Machine Embroidery Blogs

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.

Make this Easter special with unique gifts and bright easter decor the whole family can enjoy. We also have beautiful machine embroidery mug rugs and placemats, made in the hoop, to brighten up the Easter table for the whole family to enjoy as you celebrate together. Do you have any young ones celebrating Easter this year? Sweet Pea also has popular easter bibs made in the hoop.

My latest project is the Freeform Table Runner #2. For me, it is always a conundrum which fabrics to choose, the threads, the wadding (batting) to use and the size. So much choice! How do I decide what to use?

For those of us that see and use advanced sewing and embroidery machines on a regular basis, it’s easy to forget the humble beginnings from which the craft began. Here at Sweet Pea we spend a considerable amount of time on our computers digitizing complex designs, before using our embroidery machines to complete these designs. I think it is important however to know the history of any subject you’re passionate about, and therefore to know how modern machine embroidery has become what it is.

Decorating a house can often be daunting, especially when everyone in the household has their own design ideas. There are few things more aesthetically pleasing than a well designed Christmas display, and this blog will aim to give you some ideas on matching and designing using your embroidery machine

There are a number of reasons thread can break in an embroidery machine, ranging from the age of the thread to the maintenance of the machine. When a thread continues to break during a project it can be exceptionally annoying, so finding and solving the problem early on is essential.

When tackling a new machine embroidery project it is always important to have the right equipment and material on hand. We have already discussed t...

Sashiko Sashiko was a style of functional embroidery developed in Japan and used as early as the 17th century, which was very popular with the pea...

Each month we will choose a 1st Place , 2nd and 3rd Place winners ( plus 4th, 5th and 6th) At the end of the 3 sew-a-longs we will have a tot...

Recently, a number of you may have encountered a file on Sweetpea that can be used to create an ITH (In the Hoop) tote bag embroidery design featuring a wild-hearted gal burning rubber on her rascal.

What a wonderful group we have had for our March Sew-a-long. It is by far the largest group we have ever had at 4265 members. Thank you to e...

This is a design for an amazing bag with pockets on the front where three little fairies live. The fairies are all made in the hoop. There ar...