Guides & Tutorials

How to choose an embroidery letter height, stitch small letters that stay readable, clear bird nesting, stitch a long word on a small hoop, use Embrilliance Essentials, stitch an applique letter, type a script font, install a BX file, and choose the stitch file your machine reads.

• Choose the right letter height

  Plan capital height for shirts, towels, caps, and monograms, then test the font at a listed size.

• Bird nesting: tangled thread underneath

  Why thread nests under the fabric, how to clear it safely, and the checks that stop it coming back.

• Small letters that stay readable

  Pick a font made for the size, match the thread and stabilizer, and test before the real item.

• Stitch big words on a small hoop

  Split a long word in Embrilliance, save each section, and line the hoopings up on a home machine.

• Embrilliance Essentials beginner guide

  Merge stitch files, resize them, recolor steps, type BX lettering, and see what the free Express mode leaves out.

• Machine applique fonts

  Placement stitch, fabric, trim, then the satin edge. The order the color stops expect.

• Baseball Lobster stroke script

  Type a connected baseball script in Embrilliance, or drop the long swash with a space before and after the word.

• Heart Monogram Satin Script

  Type a connected word in Embrilliance with the first letter, the middle letters, and the last letter.

• Install a BX font

  Unzip the download, install the BX file, and type with the lettering tool. Embrilliance Express can do this for free.

• Which file your machine uses

  Brother and Baby Lock use PES. Janome uses JEF. Singer uses XXX. DST, HUS, and VP3 are included only when the font lists them.