Last week I introduced you to the new version of Hatch Embroidery digitizing software and promised a few more focused videos. So here is the first!

This one focuses on the new reef photo stitch feature. There is a free embroidery file included too!

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Look At What I Made!

The reef photo stitch converts a photo into a random higgledy-piggledy design that has the feel of free-motion embroidery. It’s great for expressive art pieces so I was keen to give it a try.

Here is what I created using this technique on the first go.

She’s a happy flapper now isn’t she?

Hatching An Idea

Anyhoo, I have put this video together to show you my journey through this week’s adventure in machine embroidery in case you fancy having a watch.

Just hit play and have a good slurp or two of your lovely beverage.

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Download The Free Machine Embroidery File

If you would like to get a copy of the blank merit badge .EMB (Hatch Embroidery) file, just hit the download button below. PS, it’s in a zipped folder so you will need to unzip it first and you will need a copy of Hatch installed on your computer to open it.

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Download Hatch Embroidery Digitizer for Free!

Want to try this software out for yourself?

Hatch offer a fully functional 30 day free trial of their software so you can give it a good road test prior to buying!

Just hit the big button below to nab yours!

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Ok, that’s me done for this post. Hope you enjoyed hearing about my adventures in machine embroidery and will pop back again soon.

All the best,

John.

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