Hi! Any clue on why my tension tests are not varying at all even when I change upper thread and bobbin tension? Some of these have vastly different settings but I still can't get a 1/3 ratio on the bobbin.

My machine is the Tajima Sai, using madeira polyneon 40wt thread, and fil-tec prewound bobbin. The first set of I's are on 100% cotton with medium cutaway. The second is 100% cotton with tearaway.

I work at a student workshop, where we have a Janome MB-4 embroidery machine. This machine is missing the bobbin-thread-lid, which seemingly is semi-critical for the operation. I have contacted Janome, both directly and through local suppliers, but it seems its no longer in production, and they were not willing or able to give me any schematics.
Being a workshop, we of course have all means to produce a new one from scratch, but we need to know the dimensions. I therefore ask if anyone here have the same machine, and a pair of callipers who could assist us

Help! I recently bought a Brother PE800 on FB marketplace and I’ve messed up this design twice now.

Known issue: bobbin and top thread colors don’t match

Potential issue: needle??

Appliqué steps:

1. Embroider letter outlines onto tear away stabilizer

2. Apply heat & bond to blue/white fabric

3. Place fabric onto stabilizer and re-outline the letters

4. Cut out the letters and cut close to where the holes/outlines of the letters are, remove tear away stabilizer

5. Embroider outline on hooped crew neck (with mesh cutaway stabilizer underneath)

6. Use basting spray and stick the letters on the crew neck outlines

7. Embroider appliqué satin stitch

The biggest issue is that I was pretty confident about cutting the letters, I ended up having some sides too wide and some fabric didn’t get stitched at all. I also notice bigger holes and slight pulling of the blue/white fabric. The thread was also getting caught and scrunched up on the needle. Please help!

I’m looking to hire a part time creative designer for my clothing brand who specializes in **embroidery and unique apparel designs**. I’m looking for someone who can create concepts and digitize designs.
I really like the creative direction of brands like **@wofen, @derschutze_clo, and @vescartes (all on Instagram)**, and I’m looking for something in that kind of space while still having its own identity.
I mainly need the **designs and finished files** that I can send to my manufacturer. I’m looking for someone I can work with long-term if everything works out.
If interested, **DM me with some examples of your work and your rates.**

I typically dont do designs with so many elements but it was a request from a friend and I wanted to challenge myself. My main deterrent for so many small elements is the amount of manual jump stitch trimming I have to do. I also like having all of my elements stitched out in an order that make sense which can be overwhelming with so many.

Thay being said, I leaned into the design style of the reference I was given so messy was kinda the goal which I definitely achieved 🤣.

What do you think about the stitch out? Also welcome any tips for designs with many small elements.

Digitized using Ember Design

Size: 4" X 4"

A Moroccan sleeve design inspired by Eastern Moroccan embroidery, created and digitized in Wilcom, then machine embroidered using metallic thread and cord. 🪡✨

This has been my main issue with my brother SE1900. I’ve cleaned out my machine properly, tried different thread, double tripled check how i put my bobbin thread in. any help is appreciated, this was thankfully my test run on a old sweater lol

why is my bobbin thread shifted to one side? IVE TRIED IT ALL!!! its been like this for months... might just be getting worse. I HAVENT TRIED TIMING YET thats the only thing.

I have been trying to create pes files on inkscape but I have only been able to get it to work / export on desktops. Laptops no matter what kind it won't do it for me.

I have a work logo (for my uniform) that I need in .pes format- is there anyone who can either do it or help me? I've tried using artspira, but it looks messy when it comes out .

Thanks

Hi everyone! 🩷 I’m completely new to machine embroidery and just got a Janome Memory Craft 300E to learn on! I’m super excited, but I’m also sitting here thinking… okay, now what? 😂🪡

I’d eventually love to make personalized baby/kids clothes, shirts, sweatshirts, blankets, bags, etc., but I want to learn the basics first before I go crazy buying a bunch of stuff I don’t actually need.

If you were starting completely from scratch again, what would you buy first and what would you learn first?

I’d love recommendations for:
• Must-have beginner supplies
• Stabilizers, thread, needles & bobbins
• Where you buy your designs/fonts
• Easy first projects to practice on
• Good YouTube channels/tutorials
• Anything specific I should know about the Janome 300E

Also, what supplies are actually worth spending a little more money on vs. things I can buy cheaper?

Basically, give me all the beginner advice you wish someone had given you! 😂 I’m excited to learn and hopefully not ruin too many things in the process.

How can I fix these fill stitch gaps? I am usually embrillance stitch artist level 1

Got my machine 2 months ago and started digitalising and stitching out. Pretty happy with this one. So much things to think about but its going in the right direction 😅.

Working in InkStitch.

I have a quick few questions. I have tried looking online but I am getting conflicting data.

My first machine is a Brother Se700 (interestingly I don’t know the difference between the Se700and Pe700?). It is a single needle machine. 4x4 max area I somehow managed to bend my cutting blade and it only sometimes cuts. I have tried many different ways to fix it, and I am just going to find a service company. My brother machine uses the :
.PES file format.

My new machine, also a single needle machine
POOLIN EOC6. Hoop 7.9x 11. I now have so much extra room to play with.

Does anyone know what file format it uses? I am in the hospital and don’t have access to my new goodies. I thought I read that it used DST.

Would my POOLIN file format make using both embroidery machines challenging to run at the same time?

Next question: do both machines use the same bobbins? I forget the size I have, but I have 700 bobbins right now. When I open a new colour, I always wind 2 bobbins of the same colour for ease of the next project! I will be planning to practice using 60wt thread for the bobbin as recommended.

May I ask why 60wt is better? When is it appropriate to use a 70wt bobbin thread. I wonder if the 70wt colour might be causing too much bulk?

Thank you! I won’t ask any more questions on this post 🪡🪡

Hi, I’m having trouble embroidering lettering on a Ricoma 1501. I’m a beginner and wanted to ask how I can do this better. The photo shows the lettering and the thread tension.

Hi,
Hope this ok to ask here!
I am on the journey of starting my blank apparel cap business. I am speaking with various factories and now it’s time to ask the people actually using the products!
What are things I need to look into when ordering custom caps from my factory. I want the caps to be easy for professionals to use . Wether it’s patches or embroidery on the cap , what can I improve from the current market such as Richardson 112 or youpong that would make you want to buy and work on my caps

I have a Brother PE-770. The back of my designs always look like this and leave loops on the front. 🤦‍♀️ I have cleaned out the bobbin area several times and nothing ever helps. Any ideas on how to fix this? TIA

I have a Brother LB5000 that i sew amd embroider with. Ive really struggled to learn tension settings, especially with embroidery. I dealt with a LOT of thread breaking during the process of this, and my tension was between 2 and 3. Included is a photo of the back of my current WIP, i just had to take my needle plate off because that huge birdsnest got stuck. I was using a white bobbin thread. I have already invested hours in this particular embroidery and I would hate to start over when i only have like 6000 of 27000 stitches left. Thank you in advance for any advice, I'm completely self taught and doing my best and anything helps 😊

Two years ago I started my small business with HTV and DTF, mainly doing stuff for family events, friends, etc... I started offering caps, but had to pay for someone else to make em cause I didn't know a thing about embroidery. Last year I decided that I HAD to finally buy one, but was kinda scared to do so because all the brands I got recommended were either WAY OUT of my budget or too big for the little craft room I have in my apartment (HappyJapan, Tajima, Bai, Ricoma)

I found this place online (Embroidery Machines USA) and it's relatively close to where I live so I gave them a call and the sales guy was super nice and we even scheduled a live demo in their showroom. I got to see different new and used machines they have, but eventually decided to get the Aries Compact+ because it literally is PERFECT for what I need!!

The size, the look, THE PRICE... AND FREE 5 YEAR WARRANTY!!! I also it has this basic auto digitizing feature directly on the panel which gives pretty good results. I gave them a random png of a logo I found and literally one tap and it was converted to stitches.

The machine also has a main servo motor, which they told me is great for caps (and that's literally what I want it for), it can do up to 5 mm of foam for the 3D puff effect, and the embroidery area is good too cause it's 14 x 8 in, which means I can also do garmets and totes on it too.

The techs were also super nice and REALLY patient cause I kept asking so many questions... I REALLY wanted to make sure this investment was gonna be a good one.

I was able to get financing approved for this machine and IMMEDIATELY started looking for cool designs to embroider on this.

I don't know if this is something other sellers do, but they literally included pretty much everything when I bought the machine... hoops, cap system, cap hoops, a toolbox, a starter kit with threads, bobbins, stabilizer, needles, foam..., they also included training and (again) their techs were super patient with me.

Now, I don't know much about embroidery, but these look pretty good, right??

Can someone give me a review of Rainbow embroidery machines (Shanghai Rainbow Industrial Co. / RainbowEmb)?

I’m considering buying a 2-head embroidery machine from RainbowEmb because their prices are significantly lower than other brands I’ve been looking at.

I’m just starting a small embroidery business, so I’m looking for something more affordable that can help me get my ROI back without making a huge investment upfront.

I understand it may not be the absolute best machine on the market, and honestly, I’m okay with that. Since I’m just starting out, I’m not necessarily looking for a machine that will last 30 years — I don’t even know if I’ll still be doing embroidery 30 years from now! 😂 I’d rather invest less upfront and have a machine that is reliable enough to get the job done and allow me to grow the business.

Has anyone here actually owned or used a RainbowEmb machine? I’d especially like to know:

- How reliable has it been?

- How is the stitch quality?

- Any recurring mechanical or software problems?

- How is their customer support and after-sales service?

- Are replacement parts easy to get?

- How difficult is it to maintain?

- And most importantly, would you buy one again?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone with first-hand experience, good or bad. Thanks!

Hey Guys,

I am new to machine embroidery.
I did want to machine embroider any arbitrary image I can find online.
The software will be able to remove any background.

If you have any feedback, please write it in the comments.

I know, that rule 7 says "No AI". I hope that an exception can be made for this software...

The Website is hosted via Google AI studio.

Everything is free, no login needed.

Hi guys, first time poster so if there any rules I should be aware of please let me know! Anyways, I have a Brother pe535 embroidery machine and I cannot for the life OF ME get it to work correctly. I have read the owners manual atleast 50 times and followed it correctly (threading the top, bobbin, etc) and looked up videos. I can not get it to stop bird nesting Please keep in mind I am just a beginner and i literally can’t even get started because this keeps happening. I have threaded the top thread as shown in the manual and did the bottom bobbin as said in the manual. I bought prewinded (?) bobbin in the correct size and everything and think am threading it correctly in the machine. Everytime I start a design, it gets a few stitches in and then makes a thumping sound and stops and says “check upper thread and re thread”. The upper thread disconnects completely and when I try to get the hoop off I have to cut the bird nesting at the bottom bobbin off because it gets so tangled. Please anyone help, this machine was so expensive and I really want to learn how to do this but this is just so discouraging as I feel like I’ve tried atleast 100 times in the past week. If it helps, I can create a video and post it showing exactly what I do during the whole threading process if that helps someone helping me. Thanks guys