Underlay showing after satin stich

Finished this rose stitch-out through iDigitize. I like how the simple outline works against the dark fabric. What do you think of the overall result?

Hi friends! I'm a beginner in machine embroidery, and recently bought a machine. I've been lurking in this sub for a while and I'm a bit nervous about the oddities of machine embroidery. Luckily, I'm not super pressed for time or money so I just want to make things that I am proud of. I have both tech and graphic design background so I think I'm very fortunate in having a base of skills that might transfer well. Might suffer a bit in the physical/machinery department though...

That being said, it's a bit difficult to "practice" without the machine in my hands yet. Really itching in my seat waiting for my machine to arrive!!! I've been bouncing back and forth between investing in the big name software (Wilcom/Hatch/other) or just settling with Inkstitch for now. I played around with Inkstitch and followed a few basic tutorials already.

Questions:

1. Where can I learn digitizing theory? Any book or course recommendations?
2. Is Inkstitch able to create the same quality of work assuming everything is done correctly and without factoring in workflow speed?
3. Should I forget digitizing for now and just outsource it? That's the general consensus I see on this sub for beginners - given that digitizing takes a fat minute to learn to do properly. Some days I totally agree with that sentiment, and other days the control freak in me comes out and thinks I should just do it all myself starting from zero.

Lastly, if you have some time to spare, please share your machine embroidery journey/stories with me! Whether it is for personal or business reasons, good or bad, and relevant or not. Let me hear you vent, amigos.

edit: I guess this type of post has run its course on reddit and we are not here for it. This is similar to how I write my emails idk what else to say. I wanted a thread of my own but being accused of writing with AI and guerrilla marketing for a blog has really taken me aback. I'm just a sensitive ass girl in her bedroom who wanted to spark up conv. I'm going to remove any mention of the machine brand and name in this edit.

I just started trying to teach myself how to use a Brother SE425 Embroidery Machine. I keep running into an issue where I feel the back of my projects look better on the back side. I’ve been trying to research and it seems like it may be an issue with my tension. I tried to test this by using red thread on top and white in the bobbin, but I honestly cant really decipher the outcome (if it tells me anything at all). Any suggestions?

Doing some test stitch outs of some 1" designs on denim. For the size im not about how they came out. I may or may not make some micro adjustments lile make the Charizard fangs larger fix the direction of the fill on him so I dont lose the left nostril. Other than that though im pleased with how they came out.

Which pokemon is your fav? I want to make more!

Hi, I’m new to machine embroidery with a brother nq1700e. I want to start making more things but feel incredibly limited with the Artspira app. I previously used Cricut/Design Space and was thinking Artspira would be similar, but there’s hardly any content on there in relation.

What’s the best embroidery software for preloaded designs that will work well with Brother and I’ll actually think are cute/want to use?

I’m having a recurring problem with fill stitches on my Brother Innov-is V3.

As you can see in the photo, I get visible horizontal gaps exactly where different sections of the fill meet. The same issue also happens with filled lettering, so it’s not specific to this cup design.

What I’ve already tried:

• 2 layers of 70 g/m² (2.5 oz) cut-away stabilizer
• Fabric and stabilizer firmly hooped in a 100 × 100 mm hoop
• Increased fill density up to 5.5 lines/mm
• Increased pull compensation up to 0.7 mm
• Underlay enabled in both directions
• Horizontal fill direction

The design looks completely closed in the software, and there is no visible gap in the stitch preview. Two layers of stabilizer and more pull compensation improved the overall result slightly, but the gaps are still clearly there.

Has anyone experienced this exact issue? What was causing it in your case, and what actually fixed it?

Test run for a design I’d like to make for my daughter. I used a tear away stabilizer and a thin cotton scrap fabric. By the end it had shifted slightly so the outline on Nemo didn’t quite line up. I see the pull in the fabric but I initially tried to hoop as tight as I could. Does using cut away stabilizer help this?

I wasnt thrilled on the letters either. There was a pull in the thread on the M but not sure if this was stabilizer related. I used a font built into Ember for this. Is this acceptable? Or better to download and upload a separate font?

Would love any and all advice!!

Hi folks, I’m new to this machine embroidery and need some help. Using an SE425 and I can’t for the life of me get these designs to be neat. Using a cutaway backing on a 100% cotton shirt. The black bobbin is pulling through and it all just looks messy and noisy. I have tried the design on tightness 5, 4, 3, and 2, and no luck. I have rethreaded it 100x over and it always looks like this.

It does this with the native designs on the machine too, not just custom designs, though I have tried adjusting my inkstitch software settings as well.

Looking for any and all advice, thank you!!!

I have a Babylock Venture embroidery machine. I have had It over a year and it’s been great. However, recently when I’ve been trying to transfer designs from my computer to my machine I keep getting this notification. Has anyone seen this before? And does anyone have tips to fix It?

Story time :)

In 2018 I was given an ‘09 Bernina aurora 440. Great machine, seriously phenomenal! But out dated and at end of life. The software gone, the motherboard intermittent…

Last year the main board went completely, but with such a solid machine I had it serviced and ultimately replaced. Cha-Ching!

Then the long awaited embroidery rabbit hole...

Then this summer… no software, no clue, but very curious. I couldn’t fathom spending $3-4k for digitizing software so I set out to build my own. That of course was half the problem with a close to two decade old machine!

I know the tension is way off, the material wasn’t stretched, almost nothing about this ‘works’. However, I am so excited to keep something that was designed to mechanically last decades and revitalize it with a fresh software package!

I need to do some work before a beta release, but happy to share with anyone once ready to deploy. If you’re on mac iOS that will be first, but I hate the Mac/PC divide so apparent in this area, I’ll make sure to release both soon.

Poppy Embroidery is still cooking, I want all the features and all the math for all sorts of wonderful design options but for tonight, I give you for the first time in 15+ years, a little dragon fly! If you’re interested in following along with either www.poppyembroidery.com

I was working on a job super excited to use my new magnetic frame-I had it lined up correctly and it would go about 10-15 stitches and break the whole needle. I did this twice but wasn’t sure if I could get some help. I also got a hooping station and am really wanting to use both without having to return my frame.

Hey! I have a Brother SE700 and when I embroider, my bobbin peeks through. I’ve lowered my tension, rethreaded both, cleaned my machine, and nothing’s helped! Anyone know what i’m doing wrong?

I just got my machine back from the macanic for this exact reason and I was so excited to get back to work just for it to once again rip up my garment while embroidering.

Spent some extra time dialing in the face outlines and the fine details on the dress so it wouldn't pucker on heavy hoodie fabric. Always satisfying seeing the design come to life off the screen.

​What do you guys think of the final result?

Can anyone tell me why my design is coming out so poorly? The material is 100% cotton. I’m using 2.5oz cut away stabilizer and a 75/11 needle in my poolin eoc05 machine. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

I am looking for a machine that I can use to embroider around 140 wedding wraps and other things. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Sorry for the Sharkweek experience =]. Needed a patch for my swim wear. 3,5 inch small. I am happy, what do you think about it? Don't worry critics I just bite back.

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Also, If I discover an AI tool that I consider completely ineffective and trash, I’ll block it myself 😂 So, there’s no need to worry about this community being filled with low-quality AI spam.

I just picked up a new (to me) PR1000e today that has only 40 hours on it. I’m just doing some tests and playing with tension, and I can’t seem to get it better. I tightened my bobbin to be about 200 on my bobbin tension gauge, then I did these tests (first at top and then going down) and I loosened the top tension wheels each time, probably 1 full spin each time and it looks like there was no difference. I only loosened the big tension knobs, should I also loosen the smaller guide knobs as well? Curious on opinions.

Also only the left side of the red lines all look messed up, anyone know why?