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Have you joined the facebook group OML Embroidery University yet? I am so happy with this group – it’s a fantastic place to be for embroidery. I wanted to take a few moments to explain to everyone what I am doing with this group and the youtube channel: I want to explain my goals and expectations.
The first goal is to provide everyone with some serious learning classes and quick tips so that they can learn embroidery properly, and be more confident in their work and learn to digitize at a level different from others – a higher level. I want everyone to progress with their embroidery skills..and practice those skills both embroidery and digitizing. We have challenges, we have contests and we have full length classes for free. Everything is free!
I would like everyone to realize that planning, recording, editing and uploading classes takes a lot of my time. Sharing everything on facebook and youtube takes even more of my time. It all ads up. I really do spend a lot of time making these classes for you. I do not get paid anything at all. So yes, the classes are free and I am working for free.
Obviously, I won’t be able to do this long term. But there is a fantastic solution to this whole problem. Youtube. Yes, youtube. I can get paid by youtube and CONTINUE DOING FREE CLASSES FOR YOU. Yeah, it can work like that. I decided to try this approach to the classes for one simple reason: People were having a hard time paying for classes. I heard that many times and it made me think – I want everyone to learn embroidery properly and be successful in every single stitch they take. But again, I can’t keep doing this for free – no one works for free and I have the same bills that you do. So that got me thinking…How can i make this work, there has to be a way. and there is. Youtube. and it can work.
HOW CAN YOUTUBE WORK? that’s easy. Participation. Every time you watch the entire video, it helps. When you like and comment it helps. when you get other people to watch the video by sharing it helps. Every interaction on youtube will help me get paid. There are ads on youtube and I get paid a teeny tiny amount every time you watch them. Every subscriber makes the channel bigger and more available to everyone. and if it is big enough, youtube will start sharing the videos more…and they will be trending and more people will subscribe…see how the snowball effect works here?
So what can you do to make this happen? participate is the answer. People told me that they would do anything for free classes REAL CLASSES that they can learn from. To those people, here is your chance. Participate. Make it your mission to make the channel POPULAR and the biggest embroidery channel in existence. If we make it big enough, we may get sponsors – ok yay for me, right? not necessarily – If my classes are successful on the channel, I might be able to get free embroidery software to do more free classes with different software. Wouldn’t that be awesome? classes in as many software as possible? OK, that may never happen, but it would be cool! I have purchased software on my own, i just won’t be able to pay thousands for more.
So, everyone out there Do your part and make this happen. Do it for you – do it for your skills and learning. Make sure everyone knows OML Embroidery’s channel for free full classes. Make it your mission.
Oh, before anyone asks or thinks that I make a ton of money from youtube, right now I make a whopping $.25 a day (i am being generous here). Yeah, i can’t live on that either. My goal is to hit minimum wage. Or work at McDonalds for minimum wage, LOL.
SO, CAN WE MAKE THIS HAPPEN? INSTEAD OF PAYING FOR CLASSES, WILL YOU PARTICIPATE IN MAKING THE CHANNEL HUGE?
Let me know in the comments. Personally I think we can make it, and have a ton of fun along the way. But do remember I can’t work like this for free for ever, so lets make it happen. Just a few clicks and you are done. I promise that your skills will improve in the end!
Again, I won’t keep “begging” to get this done. I will remind everyone to participate, but if it doesn’t happen in the long term, I will have to stop making videos. No, not immediately, I will work super hard until the new year and see where we are.
LET’S DO THIS. BE ON THE GROUND FLOOR FOR SOMETHING BIG. After all, you will get a lot out of it!!! I can’t do it without you. All of you
Thanks everyone!
Sue
10 responses to “Let’s keep making FREE Digitizing/Embroidery classes!”
I watch your videos, I have the setting set so I get notifications when ever you upload a new one. I will start asking questions or responding to what you do in the videos. My only issue is that I have different software (Drawings Pro 8) and I can’t change to a different one. I try to glean the basics of what you are doing but my screens don’t match yours. I am trying to learn my software, I’ve exhausted my resources for training.
Thanks for participating! Yes, i know having different software can be trying at times when learning from videos – but I try hard to keep it simple – basic stitches that you will have in your software. Someday I hope to be able to get sponsored to have more software, but for now, I have to keep working with what I have. The more you work in your software, the more you will pick up on it. So take a deep breath and keep working on it! Make sure you know the basics…importing, exporting and saving files, running stitches, fill stitches, satin stitches and motif stitches. Maybe write them down beside you. Once you get them down, pick a few other commands that you will use and keep using them. Keep at it, you can do it!
I am anxious to see what your classes do, and how I can adapt that to the software in my Destiny. I am “iffy” with the IQ Designer, but learning more everyday. I am always looking for opportunities to learn more about this wonderful hobby that I am ADDICTED with. Thank you.
What software are you using for the class?
There are tons of full classes for Embird, Wilcom Hatch and Wilcom E4. I will have some classes in PE design soon. You should be able to watch all of the classes and transfer that information to whatever embroidery software you are using. there might be different tools in different places but the basic stitches are the same: running, fill and satin.
Sue, thank you for all your hard work. I will do whatever I can to help you get paid for holding these lessons, to teach us a wonderful art. I have Embird and am going to upgrade to 2018 version today. I have enjoyed the lessons you have taught so far and look to enjoy more. I’m sure we can make this happen. Don’t give up yet.
thank you! I am working hard to make this happen! I think it would be awesome for everyone! I would love it if people spread the word more – sharing and mentioning the channel – it would really help out!
Thank you so much for all your time and effort. You are wonderful.
I need too learn Pe Design 10 where do I start Then I want to learn to digitize in PeDesign 10. Please help me get started doing this.
On OML Embroidery’s youtube channel I have a whole list for PEDesign 10 Videos. The one to start with is the Introduction to PEDesign 10 and then go on from there. You can do this!!
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