Hope you all enjoyed the latest free embroidery designs and you managed to download them OK.
I have now added another poll so please feel free to get voting
If you don't want to wait for the new designs to be released you can grab some free embroidery designs whilst your waiting
Thank you to all those who voted in the recent poll. If you didnt have a peek back to see which catagory won then i can now confirm that tree designs won.
Where to dowload the designs
As always i have added the jam packed file full of Free Embroidery Designs to the web site embroiderysite.co.uk. However the page to these special designs are not accessable from the website navigation. This blog provides you with special access that is limited to this blogs subscribers. You can access the designs and download them here.
In my last lot of Free Xmas Designs post i added a short turtorial incase you need help downloading,here is the link again for all those that missed it: how to download your free designs
Enjoy your free designs
Hope you all enjoyed the Xmas Free Embroidery Designs.
A new poll has now been added and you can vote
Enjoy
Sorry for the wait........
The free xmas designs are now available for you to download.
Visit embroiderysite.co.uk by clicking subscribers link please note that you can only access the page through this link as the page is only for free blog subscribers.
Here is a screen shot of the page
Then save the file to your computer
Please note that you will need to unzip the folder.
Enjoy your free xmas embroidery designs
Hello, just a short post to let all my regualar readers know that i have not forgotten about the free xmas embroidery designs.
I am revamping the embroidery site which is taking longer than i expected.
I will ahve it finished very soon and your xmas designs will be availbale for download.
Many thanks
The poll has closed and Xmas theme has won
Your designs will soon be available for you to download. As soon as they have been uploaded i will send all subscribers the link.
I am currently working on the website that offers loads of Free Embroidery Designs. It is getting a complete make over with some really exciting stuff. The best bit is that it is all free.
To keep these services free please spread the word aboyt this blog and also the website http://embroiderysite.co.uk
Will post the link to the xmas designs later today.
There is only 1 day left to vote for your free embroidery designs
Xmas designs are winning..........but only just
I am sure you have many projects on the go at the moment. The holidays are a wonderful time to make money embroidering.
Not only can you make personalized gifts for your friends and family but you can also use the festive season to make a bit of extra money. People go crazy over personalized gifts at Xmas, they are looking for a unique gift.
Why not try making some of the following projects, if the Xmas designs win tomorrow then you will have lots of designs to play with.
Things to make for Xmas
Xmas stockings
Xmas themed hats and scarfs
Pyjamas bags to keep those new pajamas in your kids will get for Xmas
Pet gifts like bandannas, blankets and stockings to store their treats in
For baby gifts you can embroider things like blankets, bibs, bear outfits.
Do you want some free advertising?
If any of you have a website selling such items i would be happy to give you a shout on this blog........just use the comment button to contact me.
Anyway i am off to enjoy my Saturday........don't forget to vote for the free designs
Best Wishes
yes...........it's back
You can now vote again for Free Embroidery Designs
If you are new to this blog then let me explain the process...
As a thank you for reading my blog i give away designs to my readers.
To qualify you need to add your email address to the box at the top of this blog. Please note that you will never get spam and i will never give anybody your email addresses EVER!
*MAKE SURE YOU CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS*
Each week i will add a poll to the bottom of the blog, you can vote for categories
When the poll has ended i will add a zipped file with the designs in (in many formats) to a website.
All blog subscribers will then be emailed the link to where you can download the designs
The download is quick and simple, all you do is click and save to your computer.
Get Voting........
Hello, just to let you know that more designs have been added to embroiderysite.co.uk.
Remember all you have to do is click on the image of the design you want, then download the zipped folder. The folder contains the design in many formats
Hello readers, hope you are enjoying the new website that gives you fantastic free embroidery designs. I am considering adding a poll back on this blog giving you the choice to again choose which designs you want to see on the website, let me know what you think about that in the comments section.
Digitizing
Last night the website also slashed its prices on Digitizing and you can for a limited time get any job done for a fixed price of just £5.99 with free file conversion. Thought you may be interested in this, it is a really good deal, great if you want to see your artwork transformed so you can embrodier it, maybe you have some project ideas and an image that you need digitizing but struggling to find a regular low cost digitizer.
Hope you all enjoy your weekend...please let me know what you think about adding a poll again to the blog.
Bye for now...........
Hello all
If you have been frequently visiting the new website then you will notice that i have been addding great designs often. I have just added more now.
There are now 3 pages of free embroidery designs i have added today the following:
Lion
Cherries
Pears
Tiger
Axe and Log
Snake
Mole
A great mix for you.
Enjoy
Hello.......
Hope you are all enjoying your new free embroidery designs website
Designs are being added daily to the site so make sure you have saved it to your favourites so you dont miss any. The site is very new so you are the lucky ones that got to know about it first and can watch it grow. There is now 3 pages of designs on the site. They are so simple to download, you simply click on the image you want and save it to your computer. No need to convert to your machines format as each file contains all the popular ones.
What designs were added today?
Today i digitized the following and uploaded for you:
Bike
Microscope
Paint bucket and brushes
Cement Mixer
Veg
link to new designs
Enyoy..........
Hello, hope you are all pleased after yesterdays announcement of the new website. It is only it's second day and there are more Free Embroidery Designs for you to download.
All you have to do is click on the image and save to your computer, each design is in all the popular formats for you to enjoy.
Please feel free to spread the word about the site, there is a link at the top of every page that you can copy and paste.
As always as a blog subscriber you will be the first to get freebies and offers.
Hello....
As a thank you to all my regular readers i am giving you a special treat............
I have been working on a website for you that gives you completely free Embroidery Designs without waiting for a poll to close. It is now up and running.
I have added your transport designs on it too
About the new site
This site has been built to provide you with completely free embroidery designs. No sign up, no registering and no hidden designs amongst paid ones that you have to hunt for. All the designs have been digitized by me so you are getting exclusive designs. The site is very new and i am adding designs daily, please be patient though as i am digitizing them also. The site does have links to other sites these are there to cover my hosting bills but i do not charge for my designs you simply click on them and download. Enjoy the new Free Embroidery Designs site, share with your friends and keep as favourites.
I just wrote a post saying that the vote has closed but infact there is 2 hours left. Sorry about that, a bit eager today
Thanks to all those who participated in the poll i will get the designs to you asap. Please make sure your email is set to allow links. In the meantime here are some good reads for you:
Need Embroidery Help?
Get informative and helpful advice on any Machine Embrodiery Issue
Need a Digitizer?
Some companies may dazzle you with low cost price per stitch service, but stitches add up. Here you can get a fixed price of just £9.99 no matter what the stitch count is
Need Help choosing a Embroidery Machine?
Get the specs and low down on all machines.
There is only 1 day left to vots for this weeks Free Embroidry Designs
Yes road transport is winning and only 8 readers have voted so far, have you?
It costs nothing to vote and nothing to sign up for free newsletters, you get free designs weekly so what are you waiting for.
Sorry for the lack of posts this past week, i have been busy working on new projects including the new website.
Last weeks Free Designs are now ready to be downloaded just click on the link below to be taken to the download page
Gardening Designs
I get alot of emails after i send out posts asking how to get the free designs.
You simply have to add your email address to the free newsletter box (making sure you confirm your email)
A poll is set up weekly for you to vote for which designs you want
I then send out an email just like this with a link where you can download the designs.
If you cannot click on the link then you need to make sure that you have LINKS ENABLED on your email.
A new poll has been added so you can vote for the next lot of Free Embroidery Designs
Vote Now!
If you didnt get the last sewing designs then you can download them here
Yes it is poll closing time again, don't they come around quick!
Sewing designs have won grabbing 23% of votes. Please allow 48hrs for them to be ready, look out for an email with download instructions.
Special offer for Blog subscribers coming soon
As blog subscribers i will soon be able to offer you a great deal on new and original designs. embroiderysite.co.uk will soon be launching a page full of fresh new embroidery designs that have been personally digitized. I am working to give all my blog readers a special members deal with the website. So as well as getting free designs you will soon be able to get loyalty discounts with an embroidery site. For all of those not yet signed up for free blog posts you can do so via the blog home page
Bye for now
Only 23h hours left until this weeks poll closes.
Only 31 Readers have claimed them Have you Voted?
Get Embroidery Help
You can now chat and leave messages for other readers. A new chat box has been added to the blog. You can leave messages, chat or ask other readers to help you with embroidery problems. Simply post your message for other to read. You cna then check back to see if someone has replied. A perfect way to get help with any Machine Embrodiery issue you may have.
2 days left to vote for Free Designs
Yes only 2 days left and so far sewing designs are in the lead.
Hello, i hope everyone is enjoying their Free wedding designs. I have received many emails about the fun projects you are creating with them. A special hello goes out to regular readers Laurie and the students at Cy-Falls Eagles who are putting so much commitments into their hobbies. If anyone would like to share any of their projects and creations please feel free to email me some pics and i will show them for you (admin35154@embroiderysite.co.uk)
Coming Soon
There will soon be a page on the website where you can purchase digitized designs very cheaply, these designs will be new and unique and not available anywhere else.
New Poll added today
A new poll to vote for next weeks Free Embroidery designs will be added on the blog today.
Hello fellow embroiders, i am pleased to tell you that that the wedding designs are now available for download. Free Wedding Embroidery Designs
Free Embroidery Designs Poll
First i would like to say that Wedding theme has won this weeks poll and the designs will be released very soon.
Projects for Wedding Designs
Summer is the season for weddings so i am not surprised that the wedding theme has won this weeks poll.
There are many projects you can create for weddings and if you are selling your embroidered items then what a great opportunity to make some money.
When a couple prepare their wedding they want to make it the most special day ever, they also want to add a personal touch, this is where you can come in, couples will be searching the net for personalised and custom made wedding items from favours and decorations to bridesmaid gifts and accessories.
Here's a brain storm for you that may inspire your embroidery projects
Personalised Ring Cushion
Personalised socks for best man and groom
personalised hen nigh t-shirts
personalised wedding favour tote bags
embroidered gifts for bridesmaids
embroidered chair covers
embroidered bath robes
personalised wedding night dressing gowns
Get the idea?................
As soon as your wedding designs arrive get your machines rared and your wedding projects on the go.
You need to hurry if you have not yet voted for this weeks free embroidery designs, there are only 23hours left.
Wedding Designs are winning (but only just)
Remember if you have problems receiving the zipped files with the designs in i will always email you a link to my webpage where i will upload them just for you.
Hello, today i want to go over the free embroidery designs process i have on this blog for my new subscribers.
What is this blog about?
This blog is aimed at embroiders of all levels. I post articles often, that offer help, advice and tips on all aspects of embroidery design.
I have another blog that offers Embroidery machine help but this blog concentrates more on embroidery designs.
Why do you give away free designs?
I give away free designs as a thank you to my regular subscribers.
How do i get the free embroidery designs?
(1)Simply add your email address to the box to the top right.. You will be sent posts and articles each time i write.
(2)A poll is set up and runs for approx two weeks, the poll is always situated at the bottom of the main page. Here you can vote for the designs you want.
(3)When the poll has closed i email subscribers but due to the volume it can take around 72hrs. Posts and articles will always reach you but some mail servers block large files and mistake them for spam so to get round this i always upload the free designs to a web page to make sure no subscriber ever misses out. For example the designs released on 21st July can be found at the bottom of this web page
http://embroiderysite.co.uk/free-embroidery-designs.html
Every time designs are ready i will add a link in one of my posts direct to the designs in case anyone missed them.
Blogs do not have the function to add large files to its pages which is why i have to upload them to a web page.
I hope this has cleared some things up for my new subscribers, if there is anything i can help with please feel free to contact me or leave a comment
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I have now finished sending the batch of Free pet slogan embroidery designs. As i gain more readers to this blog the email sending list gets bigger so thank you for your kind patience. As always i like to upload them to a web page for you to download in case you missed the email, i know some of my readers don't always receive the designs in their inbox due to spam settings so i will always upload them to a web page for you, you simply click and download.
Link to July 21 Free Embroidery designs download
The pet slogans are great for the dog bandannas we spoke about in machine embroidery projects part 2.
As these were a popular choice i have made sure i have jam packed the embroidery design folder with these pet designs so you will really enjoy them.
I will set up another design poll later today
Enjoy the designs.
Thank you to all those who participated in the recent poll for free embroidery designs. Pet slogans are the winner and they will be with you in the next 48hrs.
I thought i would use tonight's post to throw around some Machine Embroidery Project ideas that you can use the pet slogan designs for.
The Slogans will be mainly humorous so a perfect opportunity to make some pet gifts. Here's a few ideas for you:
Pet blankets - the obvious choice but with some different designs you could move off the standard pet embroidered images and go for a more fun approach.
Pet Bandannas - I wont say much on these as i did a lengthy post on the Bandannas in embroidery projects part 2
Pet Clothes - Yes we have all seen them, the question is have you used them? It is a bit of a boom to dress your pooch up in designer gear,why not buy pet garments wholesale and jazz them up with a pet slogan design.
Pet Collars - Yes they are thin but embroider able i can assure you, especially the thicker woven ones!
So just a few ideas for you but i am sure it has got your brain ticking for some great uses for the pet slogan designs.
I want to close the post by mentioning a regular reader of my blog, they offer Cheap Digitizing and i would be happy to give them a big plug. Thanks for your support.
Embroidery Projects Part 3
When you think about selling embroidered items you have to think what people would buy. The good thing about personalised items is that you will never be short of customers. People will buy personalised embroidered products all year round, especially for unique gifts.
How to maximise sales
To increase your sales you have to think about tomorrow, by that i mean think about what people will be buying more of next week or next month. To do this you can go with the seasons and holidays. For example three weeks before the end of the school summer holidays parents will be on the Internet searching for school items with their kids names on. Especially first time schoolers and those entering year 7 of high school. Get in early and start promoting such products before the demand.
Some Embroidered products people will search for
Winter
In winter people go crazy and search for warmer accessories like scarfs and hats. Both of these can be embroidered. The beeny hats as they are called (the wool type) are fantastic, these can be embroidered for all ages, a fun slogan for adults and a name for kids, for example "princess Chloe" would be a big hit with 2-7 year olds. As for the scarfs you can either buy in bulk or you can make them very simply out of fleece. I will post how to make scarfs at a later date.
Summer
In summer you can sell baseball caps, beach bags, personalised bandannas (not just for dogs). What is also very popular in summer is fishing towels and sports products. The summer makes us feel active and we want the cool accessories to go along with our new hobby!
Celebrations
Now celebrations are something you can take advantage of all year round, and will most probably be your biggest earner.
Weddings - His and hers bath robes, his and hers towels. Personalised groom and best man socks. Honeymoon bedroom door hangers and many personalised bridesmaid gifts. Also think about wedding favours. Couples spend allot of money on these, you can do personalised tote bags and alternative place holders.
I will look at personalised embroidered gifts you can make for Birthday, fathers day, mothers day, christening and Xmas in my next post.
Personalising Bags
We have already looked at personalising bandannas, now i want to talk about personalised bags.
What kind of bags can you Embroider?
Now you don't have to go and grab some fabric and your sewing machine and make bags from scratch, there are many bags already on the market that you can buy to personalise.
There are gym style bags just like the swimming bags kids take to school. They are a waterproof fabric that you will be surprised to know does not tear with high speed embroidering, in fact only 1 piece of backing paper is required and it is quite an easy task. You can add names to these and also designs here's a few ideas of how you can promote them:
(1)As school bags with children's names, you will find that you will get some preschools contact you for large orders.
(2)As Equestrian tack bags, with the horses name, riders name or riding schools name on, there is also a simple horse design i have that i would be happy to pass on that goes great on the bags, one colour outline that is so quick and simple.
(3)Dance bags with ballet shoes on them, the pink ones are adorable
(4)Swim Bags
(5)Football kit bags
(6)And of course if any of you are digitizers then you can take bulk custom orders with a company or club logo on the bags.
How much are the gym style bags?
I know a supplier that supplies the ruck sack style bags with double corded straps for just under a £ each, he sells in bulk with a minimum order of 60 and reduces the prices for larger orders. He sells in over 10 colours.
Personalised Canvas Bags
Now these are great because they are becoming very popular, they are the co friendly type and all ages are now using these as shopping bags so to have one custom made with a design or name on would be fantastic. Again so simple to embroider, the same supplier i used to use sells them for around 60p each. They are 100% cotton.
Where can i sell personalised bags
The obvious choice would be Ebay but there is also the option of setting up your own website, you can buy web space and a domain for £22 per year and it is worthwhile. If any of you want to go down this route, please feel free to ask me for some advice. Use the comment section and i would be happy to help. It would be a great way to sell your Machine Embroidery Projects.
Hello all Embroidery designs have now been emailed to all newsletter subscribers. If you missed them you can download the designs. A new poll will be set up in the next 24hrs and will include the pet slogans for your bandanna's. Enjoy the vacation designs
Good afternoon, i am please to announce that as a result of you voting for free embroidery designs this fortnights designs will be Vacation theme.
The designs will be emailed to you within the next 72hrs. I have to email them individualy rather than in bulk so as to avoid spam filters so it is a bit of a long task, thank you in advance for your patience.
The Vacation designs can be used for many items and projects, here in the uk we are not having that much of a glorious summer so i hope taht all my readers outside the uk are getting much better weather, and the designs leave you feeling all summary.
Appologies for pes embroidery design readers
I am aware that the last set of free embrodiery designs did not include pes format, i am sorry for this and i will ensure the vaction ones include pes format.
I will soon be setting up a new poll and as promised i will include pet slogans for you to use on the bandanas which was discussed in Free Embroidery Projects Part 2
If you have not yet voted for this fortnights free embroidery designs then be quick there is only 21 hours left. You will find the poll at the very bottom of the page.
Thank you for all your comments this week especially regarding the start of my new articles on Machine Embroidery projects. If you liked the bandanna post then you can buy wholesale bandanas and have them posted to you wherever in the world you are for the same price.
I have another great project idea for you coming in the next 24hrs
Bye for now
You can read Free Embroidery Projects Part 1 if you missed it.
Embroider Bandannas
Bandannas are a great item to Embroider and the cotton fabric which they are made of is an absolute dream do work with. They easily pop in your Embroidery Machine hoop and are therefore a great Embroidery project.
What to Embroider on a Bandanna
You can do any design on a bandanna but what sells really well is pet bandannas. You can add the pets name and even have a silhouette of a bone with the name on. It is also possible to get regular orders from kennel clubs and various dog associations, i know allot of people with deaf or blind dogs that buy personalised Bandannas with a short message on to let others know that their dog is impaired. I will add some dog slogans to my next free embroidery designs poll so keep an eye out for that.
Where to Buy Wholesale Bandannas
If anyone would like to know where to buy bandannas in bulk then please leave your email address in the comment box and i will pass the details to you.
Where to sell my Personalised Bandannas
Ebay is a great start, there are a handful of sellers selling them but you can definitely come into this market with some unique designs, also bandannas are available in thousands of colours and patterns so yours will not be the same as the next persons.
Free Machine Embroidery Projects
As mentioned in my first Embroidery Project post i would over the next few days speak about items that you can embroider that are already made.
To re-cap why, i mentioned yesterday that for those of you wanting to make money embroidering it would be a good idea to source products that you could customise with an Embroidery design. When you make anything then a great deal of effort goes into it, it is hard to get the right amount of money for something you have put so much work into. So to ensure you earn money for your embroidery products why not reduce the labour, and time you spend making the item from scratch and concentrate on the embroidering.
Items you can you Embroider
This will depend on your hoops positioning, i personally find janome machines very good for fitting in those awkward items in your hoop. When your out and about shopping have a look for items you an embroider, have a feel of the fabric, if the item is padded can the pad be easily removed whilst you embroider?
You can jump into the personalised market easily if you manage to keep your costs low. A lot of people selling Personalised Embroidered items either make their products from scratch or customize a pre-made item like a towel or baby blanket. I have designed many products and made them myself from scratch, i have made money, but it can get quite a big load especially as holidays such as Xmas when orders triple. You have to think whether all the hours you put in making items from scratch is worth the money you get in the end. This may not apply to some of you, you may be doing really well and enjoy making items from scratch especially if it is just a hobby, their is no greater satisfaction than to produce a wonderful article that you made from nothing. But for the rest of you looking for items to buy at low costs and customise then i hope you find the following read of some help. Dont forget to vote for the next free embroidery designs if you havn't already.
Free Embroidery Projects Part 2
A good day to you all, I run a few Embroidery Sites at present and when i write articles i always add them to the site that is more relevant as Machine Embroidery can cover so many sub categories. So if you don't see a daily post on this Embroidery Design Blog then you can still get a good read on my other sites and blogs.
Now onto the subject i wanted to write to you about today....
Embroidery Projects
When i say Projects i mean things you can make with an Embroidery Machine. Whether it be for Business or pleasure there are lots of things you can make with an Embroidery Machine. The problem you often have when trying to find ideas for things to make is that there is not really any unique ideas just the same old baby blankets and bibs etc... What i have found is that there are thousands of items that are pre-made that you can embroider. As long as the item will fit in the Embroidery hoop then you can transform any item with a beautiful design.
Making something to Embroider
You can make something from scratch to Embroider if you have a sewing machine and your stitching is good, i personally don't like to do this as it is so time consuming and there is so many items already made that you can recreate into a unique product so the next few posts will be about items you can buy to Embroider.
Hope you are all enjoying your dog embroidery designs. If you have not received them in your email box then you can download them here
Bonus Free Cat Embroidery Designs
As a big thank you to all of you who have shown an interest in my blogs i would like to give you extra designs. If you visit the website above then you will find a big file full of cat and dog designs for you to download for free.
More Tips and Free Embroidery Designs coming soon
Thank you to all of you who participated in the recent poll. I am pleased to tell you that a selection of Dogs Embroidery designs will be with you within the next 48hrs.
Need help with Machine Embroidery Problems?
Not long left to participate in this weeks free embroidery design poll. Make sure you don't lose out Vote Now, the poll is situated at the bottom of the front page.
Digitizing your own embroidery designs can be very rewarding, not only can you get to see your artwork in a finished product but it means as a business you can expand and take orders for custom embroidery. To digitize you will need a embroidery digitizing software. Embroidery digitizing software is similar to any other editing software, you can import and export images, modify, adjust and alter an image until you get the design you want. In my next post i will give you some solutions to some common mistakes when using embroidery digitizing software.
P.S Dont forget to particpate in the free embrodiery design poll at the bottom on the front page of my blog.
Hello, i hope you enjoyed the last lot of free designs, there is now another poll on the blog which will end 2 June, this one has an animal theme so go get voting. The embroidery blog has been active for some time now. If you are a new subscriber why not browse the past articles to get some top machine embroidery tips.
Thank you to all those who have voted to receive nature embroidery designs. For any of you having problems receiving the file i have again added it to a site where You can download them designs here
Skipped stitches in an embroidery design are usually caused by a blunt needle. It is always best to change the needle of your embroidery machine every 6 hours. It is also always important to make sure your needle is securely in place.
Is your embroidery machine making a noise?
This post was sent as requested from designs4free.blogspot.com
Some stitches of the embroidery will appear to sink into such fabrics as toweling, velvet and other textured surfaced fabrics. To solve this sinking stitch problem always use water soluble topping film to prevent stitches from sinking into the fabric.
It is really simple you use and it comes just like a film, you place the film over the fabric and this will make sure the design stays on top and does not sink. Any water soluble topping left is easily dissolved in warm water. More Embroidery Help
Thankyou to all those who participated in this fortnights embroidery design poll. Natur designs will be released before Monday for all newsletter subscribers
I had a call the other day from a friend who embroiders. She has not been embroidering for that long, just a few months.
She had spent the whole of Saturday trying to figure out why her newly acquired embroidery design was constantly out of line. She checked her thread tension, her backing paper the lot. Rather than think it might be the design at fault and not her embroidering technique she frustratedly persevered to no avail.
She Finlay decided to give me a call and i asked her to email the design over to me. Straight away i opened the embroidery design file with my digitizing software and the faults were obvious, the design was not filled in properly, a few tweaks and all was sorted. Just thought i would share this with you in case any of you had spent hours frustrated over a embroidery design, dont always be quick to blame yourself, it might just be the embroidery design.
Hello fellow embroiders, what glorious weather we are having here in the UK, no wonder you are all feeling the outdoors, i see nature embroidery designs are winning this week, with only 6 days left to vote Don't forget if you didn't not receive the flowers designs you can download them free here simply click and save the file to your computer.
Don't be tempted to used inferior embroidery supplies when embroidering. For example using paper products and carrier bags as embroidery stabilizer will not only ruin your embroidery project but using such items will damage your machine. There are supplies made especially for machine embroidery, like embroidery threads, needles, stabilizers etc.. they are made to withstand the high speed embroidery machines and to give your embroidery project a good finish. If you are ever tempted to use a cheaper alternative to your regular accessories then be sure to think about the consequences. More embroidery help and tips
To get the best results always make sure you use the smallest hoop possible for your embroidery design. For example if your design is 4 inches make sure you use the hoop that is closest in size to the design. If you use a hoop that is much larger than the design then you will risj distorting the fabric whilst in the machine.
Hello, i have just finished sending out the latest embroidery designs which were flowers....you can download them here if your spam settings have blocked the file (a problem i still seem to have with some email addresses) Enjoy
Hello, the poll has now closed and i am pleased to say that flower designs will shortly be available for all newsletter subscribers.......Enjoy
Just 23hrs left to vote for free embroidery designs for all newsletter subscribers, visit the main page and see the poll at the very bottom of the page.
I thought today i would share with you a useful source for digitizing. To most of us digitizing is a very complex task that we either grasp after much trial and error or we give up after much error. For those of you that need a fast digitizing service then this digitizing service is for you.
Not only is the service fast but it is a set price! Just £9.99 for any artwork digitized. No more working out stitch counts and getting endless quotes. Used the service a few times and the customer service is pretty damn hot.
Hello all emails have finaly been sent to all newsletter subscribers, i am having a few reports of again spam settings blocking these emails, so for all those who didnt receive the designs to thier mail box i have added the downloadable file here for you
Hello, appologies for the delay in sending out the new lot of embroidery designs, been a busy week, will be with you in the next 24hrs
Only 15hrs left to vote for your free embroidery designs (newsletter subscribers)
My posts have been a little slugish this week as i am working on an exciting new project, all will be revealed in a few days
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I mentioned in an earlier post about making money embroidering, i will today source out the site i heard about in conversation last week, the site offers free listing of hand crafted items which is great if you are one of those ebayers struggling with the appauling ebay changes and shocking listing fees.
Wishing you all a wonderfull Easter
Most of us start Embroidery as a hobby and what a great hobby it is but have you considered selling your embroidery items that you make? "It wouldnt be enough to give up my day job" you may say, but there are alot of people who have made a substancial income from embroidery. People love personalized items and yes it is a competative market but from personal experience i can tell you it can pay1. I am not going to give my niche away because to make a decent ammount of money you need to find your own unique product. Embroidery Machines have come a very long way, i personaly have had machines that can embroider few garments and then other machines that embroider stuff you wouldnt think possible. The key is to customise!
Get your thinking caps on to all those who would love to make money from embroidery it can be very rewarding.
Selling your embroidery gifts is simple you have the following ways
Local shops (example is if you embrodiery golf shirts apporoach gold shops)
Local craft fayres
ebay
craft websites, many charge nothing
and best of all your own website where you can build a nice little business and focus on returning customers, it is possible to find a niche in the market and following simple seo tips you can get your website loads of traffic.
Most Embroiders would love at some point to have thier own image turned into an embroidery file that they can embroider, This is called Digitizing.
Digitizing is a complex task and you will need Embroidery Digitizing Software to help you, which one though? There are so many, get the facts on all the Digitizing software
A new poll is set up for Newsletter subscibers new batch of designs
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A note to all Newsletter subscribers
Upon sending the designs to your email boxes i have had a few bounce back, some say your email boxes are full and cannot receive the file so for all those who have not reeived the email i have posted the file here where you can download it, It is a zipped fle so you will need to unzip it.
The vote has closed and you have voted to receive Easter Embrodiery Designs.
Over the next 72hrs all Newsletter subscribers will be emailed Easter designs in various formats, the file will be zipped so you will need to unzip it. please note only verified newsletter readers will receive the designs so if you didnt confirm your email address now is the time, be quick! Please keep an eye out incase the email goes into your spam folder. Enjoy the designs
Machine Embroidery is a wondrful hobby and the things you can create are endless. Some start it as a pure hobby others venture into machine embroidery for business purposes. Whatever your reasons for starting this amazing craft as a beginner you will want all the help you can get.
Deciding which design to Embroider first as a beginner is important. There has never been such a vast ammount of embrodiery designs available.
But what if you are just beginning your stitching and aren’t quite sure what its going to take in time and energy. What if you aren’t quite sure which materials will be easier to work with until your skill level grows and your confidence in your own ability begins to develop.
The more complex pattern pieces will take a great deal of time.
Beginning any new craft is time consuming and learning the methods that are needed to accomplish the embroidery design you want to make won’t always come to you instantly.
For the beginning embroiderer, one of the best methods is to check the pattern.
For a first embroidery design you may want to choose one that is smaller and less complex so that you don’t become discouraged, If you go straight in and tackle a large design and it doesnt turn out right you will have to eliminate various problems. It could be your thread tension, your backing paper or even the design may not be digitized correctly. If you choose a simple design to start with this will help you set off on the right track.
Just 4 days are left for you to vote for your free embroidery design. Designs will be emailed to all Newsletter Subscribers. Please Make sure you have confirmed your email address
As Promised i have set up a poll at the bottom left of this page. Each Month i will Email a free Design to all Free Newsletter Subscribers. All you have to do is subscribe for free and Each Month a Free Design will be Emailed to you!
You can also have a say in what design by voting.
Starting this month Designs will be emailed Free to all newsletter subscribers. Yes thats right direct to your email box and whats more you will have a say in what designs you will receive.
A voting system will be set up allowing you to vote for a design catagory, the design catagory that gets most votes will be emailed to you in the most popular formats so you wont miss out regardless of the machine you have.
Make sure you are signed up to receive a free newsletter, please make sure your email address is correct and you verify your email address.
Free Embroidery designs are downloadable designs are readily available. Most Embrodiery stores online have a free embroidery designs section. You just simply click and download to your computer. You will need the software to uplaod to your machine. I have included links to such sites in this blog
Machine embroidery design is fast, efficient and time saving. This means that you can embroider any fabric in no time at all with quality results
USB Port Cable Included. CD-Rom Program Files. Blank 4 MB Rewriteable Card. Downloads Pes Designs. Windows 98,Me, XP & 2000. Quickly transfer any design already digitized in PES format to an embroidery card to be used with Brother, Babylock, Simplicity, Bernina Deco, and White embroidery machines. Download pre-digitized designs off of the Internet, floppy disks, CD's, and your hard drive then put them on blank card included. Shrink or enlarge images down 10%, up 20% using pattern sizer. Display stitch count, colors, order, height, and width of designs
Embrodiery Machine Choice is vital!
You mus consider many options carefuly before purchasing your machine There are so many Embroidery Machines to choose from, the free embroidery designs that are built is of no importance instead its what the machine can do that you must consider.
Check out this site for embrodiery machine reviews
Being a poetry enthusiast i spend many days entering competitions, it came to me why don't we offer an embroidery competition!
Many sites dont allow links posted in comment boxes but i am going to make an exception afterall i want to create a community.
What to do
Use the comment box at the bottom of this post to enter. Show off your embroidery skills, get yourself some free publicity at the same time!
Write a short bit about your product (must be hand made by yourself) and include a link where we can all see it. You must only submit your own work
No need to include your email address, to protect my readers from spammers i will post the winner on this blog and give you my email address to email me to get your prize.
The Winner will receive free embroidery designs emailed to them in your format choice. The winner will be announced on this blog and will win 10 embroidery designs from the choice of 10 catagories and have thier products featured so you will get yourself some free publicity and sales. Closing date is 29th feb 2008
Sorry for not posting this weeks Free Embroidery Design, will post a cracker for you tommorow. In the meantime here are some tips for uploading the designs to your machines, appologies to experienced embroiders, we were all newbies once and had to learn the basics.
Janome Designs
To upload designs to your machine you will need a blank compact flash card you can get these for a couple of pounds 32mb, 64mb 128mb any is fine. You will also need a compact flash card adapter again only arround 4 pounds and not forgetting some Embroidery Designs in Jef format. You can buy these on cds which you load on your pc and transfer to the flash card or grab freebies here
Brother Designs
Uploading Brother Designs is tad more expensive, you need a blank origional brother card, unlike janome brother only excepts origional which are arround 80 pounds, you also need a card reader which is arround 100 pounds so a big price difference.
You have been using your Embroidery Machine for sometime now, exausted all the built in free designs and played arround with a few design cards you purchased what now? Have you got your own design you would love to embroider? Why not get it digitized. Digitizing is a long process and if you have never digitized dont expect to pick it up in days try more like months, its not easy and the programs can be expensive. Its a wonderfull new skill to teach yourself and i will discuss the software you can use in a later post.
Now back to getting your design digitized, have a look arround, most will charge you per stitch and will not negotiate, if your getting a silly price then leave me your email address in the comment box and i will email you the details of where you can get any embroidery design digitized for a set fee of 18 pounds regardless of stitch count.
Embroidery machine choice is vital, if it is domestic embrodiery machine you are looking to buy then brother and janome are the two main choices. Both are an excellent choice and update thier machine regularly however the cost of maintanance and accessories are very diiferent. Janome is a much better choice for design value, with domestic brother embroidery machines you can only upload using brothers origional blank cards which cost in the region of 80 pounds however janome designs can be uploaded using standard flash cards for arround 2 pounds and then you use a flash card adapter, the whole process for janome costs no more than 8 pounds however to do the simple process of uploading custom designs to a brother machine costs way over 100
We all need a little extra cash and the internet offers many ways of earning money online but it can be a minefield. Wouldn't you love to be able to make money online through something you enjoy?
We will always achieve higher if we are doing something we enjoy! Making money from embrodiery is ideal if you enjoy embroidering. You will not find it a chore and there are many ways you can make money online from embroidering.
Yes there are many people selling embroidered items on the internet but there is still room, there is alot of money in personalised items especialy gifts. With embroidery you can personalise most fabricated items and you can make money.
Which Embroidered products do i chose to sell online?
Chose products to sell online that dont need making, take for example an ipod cover, did you know the leather covers will fit in an embroidry frame, and how simple are they to just add a couple on initials. Have a browse at some products you will be surprised at the possibilities.
Where do i sell online?
Ebay would be the most profitable choice because of its customer base, almost everyone has an ebay account.
Then you could set up your own website to sell your personalised products and make money online check out these great tips!
Whatever you decide there is a way of making money online with embroidery, embroidery can make you money and best of all you get great job satisfaction
Embroidery thread is an important factor to consider when stocking your embroidery consumables. It is vital you purchase strong durable thread, embroidery machines are high speed and needle breakages will make your work hard and not to mention your product shoddy. You can purchase high quality embroidery threads on ebay for a fraction of the cost, ackermann range is one of the best on the market it will make your products look adorable, they will withstand the life of the product and fullt machine washable. I have known people to use standard sewing thread is janome machines but freying occurs. For brother sewing machines you must buy only high quality embroidery threads they are very tempremental.
Q: Needle wont take under bobbin thread
A: Check upper and lower bobbin is threaded properly, rethread and try again. If problem persists clean under bobbin casing, if no joy possible sensor fault, it can be disabled but will void warranty.
Q: The needle keeps breaking
A: The needle maight be bent or blunt, The needle clamp may be loose, The needle is incorrectly installed but i think this is very unlikly but it is always best to check. The upper thread tension is to tight try reajusting the tension,The spool is incorrectly installed, The area around the hole on the plate itself is scratched or as a burr on it, The bobbin case is damaged or as a burr on itor using the wrong bobbin for the maching.
Q: The upper thread keeps breaking
A: There are knots or tangles in the thread, The upper thread tension is to tight, The needle is bent or blunt in somecases these are bought not relising that they are bent
Q: The lower thread is tangled or may even break
A: The bobbin thread is incorrectly installed, The bobbin is scratched or wont rotate properly, The thread is tangled.
Q: An high pitch noise is made while embroidering
A: Dust or dirt as over time as accumulated in the bobbin case, You could even be using the wrong bobbin.
Q: Stitches keep skipping
A: The upper thread proberly is not threaded properly rethread and try again, The needle is blunt, Dust or dirt has accumulated in the bobbin case just taske out a nd give a general clean.
Q: The stitch is not sewing correctly
A: The thread tension is proberly set to high reset thread tension and try again, The thread is tangled in the bobbin,
Q: Embroidery is not neatly done
A: The fabric you are using is not stretched in the embroidery frame and the fabric may be to loose, Not using the right or even enough backing paper or none at all, The thread tension may be set wrong for the fabric you are useing, The fabric is catching, The fabric is an heavy material and is hanging down over the bench.
Free Embroidery Designs
When starting an embroidery business it's always a bonus to find a regular supplier of those essentials. Wether it is backing paper, embroidery threads or other consumables like quality t-shirts or polo shirts. This is not easy especialy if your embroidery business consists of providing a personalised service. How many times have you found a really good supplier, listed the various colours you can offer only to re-order from your supplier and find they do not have the regular supply of colours they they first said they did.
When offering a personalised embrodiery service customers like the personalised bit, the fact that they can choose for example which colour tshirt and which colour embroidery thread so it is important that you have a regular supply and constant stock. I will soon be able to provide you with a full list of reccomended and trusted suppliers, at really competetive prices. The list will include all types of embroidery accessories and consumables.
Happy saturday.......... I have decided to keep all the free designs i am giving away on the site rather than to remove and replace them each week, so if you go to the site below you will see two designs this week.
http://www.bestmoneymaker.co.uk/index.php?pr=FREE_EMBROIDERY_DESIGNS
If your fed up of searching the answers to your embroidery queries then keep this site as favourites, not only does it help with common embroidery troublshooting but it is also updated regularly with tips and tricks.
http://embroideryhelp.blogspot.com/
