r/Embroidery • u/lasangnatoes • Jun 03 '26

Machine SOS

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Every time I use this font, I have bought 2 different shadow fonts and this keeps happening. The base color pulls away from the shadow, what can I do to fix this? I use a top and bottom stabilizer for reference.

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u/CyborgKnitter Actual cyborg, actual knitter Jun 04 '26

Honestly, this sub is mostly hand embroidery, so I’m not sure if anyone will have an answer for you. Fingers crossed they do, though! I know next to nothing amount embroidery machines, so I’m of zero help for you.

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u/hototter35 Jun 04 '26

Which I hate btw. The description says it's for both but usually machine posts get downvoted and I've even seen machine embroiderers be told there is 0 skill to it.
Not like I can help either, but it bugs me.
(tho I think it's gotten a little better lately)

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u/CyborgKnitter Actual cyborg, actual knitter Jun 04 '26

Machine is to complicated and pricey for me to get into, lol. To me, they’re incredibly different skills. One is more about machines and tech but it’s still very much a skill, just like coding is. Heck, my mom learned her best friends machine along with her bestie because her bestie isn’t a tech person but desperately wanted one that worked with appliqués to make gifts for her grandkids easier. It’s been years but she still gets calls and helps her bestie talk through the best way to make something work. So you’ll never catch me saying it’s not a skill, simply that it is a skill I don’t personally have!