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April 3rd, 2024 3 minute read

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How to Embroider on Hessian and Access the FREE Bird Designs

There are many FREE designs included in Hatch Embroidery software which are available to you during the FREE 30-Day Free Trial. We picked these three beautiful folk birds for a little project that shows you how you can embroider on a difficult type of fabric. The result is a lovely hessian bunting that you can hang up to decorate your balcony or a protected area in your garden.

Supplies Needed

Embroidery machine and needles
Embroidery hoop to fit designs
Hatch Embroidery software (Download the FREE 30-Day Trial)
3 pieces of hessian fabric
6 pieces of tear-away stabilizer
6 pieces of water-soluble topping
Assorted embroidery threads

Note: We recommend using a titanium needle for embroidering on course fabric, such as hessian, as these durable needles hold their shape and sharpness better than regular chromium-coated ones. Read more on machine embroidery needles here.

Skill Level

A beginner embroiderer level is sufficient if you only want to embroider the designs or make slight changes to them, such as changing colors.

Getting Your Designs Ready

If you have not got Hatch Embroidery, you can download the FREE 30-Day Trial here. You will find that the software comes with many more free designs you can use to practice using the various features and tools.

Open the bird designs, and make any changes you like, such as resizing, changing the colors, or adding lettering.

Resequencing the Designs

It is important to establish the stitching order so that objects in the foreground are sewn after those in the background. If you combine designs or design elements, you will also want to ensure that like-colors are sewn together.

Open the ‘Resequencing’ menu on the right side of the screen and click on ‘Colors’. As you click on each color chip, each section of the design in the selected color should be highlighted in pink. Use the arrows on the bottom of the Resequence Docker to reorder the design.

Exporting the Designs to Your Machine File Format

Once you are happy with your design, click Output Design>Export. Select the embroidery file format suitable for your embroidery machine and export the file.

Note: Another way of doing this is by clicking File>Export Design.

Getting Ready to Embroider

For each design you will need to place 2 pieces of stabilizer underneath, and 2 pieces of topping on the top of your hessian fabric. Place them in the hoop making sure that the surface is as smooth as possible.

You Are Now Ready to Go!

Be sure to share your creations with us on our Facebook group, we love to see them!

Happy Embroidering!
Bernadett and the Hatch Team

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Let us know in a comment below how useful you found this article and please do share your embroidery on our Facebook page. We love to see your work!