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The finished multi-piece Thyroid Cancer Awareness Ribbon set is fully stitched in the hoop on white wash-away stabilizer, ready for trimming and removal.
A Singer Futura stitches a pink flower inside a hoop on brown fabric, showing the machine running in embroidery mode.
A stylus drags a highlighted cat design across the Baby Lock embroidery machine screen to position it on a panel layout.
A cleanly cut red appliqué piece is lifted off a ScanNCut low-tack mat with a spatula tool after a precise cut.
A household steam iron is pressed firmly onto a structured cap front mounted on a cap framing device to soften buckram and flatten the center seam hump.
An overhead view of a Durkee Sticky Hoop with No-Show Mesh stabilizer neatly folded and secured all around the metal frame using multiple Supa Clips.
Lauren sits in her embroidery studio with a multi-needle machine and thread racks behind her, setting the scene for a real-world cost and profit breakdown.
A close-up shows a finger tracing the raised texture of couched yarn stitches on the Deer embroidery sample.
A close-up shows the proven trick of balancing a screw on the short end of an Allen key to reach the stand’s hardest corner fastener.
A close-up shows the metal finger gap tool inserted between the retaining finger and the rotary hook basket on a Melco EMT16X.
A close-up of a smartphone photographing the Brother Luminaire XP3 screen so the full embroidery color list can be referenced at the thread rack.
A bold slide introduces the “Focused Flood of Income” concept as the antidote to scattered, low-profit embroidery work.
CanvasWorkspace screen capture highlighting the critical Flip Horizontal action used to mirror appliqué shapes for fusible-web cutting.
A close-up shows metallic thread being manually guided through the needle eye—an essential habit for preventing breakage and protecting the automatic threader.
A finished raised 3D letter “G” stitched in green on a purple fuzzy sock, still held securely inside a small magnetic hoop.
A wall display of Durkee embroidery hoops in multiple sizes, photographed on the trade show floor.
A finished sparkly red Christmas stocking with a white monogram hangs neatly, showing the clean cuff and professional shape.
A DesignShop v11 screen capture showing a constrained straight preview line used to digitize clean, minimal-point walk stitches.
The Ricoma 10S panel rotate tool is used to flip a monogram design 180 degrees so it stitches right-side up on a hooped towel.
A screen capture shows the strawberry vectors converted into blanket-stitch appliqué objects inside Embrilliance Stitch Artist 2.
A close-up of the Brother Stellaire screen showing the IQ Designer shape menu used to build a custom pocket outline.
A close-up shows the top fabric layer being peeled back so it can be trimmed extremely close to scallop stitches during in-the-hoop appliqué.
Hector lifts the Meistergram GEM 1500 XL needle case assembly off the rail with both hands, showing the safest removal posture and clearance.
A square magnetic hoop clamps a knit beanie and stabilizer flat and evenly, ready for stitching without hoop burn.
A screen capture in Hatch Embroidery 3 showing the Satin stitch type selected for a black border around a ring-shaped fill.
A close-up of the stabilizer being clipped drum-tight on a large magnetic hoop before the top frame is snapped on.
Elaine holds a Baby Lock–compatible magnetic embroidery hoop, showing the metal bottom frame and the magnetic top strips.
The host holds up a finished plush towel with an embossed monogram effect created by stippling around the letter.