance Dogs’ Best Friend
FREE Christmas Koala design Who is the person behind Avasa Embroidery? 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... more »
How to use the Mirror-Copy Tool for Perfectly Symmetrical Embroidery Designs
Tutorial video & FREE Hippy Campervan design 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... more »
Summer Machine Embroidery at its Best
Six Summer Favorites with Tutorials and FREE Designs 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... more »
Color Blending is Really Easy with Hatch Embroidery!
Tequila Sunrise Cocktail FREE Design & Downloadable Tutorial 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... more »