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This is a compact, foldable table that stores all of your supplies and manuals. You will acclimate a lot of supplies quickly so it’s important to keep everything organized in one place.
I pull this desk out of my closet and work from there until ...
VIVOHOME 46'' x 16'' Foldable Sewing Table with Sewing Machine Platform and Wheels & Reviews | Wayfair
This is a great starter machine! As a first time sewer/embroider mami, it took about two hours to read the manual for the most basic of instructions, watch some YouTube/Tik Toks, and tinkering to make my first design…which was a wonky heart. 💛
Thi...
Brother SE700 Computerized Sewing & Embroidery Machine
So…most people who reflect on their embroidery journey say not to get so many colors but I beg to differ. You need options because once you get the hang of it you’re going to wish you had more options.
You need to get special thread that is not t...
80 Spools Polyester Embroidery Machine Thread 500M
Tear away stabilizer makes embroidering easier. You get to control how much support your project will need, as well as clean up your projects with ease.
Tear-Away Stabilizers - Embroidery Backing
You will need basting adhesive to ensure your fabrics stay on you stabilizer as your machine does the embroidery. I’ve been using this brand and it does a good job at keeping fabric put. A little goes a long way.
Spray N Bond Basting Adhesive Temporary Bond
The first week of practice led four broken needles. This was done in error (incorrectly placed bobbins, ton much basting spray, tricky fabrics). While your machine will come with spare needles, it is always good to have extras.
For the Brother m...
Brother Universal Sewing Machine Needles (5 piece, pack of three)
Since you will be working with thread you will need precision scissors to snip away jump threads and small imperfections. These scissors allow you to get into very tight spaces and remove unwanted threads.
Westcott 3.5" and 4" Sewing Scissor Set, Embroidery, Stork, Stainless Steel, for Sewing and Crafting, Gold, 2-Pack
The bobbin is important because it holds the bottom thread in a sewing machine. While the top thread comes from the spool, the bottom thread comes from the bobbin. The needle pulls the top thread down to catch the bottom thread, and the two threads l...
New brothread 144pcs White 90WT Prewound Bobbin Thread Size A SA156
These flex sheets are perfect for making patches. They come in a variety of colors and do not contribute to dust build up in your machine.
Thin Felt Fabric Sheets (Stiff 50 Colors, 8×12 inches)
If you are going to make patches you need to invest in a little iron to heat press your bonding adhesives to. This iron is small and convenient for you to store with your other embroidery materials.
Dyno Handy Press(TM) Mini Iron
Once you have graduated from random scraps, you will want to do all sorts of projects, you WILL get intrigued with appliqué and you WILL try different patterns that involve fabric. This website has many unique patterns for you to choose from for comp...
Solid Pure Black (000000) Fabric | Spoonflower
So…while I stand by my statements pertaining to the SE700…if you end up loving machine embroidery you’re going to kick yourself and regret not biting the bullet to get the 900.
The biggest difference between the two machines is the working plane. T...
Brother PE900 Embroidery Machine with Built-in Embroidery Designs and Wireless Connectivity
For projects that work best without a backing, get a water soluble stabilizer you can easily dip in water and use.
Wash-Away™ Stabilizers
Embrilliance is an embroidery software you can use to digitize your designs to put them on canvas. Start with the free version to learn the basics and then invest in the software to make different creations. It will be helpful in making your creatio...
Embrilliance