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  • Digitize with Sue

    Digitize with Sue

    Sunset with Sue Episode 11 The Tikki Torch

  • Do you speak embroidery?

    Do you speak embroidery?

    Embroidery Lingo Let’s talk embroidery!  Do you know the lingo?  There are quite a few embroidery terms, short forms, and verbs that we need to be using properly to speak the embroidery lingo properly.  Using the correct terms will help everyone understand your comment or question better, and it will also help you make more…

  • YOU FLOAT A BOAT, NOT STABILIZER – Hooping skills 101

    Many years ago, when I was just starting with embroidery I read some information about embroidery and running a successful business, and the thing I remember most was this: “YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR HOOPING SKILLS” That made a lot of sense to me at the time, but I didn’t realize the vast…

  • FREE EMBIRD STUDIO TUTORIALS

    First class uploaded today! Subscribe to our channel so you won’t miss any free classes. More to come! https://goo.gl/RHvAop

  • Beware of some Youtube Videos

    This blog post might be a bit of a rant, but also somewhat of a warning, too.  I was trying to do some research on some new techniques for embroidery (reverse applique and the ever intriguing cross stitch), and I came upon some videos that shocked me. OK, let’s start by saying that I do…

  • Embroidery: Think outside the box, design what you see…

    EMBROIDERY INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEKEND: In our classes and in any video that I produce, I am forever saying THINK OUTSIDE THE EMBROIDERY BOX.  What does that mean?  It means you don’t have to stick to all of the rules or traditions with embroidery, you can think or “see” embroidery differently and come up with…

  • WILCOM HATCH: RADIAL STITCHES

    Another awesome stitch effect that is available on Wilcom Hatch:  RADIAL STITCHES.  If you don’t know what radial stitches are, keep reading!  Its a great effect that adds dimension, interest and complexity to any embroidery design. Radial stitches are similar to contour stitches, in that they move around in a radius from a point.  One…

  • Wilcom Hatch Embroidery Software

    At OML Embroidery, we are all digitizers and we absolutely love digitizing.  We are also open to new programs, and we are happy to check out different ways of creating awesome embroidery, and are happy to keep growing out software stash.  As of this month, we use Tajima DG15, Embrilliance, Embird and now Wilcom Hatch.…

  • Embrilliance Stitch Artist Classes

    We finally took the leap and got the full version of Embrilliance!  It really is a brilliant embroidery program. We have used the basic program for a little while, but found of course that it is a bit limited for our needs – we are all digitizers with 12+ years experience, so we don’t have…

  • Density and “fixing” files

    We often get questions about “fixing” density in files.  Although you can change the density when you are working on EOF files, most of the time the density remains constant, even if you are resizing your objects or moving them around, or both. The first thing to always remember is that even though you are…