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Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (December 2014)

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Happy Holidays!

It’s hard to believe that we are nearing the end of another year...the holidays are just around the corner! We hope that you have enjoyed the lessons that we have provided in Embroidery Made Easy this year, and that you’ve learned fun new ways to enjoy your SINGER® FUTURA™ sewing and embroidery machine.

Though this is a busy time of year, we encourage you to take a little time for yourself and enjoy the lesson this month, which once again provides more insight to using the Editing software. This month’s project...

Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (November 2014)

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the time of year when we reflect on life’s many blessings. We would like to wish you and your family all the best in this holiday season!

This is also the season for giving, and who doesn’t love a hand made gift? The project this month is perfect for gift giving! It’s a warm and cozy scarf embellished with a favorite school or team initials. The recipient of your gift will surely appreciate your thoughtfulness, and you’ll appreciate how quick this project is to create. Made from fleece, the scarf...

Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (October 2014)

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Fall is Here!

Who doesn’t love the beautiful colors of autumn? Splashes of yellows, golds and reds paint the landscape around us. Those beautiful colors are also a reminder that the holiday season is just around the corner. Now is the perfect time to start your holiday sewing, and what could be better than creating your projects with your SINGER® FUTURA™sewing & embroidery machine? This month’s issue of Embroidery Made Easy will expand on a few of the functions that are available in the AutoPunchTM Draw Package. Because there are so many...

Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (September 2014)

Posted by admin on 09/16/2014

There are a lot of features that are built into the software for your SINGER® FUTURA™ sewing & embroidery machine. Our goal is to explore these features, so that you get the most out of your machine. This month’s issue of Embroidery Made Easy will expand on a few of the functions that are available in the AutoPunch™ Draw Package. Because there are so many tools to use in the Draw Package, in this issue we are narrowing it down to some of the basic drawing tools. These tools provide you with the ability to create basic shapes to use with the AutoPunch™...

Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (August 2014)

Posted by admin on 08/04/2014

In this month’s issue of Embroidery Made Easy, we’ll be looking more closely at one of the steps in AutoPunch™, called Embroidery Settings. In this step of the digitizing process, you are able to set parameters for individual blocks within a design. You will gain an understanding of the components in Embroidery Settings, which will make your digitizing experience more pleasurable and produce more professional results.

Our featured project this month is a fun, but practical casserole carrier. It’ll be stylish on your own table, and it makes a great hostess...

Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (July 2014)

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Summer is upon us and it’s a great time to relax and enjoy family, friends and the outdoors. Perhaps you’ve got a trip, vacation or a family reunion that is approaching. Hopefully your schedule isn't too busy, so you can find some time to sneak away to your sewing space to get your creativity flowing! This month, we’ll be exploring more options with changing lettering using the Editing software. The focus is on manipulating individual letters within a word. Perhaps you didn’t realize that each letter can have its own color, size, position and texture, but it can...

Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (June 2014)

Posted by on 06/25/2014

School is out and the summer months are here! Winter is behind us, and it’s time to relax, take vacations or picnic by the lake. Summer is a wonderful time to regroup from the long school year and put behind hectic schedules that may have limited time for creativity. The featured technique in this month’s issue of Embroidery Made Easy provides more insight into the capabilities of the Editing software. This month you’ll learn more about Embroidery Settings, a function that provides basic dialogue from within the software to edit the settings of any block. This function...

Embroidery Made Easy Newsletter (May 2014)

Posted by admin on 05/24/2014

SUMMER IS HERE!

It’s hard to believe that end of the school year is fast approaching, and before you know it the kiddos will be home for the long hot summer.

This is a perfect time to sneak in a quick embroidery lesson. In this month’s issue of Embroidery Made Easy, we will explore more options that are available in the Editing software.

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Embroidery Made Easy (April 2014)

Posted by admin on 04/22/2014

Spring is here! The trees and flowers are blooming, everything is fresh and full of life. Along with it comes a new expectancy of what lies ahead. Perhaps you’re eagerly anticipating a wedding, graduation or a new baby arriving soon. Whatever it is, spring can inspire fresh new creative ideas, and your SINGER® FUTURA™ sewing and embroidery machine can help you turn them into reality.

In this month’s issue of Embroidery Made Easy, we will explore more options with built-in lettering, focusing specifically on one of the most popular lettering frames, the Arc...

Embroidery Made Easy (March 2014)

Posted by admin on 03/31/2014

One of the most popular things to do with your SINGER® FUTURA™ sewing & embroidery machine is to embellish your projects or ready-made items with letters or monograms. Who wouldn’t love to receive a gift personalized this way? Lettering can be as simple as a single letter for a monogram, or more complex with several lines of text. In this month’s issue of Embroidery Made Easy, we’ll show you some tips for working with a block of text that has several words and multiple lines by using the Advanced Spacing function, built into the software for the...