Machine Embroidery for Beginners 2021 - #1 What supplies do you need?
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- Let me know in the comments if you have questions about supplies, or if there is anything you hope I cover in future videos for beginners.
The first video in a series for Beginning Machine Embroidery. These are the bare-bones supplies you should get for starting machine embroidery.
Table of contents for THIS video:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Something to Stitch on
01:38 Stabilizer
02:55 Thread
06:34 Needles
07:11 Bobbins
08:20 Scissors
09:00 Marking Pen
10:04 Designs
The entire beginner series will be linked below as they are uploaded:
1 - Starter Supplies (this video!)
2 - Get to Hoopin’ • Machine Embroidery for...
3 - Start Stitching' • Machine Embroidery for...
4 - Get Into Position • Machine Embroidery for...
5 - All About Threads • Machine Embroidery for...
6 - All About Stabilizers • Beginner Machine Embro...
7 - All About Designs • Machine Embroidery for...
8 - Mother Puckers and other problems (coming soon!)
I sell Embroidery Designs at www.BallyhooCreations.com and can be contacted through that website
Get free designs and classes at my member’s only site!
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Thanks for watching and happy stitching! - Jak na to + styl
I've just bought my first embroidery machine, so I'm very happy for this series
I've had my new Brother PE800 for a few days. I've started reading my manual and I've watched a bunch of YT videos for beginner's
Information. I haven't even finished watching all of your #1 Beginner video and I had to stop watching to tell you how much I'm enjoying it. You're concise and practical and I really appreciate that. Now back to the video...
I am brand new to all of this. As a matter of fact, my machine (Brother PE800) won't even arrive until tomorrow. I have been watching tons of tutorials and helpful tips on CZcams. This video is absolutely the best of any that I've seen. I learned more in 12 minutes from you than I've learned in the last month from all of the other videos I've seen. I can't wait to continue your playlist. Thank you so much for sharing! This is how a community is created! :)
Thank you for your super sweet comment 🥰
Same here. I will have my machine next week and I have been watching videos to prepare. I am so glad I ran across this series.
We are beginners, novices' and noobs... This video is super helpful. Please continue to make more videos for your series.
You are one of the most useful embroidery channels on CZcams!! So thankful I came across your channel!!
Thanks for your sweet comment Lina! Would you mind if I use it on my website as a testimonial?
@@BallyhooCreations I don’t mind at all! I love your channel!
Thank you so much for sharing. Maybe by watching your video tutorial, I won’t be afraid to start learning to embroider, yet I have been sewing for 51 years
I understand. Machine embroidery is scary at first- the machine has a life of it's own! The third video will take you through it step by step. 😁
Hey Beth! I started machine embroidery after sewing for 40+ yrs. After some very interesting “issues” I finally figured it out.
You will love it!!!
I watched this series because my sister bought a Baby Lock Altair and is getting started with embroidery. I quilt and watch a great deal of quilting tutorials on CZcams. You are fantastic at teaching, with a great approach to tutorials. Your pacing (speech and editing), description and detail shots and tips are great. Very accessible and confidence building for the viewer. Your dolls are amazing, but there is a market for you to do more series on embroidery and how to tackle a range of products. I hope you will consider that. There are many out there that could use your coaching.
Thanks Peggy! I thought maybe you were commenting on my latest video about changing directions - because I'll be doing less with dolls and more with machine embroidery for 2022. So I guess we're on the same page! Keep me posted when you get bitten by the embroidery bug. It sounds like the itch has already started. LOL
I've watched your beginner machine embroidery series -and will watch it again and again whenever I need guidance. Like others- I've watched tons of other videos and read blogs, etc., but your videos are my favorite. I'm new to embroidery and your videos are such a great help and build confidence in this new hobby. You are easy to listen to (I've stopped watching many videos from others that had a voice and style I just couldn't stand for more than 30 seconds!). Plus your pace is perfect, you have a great sense of humor -and just give us the information we need. Thanks so much for creating this series for anybody that wants to learn the basics and beyond!
Thanks for that glowing review, and welcome to the channel!!!
Lol I did not even think of getting cotton fabric for practicing, I started randomly destroying me and my boyfriend's t-shirts for this. I'm so silly. Very good tutorial and easy to understand for someone who is just embarking on this journey. I'll watch the whole series. Thank you so much for making these videos! Greetings from Dublin, Ireland🤗
Your video popped up on my CZcams feed. Even though I've been machine embroidering for several years, I decided to watch it. Your advice to beginners is just excellent. I'm looking forward to watching more from you.
Thanks for watching! I always try to include something for the advanced embroiderers too, even if it's just an inside joke that only the more experienced will understand.
Great advice thank you
Thank You 👍
Thank you so much!
Thank you!❤
thank you so much for sharing
Great tutorial! Just got my embroidery machine and didn’t want too by supplies that i properly don’t need now. Thank you 😊
Thanks for your excellent advise...
great beginner information.
Excellent video, thank you! You taught me exactly what I needed to know!
New to embroidery and this video was straight to the point and helped so much!
Very very good tips thank you.
I didn’t realize how much goes into embroidery - love your work space!
Great video, very helpful 👍🏻
Another great video. I just found your site and am starting at video one in this series. Thank you for great info.
I’m definitely trying the designs on the machine first and learn how to utilize that first!
I wish I had found your channel prior to buying all kinds of stuff. I am a beginner and now a new subscriber. Thank you!
You're not alone. Most of us buy "all the things" before we realize they weren't needed. You may find a use for that stuff someday.
Thanks. Great advice. And yeah, I too can't stress how important it is to start with supplied designs. Those have been tested with the machine and they are made so they look right the first time. It is really important to those machine manufacturers to help the user succeed. Plus it helps you learn the machine.
Very true!
So very happy I found you, I am a complete novice but excited to learn! You are so very clear,concise and realistic in you teaching. I love how you know the minds of us newbies who just want to go raid the candy shop😬 Thank you for reminding meto pace myself. Off the buy some plain white fabric and nothing else- for now anyway 🌻
Thank you for your kind comment. 😊 Enjoy your new adventures with machine embroidery!
Ha!!! I’m a design hoarder too!! It can be a very fun and expensive habit😆
Thank you so much!
I’m in love with you 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you.
Oh you made me laugh!!!
I have never embroidered any designs from my machines 🤣😂🤣
Thanks for all this great information!!!!
Thank you for the advice on thread. I have sewn with rayon on my old PE150 with beautiful results but i do now prefer the newer polyester. I also have had luck using colored serger thread in the bobbin if i am concerned with bobbin thread showing on top. I had trouble for a while with bobbin thread showing even after loosening the tension. I finally figured out the bobbin case in the machine was defective. I replaced it and then it stitched without show through. I do like color in the bobbin for towels. The design looks neat on both sides:) even though I m starting over from not stitching for years due ti illness I’m hoping some of my supplies will still be usable. I’m watching a lot of videos on machine embroidery for usb machines. I learned embroidery
on a machine that used the memory cards with a card reader writer box you have been most helpful since I’m basically starting over.
Such wonderful info for beginners! Thank you
You are so welcome!
Thanks!
Thank you Jacque! Let me know if there are other machine embroidery video topics you're looking for. I'm always looking for content ideas!
Stitch therapy ♥️
I used to say stitch therapy is cheaper than regular therapy, but then I bought another machine and can't say that anymore. 😁
Great series thanks. Also I have the same wall storage I think 😅 going to be looking for the holders for rolls of stabiliser now. Off to Ikea then. Also I’ve used un bleached calico for practice never had too many issues but that’s usually on my other machines so will bear in mind for machine embroidery.
I am so glad I ran across your video. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
VERY useful advice, thank you. I almost bought an "assortment" from amazon. Decided to check CZcams for some advice first. Glad I did. Working through this list and will take it slow. I appreciate the logic and advice on how to prevent issues as well as save money in the long term.
Thanks you
You're Welcome!
SO glad I found you!!!! My machine is still on its way to me. I will only receive it next week. Listening to you I feel I have saved a ton of money by not rushing into supplies, but only buying the minimum for right now!!! Thank you so much!!!
Glad you're here! You're being smart by starting slow. Once you build some confidence with your machine - then you'll want to try things that appeal to you. Have fun with your new machine!
Loved the video. I purchased Gunold Polyester Embroidery Thread from Wawak. Works great on my Brother NQ3600D.
I hear good things about gunold but I've never tried that one. Thanks for sharing your success story!
So glad I found you. This is absolutely one of the best beginner embroidery tutorials I have found and I just seen the first 2. Ok now guess as you said, read the manual 😀
Thank you so much!
I've watched all the videos now in this series and love them all! Thank you for being so genuine and sharing your expertise and opinions. You helped build my confidence to finally begin my embroidery endeavors and I am hooked! I have shared your video link to this series with quite a few friends and am confident they too will now have the tools to get started. I look forward to the Mother Puckers & other problems video. Follower and subscriber for life! Thanks again & God Bless!
Thank you so much for that glowing review! Glad to have you around 😁
@@BallyhooCreations thanks to your videos I am now stitching out the preloaded designs on my machine! You and your beginner embroidery series gave me the confidence to get started at a beginner's pace! Thank you so much, once again!
Very informative. I do not own a multi-needle machine yet but this video provided so many good tips for newbie, newbies like myself who want a multi-needle as a goal. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
Oh how I wish I could have seen this video before I jumped into machine embroidery! ! This site is by far the best instructional machine embroidery video I've located The information is presented, clearly, conscicely and pleasantly. I intend to watch, save and subscribe to all of her videos. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and expertise with us. Blessings, kja
wow! thank you so much for that glowing compliment! Let me know if there's any particular content on machine embroidery that you're looking for!
Thank you for this! Exactly what I'm looking for - it's a bit overwhelming out there in CZcams land. I love how you are able to cut through all the noise. I feel much better equipped to go shopping now!
It's hard to know where to start. I'm Happy to help!
You betcha gal
I am so happy to have found you! I just bought a Husqvarna Viking design topaz 30 and don’t know anything about it or embroidery! I am trying to learn to sew watching CZcams.
Welcome to the channel! Take your time and don't be afraid to make mistakes. You'll get the hang of it on that lovely new Topaz.
So informative! I had a bunch of things loaded in my Amazon cart that I now realize I shouldn't be buying!
Great! I love hearing that. You might want to buy that stuff later on - but you'll know better after you get going with your machine. Have fun with it!
Kid in the candy store 🤣🤗
Hi~ I love your channel always! 😘 Thank you so much for sharing with us! Recently, I just got my single needle Brother embroidery machine and I'm playing with it all the time recently. I know your machine is much more advanced, but have you ever run into a thread shredding problem, especially, when I embroider on a crewneck. I would love to hear some advice or solutions from you. Thank you!
Thanks Jancat! What you don't see in my videos is the old Viking Designer 1 machine that eats thread like crazy! These are some things that could be causing shredding: brand or weight of thread, using new/correct needle, problems in the thread path, fabric is too thick for your machine motor, or even a nick or scratch on your needle plate or bobbin case can chew up the thread. But if you're having the issue mostly with thicker fabrics like sweatshirts (I assume that's what you meant by crewneck?) then switching needles might be your solution. Look for a size 14 ballpoint needle. Also, a separate thread stand can do wonders for shredding/breaking problems.
I really enjoyed this series. A lot of great information. What backing would you use on tea towels with a dense design?
Most people recommend tear-away for tea towels so the backside looks nice. But if the design is dense, the tear-away may not hold up well enough and a cutaway would give a better quality stitchout.
Thank you love all your videos. I'm looking for a sewing and embroidery machine for myself a beginner at embroidery. I like watching videos to learn. I would like to know what E and S machine you would recommend for me. I do like the Verve..just would like to have larger hoops.
glad you enjoy the videos! The Babylock Verve is nice. It's a little pricey but you get free classes with it. Larger hoops raise the price, and getting an embroidery/sewing combo machine costs more than embroidery only. You might look at the Eversewn Sparrow. And you can buy used machines that have been cleaned and serviced by a dealer that have larger hoops and more features. Other than that, just keep researching until you find a machine that works for you. I started on a Viking 4x4" hoop and upgraded several years later.
I have been searching for understandable tutorials on machine embroidery and your's is the only one that made sense and did not try to sell me expensive, unnecessary items. Your instructions are to the point and clear. Thank you so much! I do have one question. I do use a 40w embroidery thread for my quilting and am just starting to use my Brother ns2750D embroidery machine. You mentioned using either a size 11 or 19 needle. Wouldn't the 11 be too fine (small) for 40w thread? Or does the "embroidery size 11" have a larger hole and groove? My does have a slight sheen to it. Thank you in advance. And once again thank you!!!!
Thank you for that sweet compliment! The 75/11 embroidery needles work great for 40 wt thread. I also use the 90/14 size needle if I'm stitching something thick like towels or fleece on my older machine, but your brother can probably use the 75/11 for that as well. Hope that helps!!
Where did you get your holders for your stabilizers Thank you for the great videos.
The rolls of stabilizer are hung on ikea pegboards. They have a "roll holder" for paper towels that fits up to 8-12" wide stabilizer rolls.
Loved your tip about beginning on cotton.... what was I thinking? I began on tulle because I am a bridal seamstress!!!! (I know... rookie mistake!)
Oh no, not tulle! That's a tough one because of the open weave. Thanks for sharing your lessons learned!
@@BallyhooCreations I have learned to sandwich the tulle between layers of water soluble stabilizer. That's where I've found the most success.
👍🏽💕Having problems finding the cotton muslin bleached, can you recommend one on Amazon plz
www.amazon.com/dp/B08R414924/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_ESYTTEYDBFQDW8V9WF41
That is the right kind (linked above) but Amazon is an expensive place to buy fabric. 😉. Any quilters cotton or broadcloth works for practice.
👍🏽Thank you💕
Thank you for your beginner videos. I want to start embroidery for myself on all kinds of fabrics. I want a stand-alone machine, not a Disney one, and hesitate between Bernette b70 deco and Janome mc 550e unless you could advise a better one. I don't mind handling software and I am looking for quality. What is your recommendation? Thank you.
Both of those are solid machines with many happy users. If budget is not an issue, get the biggest hoop size you can afford. The Janome 550e has a huge hoop (8x14") so you will be able to do most anything with it.
@@BallyhooCreations Thank you very much for your advice
Love your videos !!! I only work with FLANNELS, making CAT BLANKETS. Do you think PE800 would do good for my lettering and designs??? Thank you.
Thanks! As long as your designs will fit in the 5x7 hoop, then the PE800 would be great for stitching flannel. But the PE800 is still out of stock worldwide except for price-gouged models over $800. (It was $650 on Amazon a year ago.)
@@BallyhooCreations thank you very much for your attention to my inquiry. I found at Amazon for about $1200 but my main concern is: I do not know the sellers and purchase such embroidery machine online scares me to death. I did not decide what I will do. I am watching all your videos, that has been wonderful to me. Stay safe and lots of love to you.
@@2dhomes I would hate for you to pay so much for that machine. You might want to look at the SE1900, or see if there is a refurbished machine at Ken's (they give 30 day return period) Best of luck!! www.kenssewingcenter.com/embroidery-machines/factory-refurbished-embroidery-machines.html
@@BallyhooCreations thank you once again for your kind attention and for the website link sent. I am taking a good look on it. Just received this link from this site that I buy supplies from and I would really appreciate your opinion on this purchase: www.sewingpartsonline.com/baby-lock-verve-blmvr-sewing-and-embroidery-machine.aspx?Babylock_Verve_May_2021&
The only thing that makes me hesitate is the 4 x 4 embroidery area. The Brother has 5 x 7 and the Tension is automatic. And I also believe the maintenance for Brother must be more reasonable than with Baby Lock machines. Thanks a lot for your kind help. Lots of Love.
I think the Verve is a good machine but it does have a small hoop. Babylock and Brother are made in the same factory and have the same menus and features so maintenance is the same on both. I've ordered parts from SewingPartsOnline and they are a good company. It's a tough decision you must make, made tougher since so many machines are out of stock now.
I have an Accuquilt cutter. They have embroidery files that work on the shapes I cut. I don’t understand how to download them to get them from my computer to a thumb drive. Have you done a video on this?
I answered over on your other comment but for anybody seeing it here - this video from the John Deere channel explains how to download designs and transfer to your embroidery machine... czcams.com/video/PWFDdHe-TKE/video.html
Does the ink in the Frixion pen's reappear when the air temperature is cold? I heard this about some kind of fabric pen but I don't recall which pen was used.
I've heard those rumor too so I did some research. The frixion ink will reappear if it gets cold enough. (down to -10 Celcius or 14 degrees Farenheit) So if you're marking on fabric that's going to get cold, be careful where you mark. (quilters who ship quilts in winter have had problems) Typically the center marks for machine embroidery will be covered by stitches so it wouldn't be an issue anyway. Or you could always stick with chalk or air erasable markers instead. Hope that helps!!
What about Mettler? I have a bunch of that.
Mettler is good. If you're using the small spools, just be careful the thread doesn't wrap around the spool and get stuck.
I'm back with a question lol.
My machine came with a spool of 90 wt bobbin thread. When looking at embroidery supplies online I see bobbin thread in 60 wt and 90 wt. Can you explain when to use the different weights? And do the prewound bobbins come in both weights?
Hi Jenny! Yes, prewound bobbins come in both 60 or 90 wt as well as various sizes or "classes" for different machines. The 90wt is thinner than 60wt. Brother machines calibrate or set their bobbin tension for 90wt thread so it's best to stick with that. Later on, if you're doing free standing lace or towels where you want the back to match the front, you can try thicker threads in the bobbin and adjust the upper tension to compensate. But that's not something I recommend for beginners. 😁
@@BallyhooCreations Thanks for your speedy reply, and explanation. I will stick with recommended products for my machine. I value your opinions, so glad I found your channel!
What embroidery machines do you recommend ?
I'm working on an updated video with 2023 recommendations for different price points.
What threads do you use
I talk about thread brands in my thread video: czcams.com/video/rJAyFXZf4TU/video.html
Hello Ballyhoo. I wanna start with embroidery. I cant choose between 2 machines. Which one would u prefer? The pe800 or the se1600? Greets
The PE800 is still sold out and the se1600 is the same machine as the Flourish 2 that I recommend in the video. So get the SE1600 if your budget allows it.
@@BallyhooCreations Thank you for the answer. I will do some more research of the SE1600. Looking forward to more (beginner)videos!
Where are you located. &. Do you use. Forte software
I've never heard of Forte and would probably stick with digitizing programs on this list (unless something is brand new and hasn't made the list yet) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_embroidery_software And I'm in Oklahoma City.
Thank you so much!!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!