Your first machine embroidery stitch-out in 7 easy steps. This short animated guide is based on our full article, How to Embroider with a Machine: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide.
What you'll learn
- The 7 supplies every beginner needs
- How to choose and download a design in your machine's format
- Hooping fabric and stabilizer drum tight
- Threading, loading the design and changing colours
Keep learning
Read the complete written guide, How to Embroider with a Machine: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide, for every detail. For more on this topic, see How to Use an Embroidery Machine: A Beginner's Guide and How to put embroidery design files onto your embroidery machine from phone, laptop or USB.
Want some background? Read about how computerised machine embroidery developed in machine embroidery on Wikipedia.
Designs to try
Ready to stitch? Browse our flower embroidery designs, or start with one of these:
https://embroiderynsewing.com/designs/red-flower
https://embroiderynsewing.com/designs/embossed-rose-elegant-embroidery-design-file-instant-download
