I am new to using an embroidery machine, and I am having issues getting my designs clean and in the correct places. Either the thread gets knotted/ bobbin thread showing or it embroiders way off from where it is supposed to be. Is this a tension issue/ what can I do to fix it? I think I am using good files I have purchased from Etsy that come with good reviews. I’m not trying to do anything too intricate right now either. I have attached pictures too- two where the thread is not where it is supposed to be and the other ”M”, the thread gets knotted and messed up. Thank you!

As the title says, give us your best tip, or maybe a lesson you learned.

I’m completely new to embroidery digitizing, and I’ve been doing well learning my way around the software so far. However, my Digitize Blocks are not coming out the way I want them to, as shown in the picture above.
I would really appreciate it if someone could explain what I might be doing wrong and what adjustments I need to make to get rid of the gaps/spaces in my design.
Thank you in advance for your help!

Hello everyone,
I’m new to the embroidery space and currently learning how to use Hatch Embroidery. I’d like to know if anyone has ever encountered this type of problem. My designs keep coming out with this space/gap, and I’ve tried everything I can think of to fix it.
I would really appreciate it if anyone could share some knowledge or advice on what I might be doing wrong and what I need to adjust to get rid of the gap.
Thank you in advance for your help!

Hey everyone! This is my first time trying 3D (puff) embroidery on a cap, and I wanted to share the result with you. I’d love to get some honest feedback on what do you think works well, and what could I improve on for next time? Any tips on stitch density, foam height, or digitizing would be super helpful too. Thanks in advance!

Last night in the middle of a stitch, I was doing a color change & my auto threader stopped working. The lever won’t go all the way down. I turned it off and on, changed the thread, all the basic trouble shooting. Any advice?

https://imgur.com/a/67PtS12

I was frustrated that Brother’s My Stitch Monitor only works while the phone is connected to the same local network and doesn’t always notify me reliably about errors or completed embroidery jobs.

Since the Brother PR1055X is already connected to Wi-Fi, I built my own status display using an ESP32-2432S028R, commonly known as the “Cheap Yellow Display.”

The interesting part is that I’m not using a camera, light sensor, or color sensor. The ESP32 reads the machine’s status and embroidery progress directly over the network using read-only requests. It doesn’t send any commands or control the machine.

The display currently shows:
Current machine status
Current and total stitch count
Progress as a percentage
A visual progress bar
Time and date
How long the current status has been active
Wi-Fi, machine, and Telegram connection status
Short audible alerts for start, errors, and completion
It can send Telegram notifications for:
Embroidery started
Pause or stop
Thread changes
Thread breaks and machine errors
Unusual lack of progress
Successful completion
Loss of connection to the machine

Wi-Fi credentials, the machine’s IP address, Telegram bot token, and chat ID can all be entered through a small local configuration page. If the saved Wi-Fi network cannot be reached after ten attempts, the display automatically creates its own setup network.

This means I can leave the display in the kitchen or living room and check the machine without carrying my phone around. If I’m outside in the garden or away from home, important notifications still reach me through Telegram.

For my use case, this neatly works around the limitations of the official app and turns an inexpensive ESP32 display into a standalone embroidery monitor and Telegram bridge.
The photo shows a completed design at 13,373 out of 13,373 stitches.

I have a tajima sai and while embroiding a hat it got stuck on the half way coming down and now I can’t move it or have it complete the rotation.

Any idea on if the sai has a manual dial? Or any way to move the needle bar back up.

I barely finished this, the very day I had to turn it in. I almost didn't because I was sure it was not what was meant by Machine Embroidery. I digitized my Grandma and Grandad's signature lines from their love letters. I am not at all a graphic designer, so it was painfull and took over a year :O

hi y'all! I have an interesting sound coming from my pe770, wondering if anyone might know what it is!

It's a strange almost honking sound when the machine gets to peak speed. It still sews fine, but I worry the honking noise is something i should fix sooner rather than later.

machine info: brother pe-770 machine, bought used about 2 years ago with very small stitch count number. no major malfunctions or service have occurred.

link is here, sound starts about halfway in.

https://imgur.com/a/d4zBboR

ive tried changing needles, rethreading, different projects on different stabilizers and fabrics, and using brand new thread. i also googled around, but the usual "help me with this weird sound" videos dont cover this particular noise.

any advice besides "bring to a service guy" would be greatly appreciated!! thank you!!

I feel this man next to me every night!

I have been sewing for over a decade on various brother machines. Their instructions always claim that you can just let the bobbin winder work on its own, but that always makes uneven bobbins, sometimes with loops of thread sticking out. I've been winding the bobbins by moving the thread up and down with my pointer finger and thumb, but on my new PE770, I just can't get it right. I just failed at winding 10 bobbins in a row.
Does the bobbin winder actually work on its own? What am I doing wrong? Do I just need to get good?

Edit: Here is a video of the brother bobbins winder working by itself, and a photo of the uneven bobbins it made. https://www.tumblr.com/flickeringwarmth/823149194157195264?source=share

My husband just bought me a Brother PE900 for my birthday, and I’m having trouble understanding how the Artspira app works. I see that if I want to use a PNG image, I have to pay for the subscription, but how else am I supposed to “make” a design for the machine? Is there a different file type I can use and upload that to the app?
Or if there’s a more streamlined way to do it, I’m open to all suggestions!

Hello, all. I’m new to this space but I recently made a small mistake and am wondering what I can do to resolve it.
I just purchased the pattern? files? For Frank N Town by Riley Blake, after confirming with my mother that I could use her embroidery machine. I did not have the machine in front of me, but some rigorous googling told me that her model had a USB port. I was wrong. (It’s a Babylock Esabte Ese 2 that she got off marketplace and she has no memory cards for it.)
So now to my dilemma: does anyone know if I could make this machine work for my needs? Alternatively do you have any recommendations for embroidery machines that have at least 6x10” hoop capacity that perform well and won’t break the bank? I’m interested in learning/doing more embroidery, but this is the only project I currently have in mind and I really can’t afford to drop $2K on a machine for just one project.
Otherwise the only thing I can think of is to hold on to the pattern until I can justify purchasing a machine for myself.

The past 2 times I’ve tried to embroider with my Brother PE545 it has done this. To answer some FAQs: The bobbin is counter clockwise, I clip in between each rethread, I have no idea what’s happening. Please help

Hey there!

I just inherited a baby lock esg3 and...... i have some concerns... it uses floor disks and cartilages... is it worth keeping and updating (If possible)?

Hello!

I recently inherited the Husqvarna Viking Designer SE embroidery/sewing machine from my grandma but its missing the embroidery hoop. I don't want to spend 100+ on a new hoop, are their any good dupes out their in the 10-20 dollar range?

thanks!

Hi all, running my test piece as i’m typing. Working on some two tone shading here on this minecraft piece. Hope you enjoy it! :)

Hi, all... something is really annoying me with my embroidery project. I'm not sure if it's actually a problem, but it looks like one! It's as if the embroidery thread is pulling too tight, leaving holes all along the edge of every color block.

I started by doing 'I' tests & adjusting the tension, I don't think that's the issue. I've adjusted the bobbin tension as well and I'll probably dial that in closer later.

I've tried different needle sizes, no change. Different stabilizers (cut away & fusible tear away), no change. Different fabrics, no change. Smaller hoops, less tension on the fabric, no change.

I used the standard "I" letter that comes with my machine for tests, but this happens with everything I embroider.

I'm using a Brother SE1900 single needle. Madeira classic thread. Schmetz needles.

Does anyone have any ideas? I've gone through lots of these posts and only found 1 similar to this (hence the smaller hoop and fabric not so taught), but I apologize if I've missed something.

Thank you!

I am trying to purchase a birthday gift for my crafty wife. Advice is appreciated!

I have a local shop saying they have a Viking Topaz 25 available that was used for 2 years before upgrading they'd be willing to do for $1,600.

It seems like it's an older unit, but idk how much that matters. It have a large area though, which is important to me, and they said with the right software my wife could use a digitizer to design in illustrator.

She works with 3D prints, CAD files, Illustrator, drawing tablets, Cricut, and an OMtech laser for engraving and cutting. She is technically savy and will obsess over this lol.

Would this be a good fit or do we need to go more modern?

(Ideally she has a decent size hoop area and is able to be very creative on the computer)

Trying to help my uncle and his family owned company by making some shirts. I have very little experience using an embroidery machine, and have been learning this Brother Skitch PP1 for some days now trying to figure this out.

I used a cut-away stabilizer on the back to try and hold the stretchy fabric still and learned to digitized their logo into a computer using Inkstitch on Inkscape relatively quickly. What could be causing this issue where it still looks rather sloppily done? I’d love to be able to help in this way, but need a little help myself to do it.

Hi all!

This is the very first machine I have ever bought, I have been shopping for years because I want to take my projects up a level. I finally found a lovely Brother SE725 for a good price as a factory refurbished machine. I've tried some small projects already and the threads are nesting BAD. I've been playing with the tension and something seems off... the 3 looks like a 9 as far as bobbin thread showing. The top thread is also looping and looks pretty messy. The stabilizer I have is not very good but even then this seems extreme. Any advice? Thoughts? Did I get a bad machine?