Wiki Currently Under Major Revision
This is not perfect documentation. This is a shared space for us to keep the most helpful and accurate things each of us knows or learns about our tools. We need your help! If you are willing to share what you learn with others, please request editor access in the mfx-wiki channel on slack. No special skills or experience required.
Sewing & Embroidery Zone
Sewing
Equipment
- Singer Sewing 4432 Heavy Duty Extra High Speed Sewing Machine - Qty 2
- Singer 4411 Sewing Machine - Qty 1
- Brother 1034D 3/4 Thread Serger with Differential Feed - Qty 1
How To
Embroidery
Embroidery Equipment
Embroidery How To
Prepare the Item You Wish to Embroider - Choosing Stabilizers and Hooping
Select and Load the Colors For Your Project - Choosing top thread and changing thread colors on the Barudan
How to Thread the Barudan BENT-ZQ-201U - How to Thread the Top Thread
How to Change or Refill the Bobbin - How to Change or Refill the Bobbin Thread
How to Turn On the Barudan BENT-ZQ-201U - Turning on the machine and preparing it to embroider your file
Needle Position on the Barudan BENT-ZQ-201U - Choosing the active needle
How to Load Files into the Barudan BENT-ZQ-201U Memory - Loading a file from a floppy disk
Teaching the Barudan BENT-ZQ-201U How to Execute Your Design - Assigning colors and confirming placement
What To Do When Things Go Wrong While Stitching - Thread breaks, bobbin runs out, etc.
Procedure for Ending Your Machine Embroidery Session - Please Be Excellent and Remember These Steps When You're Done
Online Videos You May Find Helpful
Ian's note: I'll be building these soon...
How to Digitize an Embroidery Design - Use software to turn your art into stitches (or pay someone to do it for you)
How to Thread the Barudan Elite - Includes top thread, bobbin, and setting thread tension
How to Install the Cap Frame on the Barudan Elite - For embroidering baseball caps
How to Embroider a Baseball Cap on the Barudan Elite
How to Make an Embroidered Patch on the Barudan Elite - Patches? We don't need no stinking patches!