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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.
Close-up of the raw-edge appliqué trimming technique with the fabric held upright under tension while snips cut flush to the stitch line.
Patrick explains the difference between Fast Frames and Durkee Magnetic Frames during a live shop update.
A screen capture shows the Walk Normal tool placing clean straight points that connect into a smooth, controllable digitizing line.
The finished embroidered quilt block sweatshirt is shown worn outdoors, highlighting the centered Sawtooth Star block with the stitched smiley face.
A close-up of a Brother embroidery machine screen with a finger pointing at the Needle +/- icon used to back up and restitch the correct appliqué step.
Michelle holds the grey bear hugger while showing a clean, centered monogram stitched on the plush blanket.
A close-up of the satin stitch border being laid around the Kentucky shape, showing the clean edge that makes FSL look professional.
A close-up of the DesignShop Object Properties window showing Tie In/Tie Off settings with Auto Trim set too low, which can cause trims inside lettering.
A finished 5x7 in-the-hoop Flying Geese block sits in the hoop, showing crisp piecing and shiny metallic spiderweb background quilting.
A tight 1mm grid is enabled in DesignShop v11, ready for precision digitizing of a repeating decorative stitch element.
The host holds up the finished embroidered Valentine’s Day card with a crisp black mat border and layered texture.
A close-up of the Brother PR1055X actively stitching a “Grateful” block on yellow fabric inside a large multi-needle hoop.
A DesignShop screen shows a blue vector circle used as a guide while red letters are manually rotated and positioned to form an arched word.
A screen capture shows the bottom segment of an “S” being dragged under a “C” to create a clean interlocking monogram effect in DesignShop.
The hoop is flipped to reveal a finished green ribbon bobbin-work design that looks like hand stitching on black fabric.
The Brother Innov-is XV screen shows a scanned hoop background with a flower design overlay, making precise placement inside a stitched border easy to verify before stitching.
The Project Tree shows a single Expanded layer converted into multiple editable stitch objects like Walk and Complex Fill.
A black baseball cap is mounted flat and secure on an aluminium cap frame insert, ready to stitch on a single-needle embroidery machine.
A close-up shows a large magnetic hoop being snapped onto a thick denim jacket for fast, secure hooping.
A magnetic hoop top ring snaps into place over fabric, showing the fast, even clamping that makes appliqué setup easier on bulky garments.
Embird’s 3D sewing simulator is mid-stitch while Ezvid records, creating a short clip suitable for an Etsy listing video.
A close-up hero shot of the unwrapped Brother LB5500 on the creator’s lap, showing the front interface and blue shipping tape.
DesignShop 11’s Top Stitching panel showing the “Use fill for stitch lines greater than” threshold that auto-splits long satin into a safer fill texture.
The finished “I Like to Party” apron embroidery is shown flat, highlighting crisp satin lettering and clean appliqué edges.
The host holds up two finished glitter vinyl appliqué pillows, showing the sparkle and clean edges after the tack-tear-press method.
A macro close-up of a finished stitched heart shows crisp edges and clean coverage before the vinyl overlay makes mistakes permanent.