The Sunday Stitch – Isolation Inspiration from Emily Dickinson

ImageApril 26, 2020April 22, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter11 Comments

The Sunday Stitch – Isolation Inspiration from Emily Dickinson Very excited to have had one of my designs featured in the Hatch newsletter and Hatch blog this week. Even more so as it is the first of my machine embroidery designs that will be available to download – better still, it’s free!

Creating A Bespoke Gift With Hatch Embroidery Digitzing Software

Anchors Away! Combining Designs In Hatch Embroidery Digitizer 2, Plus, Adding Some Lettering.

ImageMarch 15, 2020March 15, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

Watcha. It was a friend’s birthday recently and she enjoys going out on the [very cold] sea and doing some competitive yachting – sounds fancy and energetic, right?! Anyhoo, I wanted to make something home crafted for her and thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to crack out the embroidery machine.

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The Sunday Stitch 4 – Using Hatch To Adapt A Bought Embroidery Design

ImageJanuary 5, 2020January 1, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter7 Comments

Getting the bug for this machine embroidery lark. Fancy a look at what I was up to this week…?

Trying Out Type with Hatch Embroidery Software, Coffee Helps

ImageDecember 29, 2019December 27, 2019 John - Gentleman Crafter12 Comments

During the spare time that I have had over the Christmas period I have been having a little tinker with the Hatch Embroidery Digitizing software to see if I can up my skills before the new decade arrives and found some cool little features! Fancy a look?

The Sunday Stitch 2 – Recolouring A Machine Embroidery Design In Hatch Embroidery Design 2

September 15, 2019January 1, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter5 Comments

In this video I would like to share with you how I recoloured a machine embroidery design from Urban Threads in Hatch Embroidery 2 software and then stitch it out on a Brother Innov-is 750PE embroidery machine.

Fancy a look?

The Sunday Stitch 1 – Hatch-ing A Plan

June 2, 2019April 23, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter13 Comments

Today I would like to share a tale of serendipity and chance that will be leading to a new series of blog posts, eventually.

It’s quite a long journey so you may like to grab a brew before you dive in.

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Things What I Have Larnt About Machine Embroidery

January 29, 2019January 1, 2020 John - Gentleman Crafter14 Comments

Well me ducks, this old mucker has been tinkering with his embroidery machine this week and I have certainly learnt a few valuable lessons.

Thought it might be fun to share my efforts …