This week I wanted to try some of the original digitizing tools in conjunction with some of the new effects including the hand-stitch effect so I created a cute wee gnome illustration and set to work …

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Look At What I Made!

Here is what I created using this technique.

Hatching An Idea

I put this video together to show you my journey through this week’s adventure in machine embroidery. 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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