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Our header contains all the navigational options for our site. It is always available at the top of every page. If you can't see it, make sure any white display windows are closed, and simply scroll up.
![]() 1. Designs - this button appears on the top left of every page, so you can access all the designs on our site at any time by category and sub-category.
2. Stores - Use our Stores menu to select a designer's store. From there you can use the Designs Menu to browse their Store Categories.
3. Search Keywords - this Search Bar is always at the top right of every page. You can search ALL our stores with this feature, or a particular store, when you are within one.
4. Our other Menus are always visible in the header of each page so you can visit specific pages under the Sales, New Arrivals, Bestsellers, Software and Embroidery Help menus. When you are logged in as a Supplier or Customer, an additional menu will appear in this area.
5. There are additional links in our Footer which appears at the bottom of every page.
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Designer Codes
You can find the descriptive name of your designs as well as their file code on your order confirmation email,
as well as under Purchases when you log in to My Secrets.
Below is a complete list of our design stores and their corresponding codes to help you organize and identify your download files.
ALI |
Alinaline |
ALS |
All Sorts of Embroidery |
APE |
Ace Points Embroidery |
AST |
Allstitch |
ATD |
Artistic Designs |
BCC |
Birdhouse Cottage Crafts |
CSS |
C Some Stitches |
D4A |
Designs 4 Africa |
DCD |
Erinas Designs |
DDS |
Dianas Designs |
DTS |
Dainty Stitches |
DVD |
Anandas Divine Designs |
ECD |
Enchanting Designs |
EDL |
Embroidery Delight |
ELD |
Elle Designs |
ESP |
Embroider Shoppe |
ETD |
Elegant Threads |
FTD |
Fancy That Designs |
GEN |
Generations Tutorials |
GFE |
Graceful Embroidery |
HIA |
Hatched in Africa |
IMZ |
Inspiration Mutz |
ITE |
Into Embroidery |
JFD |
Stitch Delight |
KBK |
Kreations by Kara |
KKE |
Kreative Kiwi Embroidery |
LMO |
Louisa Meyer Originals |
MFL |
My Fair Lady |
MLE |
Mar Lena Embroidery |
MLM |
Molly Mine |
NEC |
Embroidered Necessity |
NPE |
Needle Passion Embroidery |
OC |
Odiles Corner |
OIA |
Ovistin in Africa |
OMA |
Omas Place |
OSN |
Oh Sew New |
OTE |
Oriental Embroidery |
OUT |
Outback Embroidery |
PET |
Designs by Petro |
QAS |
Quite A Stitch |
RCE |
Ronels Creations |
RNE |
Ravens Nest Embroidery |
RUD |
Rudina Embroidery |
SAZ |
SewAZ Embroidery |
SHE |
Sweet Heirloom Embroidery |
SMH |
Mimis Sewing Studio |
SML |
Sew Michelle |
SNP |
All Stitches n Paint |
SSO |
Stitch Soup |
STE |
Stitch Emporium |
SWS |
Sealed with a Stitch |
TNS |
Embroidery Weekly |
WBE |
Wind Bell Embroidery |
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Customer Points
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For example, the design called elephant.pes would be for a Brother, because Brother uses the file extension .pes If you are not sure what file extension you can use, refer to your machine manual or the list below.
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Our designs are only available as sets, unless they are displayed on the page as singles. Sorry but we are unable to split the sets. Single Designs can also be found by using a filter button on the Categories display. This will only show if there are Single Designs available in that category.
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Promo Codes
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EMBROIDERY TIPS
Machines
Embroidery Designs
Stablizers
Methods
Thread
No doubt you will have seen some of the amazing embroidery sewing machines that are available now. Thanks to modern technology, scanning, programming and creating designs can now be a part of everyday home sewing and home embroidery. You don’t have to be a computer whiz to operate these fantastic machines as they are very user-friendly. You can buy embroidery designs on diskettes to go with your machine, or download free embroidery designs from the Internet. Remember that embroidery designs come in different formats for the different brands of machines. Look into the different brands of embroidery machines available and choose one that suits you best. Pfaff http://www.pfaff.com Janome/New Home http://www.janome.com Brother http://www.brother.com Husqvarna/Viking http://www.husqvarnaviking.com Bernina http://www.bernina.com Elna/Esante/Babylock http://babylock.com Allbrands is a handy website with lot of information about the various brands of machines. The latest versions of each machine will have the most up to date features, largest sewing fields, and easiest ways to transfer designs from the computer to your machine. If you can afford the latest, then purchase it. But don't worry if you can't as the earlier machines are also great value and will enable you to create amazing projects. Your time will be well spent initially doing some research on the Internet. You should have some idea of what options you want on your embroidery sewing machine before stepping into a sewing center and putting yourself in the hands of a salesperson. |
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Thanks for these tips on Paper Embroidery to Shelly Smola from My Fair Lady Designs |
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Bonnie is often asked, “How do you keep designs from puckering?” Proper stabilizer and hooping techniques is the simple answer. For example, she always uses a cut away stabilizer on knit fabrics. However, let’s discuss hooping for a moment. Bonnies favorite hooping method is to lightly spray the stabilizer with temporary spray adhesive, lay the fabric on the stabilizer, and hoop both stabilizer and fabric together in the hoop. Make sure your fabric is drum tight. Then, and here’s the best part of her tip, she uses a basting stitch to secure everything together.
FREE Basting Stitches to Download available in DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, VIP and XXX
Some machines have a basting stitch function on them and some software programs have the feature built in. Bonnie has included some free basting files for those of you that don’t have either of the options listed above. It’s best to use a basting stitch that’s the same size or slightly larger than your design, however, the basting files available here for free download work well too. |
FREE Videos to Watch Using Basting Stitches in Designers Gallery Plus, or III
Click on the buttons to the right, to watch the free videos in mp3 format. You will need to use your back button to return to this page after viewing the video.
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Easy Threads is an embroidery thread conversion computer program that has thousands of threads in its database. For more information or to download the free trial, go to |
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Follow these steps to avoid puckers:
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Spray adhesive can also be used to position garments or items that cannot be hooped. These can include caps, purses, bags, small items that are smaller than your smallest hoop.
Commercial Tips by Evy Hawkins
My favorite spray adhesive is 505 Spray and Fix. It can be found anywhere embroidery supplies are sold. Any clean up necessary of oversprayed glue can be done with denatured alcohol. (Sold in hardware stores) It is a good idea to clean your hoops of any buildup from time to time using this alcohol. The reason I suggest spraying your stabilizer in a box is that it prevents overspraying onto something that you do not want glue on. I use a box with a lid that I can prop open just enough to reach my hand and the glue bottle into. Remember, always use the smallest possible hoop needed for the design, and always preshrink your fabric or garment. Try this commercial trick for yourself. I am sure you will enjoy the results! |
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by Evy Hawkins of A Bit of Stitch
Follow these steps to avoid puckers:
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by Evy Hawkins of A Bit of Stitch
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.... thanks to Carolyn Keber, author of Embrid and PE Design tutorials
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- thanks to Nita O'Keefe of Fancy That Designs
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- thanks to Carolyn Keber, author of Embrid and PE Design tutorials
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