Machine Embroidery Blogs
Framing your Embroidery Projects
Once you have completed your projects, what better way to really appreciate your work than to frame and display them?
Sometimes it is a project t...
Helpful tips when using leather for machine embroidery projects.
The idea of using leather for a machine embroidery project can be off-putting for many people. It can be a challenging and frustrating material to work with when you aren’t sure what you are doing, but for many projects there is nothing else that would come close to looking as good. It is tougher than most other materials that we work with, which makes many of the tools we would usually use impractical. As it is tanned hide and not stitched together like cloth, it also retains and shows any holes the machine stitches into it. These problems need to be anticipated and dealt with before they occur to ensure your machine embroidery project is a success.
How Much Stabiliser Do I Need to Cut for My Hoop?
In this article, Martyn discusses how to figure out your stabiliser needs and conserve stabiliser for future projects.
Fabric Choices for Butterfly Embroidery Designs
Sweet Pea's May sew along in 2020 featured this beautiful Butterfly Table Runner design. Take a look at fabric options we love for this project here.
May Sew along - The Butterfly Table runner , in the hoop, machine embroidery design
Around the world, people view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope, and life. In these uncertain times there is no better reason ...
Why isn't there a thread colour chart with our designs?
One of our commonly asked questions is “Where is the thread colour chart?”, when we digitize our designs the designers have a rough idea of what c...
From Scrappy to Happy - making the most of your fabric scraps
Handmade from the Heart Tote Bag blocks by Blanca H Sanchez made from old jeans
In a room filled with neatly folded fabrics and colour coordina...
Using Embroidery Designs on Clothes
Just starting out in the world of In The Hoop Machine Embroidery, and being surrounded by very talented and creative people, I was itching to test...
You can help our Australian animals that have been injured by the Australian Bushfires
Australian Animal Table runner machine embroidery 'in the hoop' designindigenous animals from left to right - the quoka, the emu, the bilby, the k...
No Place Like Gnome - Stuffed Gnome Ornaments. Community Stories.
If you are in the Sweet Pea machine embroidery group you would already be familiar with these cute little gnomes. We asked you to take these littl...
12 Days of Christmas Sale!
12 Days after Christmas FILLED with Sales!
The Twelve Days of Christmas is a fun, traditional Christmas song about a build up of Christmas ...
Top 10 DIY Christmas Gifts Made ITH
Want to make something from the heart? Our In The Hoop designs make perfect DIY Christmas gifts. See our top 10 designs in this blog.