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My boys have been after me to digitize some designs they would like...so here they are.

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New Designs!

Three new fall designs are on the website!

Centering T-shirts

Several people have had questions about centering/hooping t-shirts and other items for ebmroidery. I know there are lots of different methods, but I wanted to share with you how I do it. This is a quick, no-measure method that gets your designs where you want them every time!

First, hoop your stabilizer (I usually use two sheets).

Then, turn your tee inside out with the front facing down.

Fold your shirt in half, matching side seams, under arm seams and hem.

Lay your folded shirt on top of your hooped stabilizer with the part that attaches to the machine at the top (for landscape oriented designs like the example I am doing) or left (for portrait oriented designs).

Match the center fold line up with the notches on your hoop.

Spray the right, exposed side of the stabilizer with temporary spray adhesive (like 505) and lay out that side of the shirt.
Next, lift up the left side of the shirt, and spray with temporary adhesive.

Lay that side back out. Pin around the perimeter of the hoop to secure the shirt. Pin excess shirt out of the way. The bulk of the rest of the shirt is either on the left, over the arm of the machine, or at the top. Now you can embroider without having to worry about the other parts of the shirt getting caught by the needle. And no hoop burn from hooping the knit.



Be sure to check out http://www.appliquechick.com/ for designs! We are adding new ones every week!

Cheerleader Design

I got the cheerleader stitched out last night and converted and uploaded this morning. (In plenty of time for Friday night's game--usually I am unhooping things for my children as we are walking out the door!)

New Designs

We have added a few new designs--more to come! (I wish I had more time to test them!)

Grand Opening!

Our website is officially open for business! We offer designs in 8 formats and 3 sizes. If you have a suggestion for a design, feel free to e-mail us!