Dear All,

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There are various broad areas of interest like embroidery digitizing, business, technical  which are further subdivided into more specific topics.

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Another great resource for you on free machine embroidery designs – ABC Embroidery. A repository of good embroideries indeed! Almost all the free patterns are perfectly suitable for 4×4 embroidery hoops. The information and tutorial on endless hoop embroidery designs would be helpful here.

The butterfly next to this post is a cutwork special – 2.91″ x 2.84″, contains 7246 stitches and is made of one single color. You can download this in all embroidery formats – ART, PES, HUS, JEF, XXX, DST, EXP, SHV, VIP or PCS. Special cutwork embroidery instructions have been included along with this download.

The information on digitizing embroidery software would come in useful if you are interested in knowing more about how one interfaces the PC with the embroidery machine.

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Murphy has carved a niche in the world of embroidery with her very own speciality – “Endless Hoop” category of patterns. Check out her collection at Murphy’s Designs. These are basically redwork and machine embroidery cross stitch designs and can be used in the Endless Hoop or any hoop that is 5×7 inch (130 x 180 mm) or larger. All the designs are available in the zip file which would contain the following formats – ART, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, PHC, VIP, XXX. The information on machine embroidery would come in handy here.

Her collections are categorised under various folders numerically ordered. Endless hoop embroidery designs are perfect for any running pattern – bedsheets, table napkins, frocks, curtains and other homely items. The sunflower and strawberry endless designs are pretty. The part that is circled in the image next to this post – is the portion that will be repeated again and again till you reach the end of the cloth – and hence the name ‘endless’. So once you master this part, the design becomes repetitive and simple to do.

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I just came across Ms. Larisa Porter and her tutorial named “Threads That Bind Us”. The same is available at SecretsOf.com – (click on “Everything for Embroidery” — Designs — Designers G-Z — Threads That Bind Us).

Ms. Larisa Porter has had a variety of interests like singing, playing the guitar and designing web graphics. Her love for arts resulted in a fruitful embroidery business which combined her love for quilting and designing. Her biggest accomplishments stem from watching her pencil drawings turn into colorful designs as her embroidery machine stitches them out.

Just recently, Larisa devised a ‘Piece in the Hoop’ (which is part of the master tutorial “Threads That Bind Us”) with an embroidery design – Once finished, we will end up with a complete, pieced quilt block, just like the one beside this post. One can follow the very detailed, pictorial instructions to learn how to ‘Piece in your Hoop’ by using the Crazy Patch Block design included. Once mastered, try out the other ‘Piece in the Hoop’ embroidery designs given in the tutorial. Feel free to give me your comments on these!

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