QUILTsocial | Issue 08

In the photo below, I’ve chosen Specialty
Hoop techniques (these are nonstandard
hoops that are necessary to
perform various techniques). Within
this category, you can see there are four
separate topics that I can select.
In the burgundy area below the designs,
are the other design menus. Within each
menu there are numerous designs.
You can also see that my hoop area is
blue which is the default.
Available topics in the Specialty Hoop technique section
Here’s another category called Surfaced
Embroidery. Don’t know what this
means? There’s an explanation right
below the grey boxes. Surfaced
Embroidery is all about dimensional
effects. Again, there’s information on the
three techniques.
Step by Step Instructions for Basic Embroidery
If you turn the Designer EPIC on and the
embroidery unit is attached, this is the
pop-up message you’re going to get.
It’s a reminder to move everything out
of the way of the arm so it doesn’t get
damaged when it starts up.
I love these reminders. We think we
know how to operate the machine,
but then we forget about the simple
things, like moving stuff out of the
way, which can cause a lot of damage.
And there’s no time to have a machine
in the repair shop!
One of the embroidery design menus
Remember that this screen is similar to a
tablet. I can swipe up and down to scroll
through the designs in one menu. Very
useful and so easy to use.
Surfaced Embroidery categories
The next picture of the STEP BY STEP and
very detailed instructions on how to
do basic embroidery. You get the list of
materials/equipment required and how
to set up the Designer EPIC. This is the
first page of the instructions. You have
to scroll down to get the rest. It really
doesn’t get any easier than this. The
hardest thing now is to choose a design!
Note these detailed instructions are
included for any of the embroidery
techniques that you choose!
Pop up message to clear the area around the
embroidery unit
There are many built-in embroidery
designs that come with the Designer
EPIC. In addition you can incorporate
the fonts and the decorative stitches.
The possibilities without ever buying
any other designs is mind-boggling.
Scrolling up and down through one menu of
embroidery designs
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