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Learn how to digitize your embroidery designs to make custom machine embroidery patterns in these free sewing & needlework video classes.
There are 15 videos in this series:
How to digitize your embroidery designs to make digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to import a jpeg picture for digitizing to make digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to plot the stitches to digitize your embroidery design and create a digital embroidery machine design in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to satin stitch your digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to correct mistakes when digitizing your digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to select colors to digitize your digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to select colors for fill stitches to digitize your digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
Tips and techniques for selecting colors to digitize your digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to select accent colors to digitize your digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to use embroidery digitizing software to make digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to jump stitch in your embroidery designs and make digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to finish digitizing your embroidery designs to make digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to set up the embroidery machine to make digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
How to sew your digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
Finished digital embroidery machine designs in this free sewing video taught by an expert seamstress.
Sewing is an ancient craft that still has remarkable relevance in today's modern world. The art of stitching and assembling pieces of fabric together, either by hand or with the use of a modern sewing machine, is still a valuable skill: it is the backbone of the textile industry; it comes in handy for clothing repair; fashion and design find it indispensable; and homemade clothing wouldn’t exist without it. Whether you use a sewing machine or a needle and thread, the techniques involved in constructing a well-fitting garment are very specific and involved. Becoming skilled at the craft is a lifelong pursuit.
Embroidery is a needlecraft where a design or pattern is overlaid on a piece of cloth. Often the designs created are intricate and add a level of refinement or character to a piece; much of the clothing of royalty is embroidered in some sort of fine, vibrant thread.
In this sewing video series, learn how to take a picture, pattern, or design and digitize it into a piece of embroidery. Our expert seamstress will show you how to load a picture onto the computer. Using embroidery software, get step-by-step instructions on how to overlay the stitches and colors and transform your picture into an embroidery design. Then get tips on how to load your design onto an embroidery machine and let it do the rest of the work.
Anne Beckett Anne Beckett is a professional embroiderer and seamstress currently living in Austin, Texas. Over the past ten years, her clientele has expanded to include work for several well-known directors, including Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Richard Linklater.dkdk
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