Teaching Appliqué Embroidery to an ABSOLUTE Beginner

Do you want to learn how to master appliqué embroidery? In this episode of Embroidery Hub, we’ll teach you everything you need to know as a beginner when it comes to appliqué. We’ll go over each step in the process, from what materials you’ll need, to tips and tricks for using our Chroma digitizing software, and much more. We'll also give you a first-hand demonstration of the appliqué process as we embroider our custom design onto a comfy sweatshirt. By the end, you’ll be ready to take your embroidery to the next level with this fun and popular technique. Learn how to embroider a letterman jacket with traditional appliqué: https://youtu.be/O6cEVeUP8ro Join the Ricoma newsletter for educational blogs, videos, and live webinars: https://info.ricoma.com/newsletter To learn more, schedule a virtual demo today: https://ricoma.com/US/virtual-demo Get our latest Ricoma embroidery YouTube videos sent straight to your Facebook Messenger: https://manychat.com/l2/RiCOMA.us Follow Ricoma on Facebook to check out more of our videos and educational content, and to tune in to our Live Q&As: https://www.facebook.com/ricomahq Follow Ricoma on Instagram to view more great videos and tutorials featuring custom apparel masterpieces that you can make from home: https://www.instagram.com/ricomahq/ Follow Ricoma on TikTok for even more educational and entertaining videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@ricomahq To receive embroidery tips and techniques from seasoned pros and get free embroidery content and advice, join our Facebook group, Embroidery & Printing Business Help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/embroideryprintingbusinesshelp 00:00 Intro 00:54 Materials 01:20 Digitizing demo 18:11Appliqué embroidery prep 19:44 Embroidery demo 22:30 Appliqué prep 24:43 Appliqué embroidery demo 28:38 Product reveal & product potential We begin this episode by going over the materials you’ll need, before giving you a full demo of how to digitize an appliqué design using Chroma. Along the way, we also offer some key tips and tricks to make your digitizing go smoothly. Then, we show you how to prep your sweatshirt for embroidery, including how to properly hoop your garment. We also show you the proper embroidery machine settings you’ll need for a project like this, before going over how to prep your appliqué in detail so your design will come out perfectly. After we finish embroidering our appliqué sweatshirt, we reveal the final product and discuss the potential profit you could make from this type of custom garment.