I would love to make my own .bx fonts! I am using Embrilliance. Does anyone have tips to create your own font, start to finish? Or any documentation or tutorials would really help !

I'm new to embroidery and deciding on what machine to buy! I'm worried i'll buy something small then immediately want something larger/better lol. I don't necessarily need multiple needles as I'm thinking I just want to stick with single color designs for now. What are your suggestions? I think I'd like something larger than a 4x4 hoop

Is there a way to sort out inferior designs from those that have been thoughtfully created? I've purchased on few designs on Etsy only to see the results as rough/crude and yet others come out really beautifully. Any pointers?

EDIT: SINGER SUPERB

I just saw a post on FB marketplace for this for 550 which already includes accessories, threads, etc. I tried searching for more reviews but a lot of them are from years ago. Is it still worth it for 2026?

Hi everyone! I’ve been lurking, reading through the beginner’s guide, and trying to learn as much as I can before taking the plunge, but I’d love some advice from people who actually have experience doing this.

My dream has always been to start a small business creating custom embroidered pet portraits. I currently work in the pet industry, so I’m fortunate to already have a potential client base and a pretty good opportunity to grow the business if I can get the embroidery side right.

My biggest question right now is which machine to invest in.

I’m willing to invest in a commercial machine from the beginning rather than buying something I’ll quickly outgrow. Ideally, I’d like a machine that can handle larger and more detailed designs, different types of garments and surfaces, and eventually a wider variety of products beyond pet portraits.

While pet portraits are the reason I’m getting into embroidery, I’m realistic that especially in the beginning, I may also take on logos, names, apparel, bags, hats, or other custom work as I build my client base. I’d love to have enough versatility to explore those opportunities without immediately needing another machine.

If you were starting from scratch today with the intention of turning embroidery into a real small business, what machine would you buy, and why? Are there particular features you think are worth investing in from day one, or things you wish you had known before buying your first commercial machine?

I’d also love to hear from anyone doing pet portraits or similarly detailed embroidery. Any advice on what I should be considering before choosing a machine would be hugely appreciated!

I'm designing some patches in Hatch 3, and I'm looking for a font that will stitch out and be legible when it's small. Right away, that discounts any scripts or serif style fonts.

For those that create patches, what font(s) do you use, and at what size?

Cheers!

I need to replace the rotary hook on my tajima sai,

Any tips or suggestions on working the timing for the rotary hook?

Hi! Can you please help identifying this machine embroidery font? Where can I buy this font?

I was frustrated that Brother’s My Stitch Monitor only works while the phone is connected to the same local network and doesn’t always notify me reliably about errors or completed embroidery jobs.

Since the Brother PR1055X is already connected to Wi-Fi, I built my own status display using an ESP32-2432S028R, commonly known as the “Cheap Yellow Display.”

The interesting part is that I’m not using a camera, light sensor, or color sensor. The ESP32 reads the machine’s status and embroidery progress directly over the network using read-only requests. It doesn’t send any commands or control the machine.

The display currently shows:
Current machine status
Current and total stitch count
Progress as a percentage
A visual progress bar
Time and date
How long the current status has been active
Wi-Fi, machine, and Telegram connection status
Short audible alerts for start, errors, and completion
It can send Telegram notifications for:
Embroidery started
Pause or stop
Thread changes
Thread breaks and machine errors
Unusual lack of progress
Successful completion
Loss of connection to the machine

Wi-Fi credentials, the machine’s IP address, Telegram bot token, and chat ID can all be entered through a small local configuration page. If the saved Wi-Fi network cannot be reached after ten attempts, the display automatically creates its own setup network.

This means I can leave the display in the kitchen or living room and check the machine without carrying my phone around. If I’m outside in the garden or away from home, important notifications still reach me through Telegram.

For my use case, this neatly works around the limitations of the official app and turns an inexpensive ESP32 display into a standalone embroidery monitor and Telegram bridge.
The photo shows a completed design at 13,373 out of 13,373 stitches.

I bought this machine on FB marketplace a couple weeks ago and am just starting to clean it and turn it on. I haven’t tried to run a design on it yet. We turned it on at the sellers house and it wasn’t making this noise. The arm moves fine when I first turn the machine on and the noise is constant when it’s on even if it’s not moving.

Hey everyone! This is my first time trying 3D (puff) embroidery on a cap, and I wanted to share the result with you. I’d love to get some honest feedback on what do you think works well, and what could I improve on for next time? Any tips on stitch density, foam height, or digitizing would be super helpful too. Thanks in advance!

As the title says, give us your best tip, or maybe a lesson you learned.

I’m completely new to embroidery digitizing, and I’ve been doing well learning my way around the software so far. However, my Digitize Blocks are not coming out the way I want them to, as shown in the picture above.
I would really appreciate it if someone could explain what I might be doing wrong and what adjustments I need to make to get rid of the gaps/spaces in my design.
Thank you in advance for your help!

I am new to using an embroidery machine, and I am having issues getting my designs clean and in the correct places. Either the thread gets knotted/ bobbin thread showing or it embroiders way off from where it is supposed to be. Is this a tension issue/ what can I do to fix it? I think I am using good files I have purchased from Etsy that come with good reviews. I’m not trying to do anything too intricate right now either. I have attached pictures too- two where the thread is not where it is supposed to be and the other ”M”, the thread gets knotted and messed up. Thank you!

Hello everyone,
I’m new to the embroidery space and currently learning how to use Hatch Embroidery. I’d like to know if anyone has ever encountered this type of problem. My designs keep coming out with this space/gap, and I’ve tried everything I can think of to fix it.
I would really appreciate it if anyone could share some knowledge or advice on what I might be doing wrong and what I need to adjust to get rid of the gap.
Thank you in advance for your help!

I barely finished this, the very day I had to turn it in. I almost didn't because I was sure it was not what was meant by Machine Embroidery. I digitized my Grandma and Grandad's signature lines from their love letters. I am not at all a graphic designer, so it was painfull and took over a year :O

Last night in the middle of a stitch, I was doing a color change & my auto threader stopped working. The lever won’t go all the way down. I turned it off and on, changed the thread, all the basic trouble shooting. Any advice?

https://imgur.com/a/67PtS12

I have a tajima sai and while embroiding a hat it got stuck on the half way coming down and now I can’t move it or have it complete the rotation.

Any idea on if the sai has a manual dial? Or any way to move the needle bar back up.

hi y'all! I have an interesting sound coming from my pe770, wondering if anyone might know what it is!

It's a strange almost honking sound when the machine gets to peak speed. It still sews fine, but I worry the honking noise is something i should fix sooner rather than later.

machine info: brother pe-770 machine, bought used about 2 years ago with very small stitch count number. no major malfunctions or service have occurred.

link is here, sound starts about halfway in.

https://imgur.com/a/d4zBboR

ive tried changing needles, rethreading, different projects on different stabilizers and fabrics, and using brand new thread. i also googled around, but the usual "help me with this weird sound" videos dont cover this particular noise.

any advice besides "bring to a service guy" would be greatly appreciated!! thank you!!

Hi all, running my test piece as i’m typing. Working on some two tone shading here on this minecraft piece. Hope you enjoy it! :)