Embroidery Machine Tutorial, Part 2: The Machine

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Photo of embroidered fabric in a machine embroidery hoop.

A sample of machine embroidery.

We have a Bernina Artista 630 Embroidery/Sewing Machine. You can also find more information about these steps on page 115 of the Bernina book.

1. Get your supplies together.

  • a piece of non-stretch fabric
  • a piece of interfacing to stiffen the fabric
  • thread for your embroidery

2. Attach your interfacing to your fabric and hoop your material

If you're using an iron-on interfacing, iron the material to your fabric. Put your fabric and interfacing into the embroidery hoop so that the fabric is facing up and flush with the bottom of the hoop.

Two photos showing the process of putting fabric and interfacing into a two-part embroidery hoop.     Two photos showing the process of putting fabric and interfacing into a two-part embroidery hoop.

Putting fabric and interfacing into an embroidery hoop.

3. Set up the machine for embroidery

Photo of sewing machine with embroidery arm attachment.

Attach the embroidery arm and plug it into the machine.

 

Photo showing hand attaching a presser foot on a sewing machine.

Lower the sewing machine teeth -- the "feed dogs" – and attach the embroidery presser foot.

 

Photo showing hand attaching a presser foot on a sewing machine.

Put your hoop in the machine.

4. Open your pattern

Plug your USB stick into the machine.

Browse to the USB stick and open your pattern.

You can use the menu on the machine to scale, move, and rotate your pattern.

When you're ready hit the OK button.

Photo of embroidery pattern on a small electronic display, surrounded by control buttons.

The embroidery machine control menu.

5. Embroider your pattern

Photo of a finger pressing button on the embroidery machine.

Put the presser foot down. Hold down the button with the two dots until the machine starts to stitch.

 

Photo of embroidered fabric, still in the hoop.

Finished!

 

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