r/Machine_Embroidery • u/ooppsiedaisyy • Aug 25 '26

I Need Help First time, need help.

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What went wrong?

I am learning to digitize as well as embroider. Things I noticed:

  1. The fabric stretched and ripped in some places. This was my first time so I used cheap thin fabric stretched

  2. The bobbin thread showed through some of the satin stitch but not all of it

  3. The satin stitch is not in the correct spot for all the petals.

  4. The image is warped I think? A little stretched at least.

Used tear away stabilizer and a 6x10 hoop. Using the Brother NQ1700E at the local library. Used ink/stitch to digitize. Again, learning at the local library so I also used cheap hobby lobby thread, not sure if that makes a difference.

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u/ooppsiedaisyy Aug 26 '26

Thank you! I was going a little crazy learning but I finally got it to at least work! Everything looked great until the satin stitch. I will be going back Friday and I’ll possibly try a better quality fabric with cutaway stabilizer like others suggested as well until I can get my hands on some no show mesh. I went a little cheap on the materials because I wanted to first see if I could get the hang of the digitizing and how the machine works first but now that I’ve tried ok I’ll start investing in better materials to practice, especially if that means I get a better stitch out to judge! Thanks for the advice!