Hoops consist of two rings, and the fabric is stretched in between these rings and tightened with a screw. They are the most commonly used tool for stretching fabric when embroidering, be it by hand ...

I have been reading and talking a lot about embroidery machines and how they work and have gathered some gems of wisdom from experienced people who work daily with machine embroidery (and from the ...

An inkstitch embroidery file that fits in my 20 x 28 cm Elna hoop can't be converted properly to jef file. It won't show up in my list on the Elna Machine. But I can read out the jef file with ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Embroidery has come a long way since the days of ‘ole when ...