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How to Make Patches with any Embroidery Machine

(Update: If you prefer to listen and learn, watch The Takeup Episode 11- Patches: The Emblematic Embroidery Item, and Episode 12: Making Patches with Machine Embroidery, Part 2 – Digitizing Tips ) I can teach anything, as long as I also leave time to teach patches. I believe that everyone who threads a needle will eventually want . . . Read More

11 Nov 2017
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Faux Embroidery for Print

If you’ve been watching the DTG, DTF, or sublimation spaces and wondered how machine embroidery can fit into the mix beyond a multimedia collaboration, you’re going to love Faux Embroidery for Print!  In my latest article for Images Magazine, I detail how I collaborated with the good folks at Equipment Zone to create a cool . . . Read More

03 Sep 2022
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Throwback Post: Buck the Sickness – Tips for Working Unwell

Circumstances and Priorities Change. How we change our behavior in relation to those priorities, and how we deal with circumstances outside of our control, however, can say a lot about how closely we are working to serve our primary purpose and how we see ourselves in relation to our work. That said, having a week . . . Read More

11 Mar 2022
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The Takeup – Working out Machine Embroidery on my Weekly Show

There’s nobody to blame but me for the lack of posts lately, but I’d like to believe I’ve been spending my time well since last I wrote here. Rather than stay with my comfort zone, I’ve taken the once experimental ‘Fridays with Erich’ and turned it into a commitment, spurred along by the awesome name . . . Read More

27 Apr 2020
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Attention to Detail (or the lack thereof) – An Heirloom Emblem and Embroidery with less Ego

Though I’ve had many happy customers, only a few have been sincerely emotionally affected by their first viewing of a piece. The thing that will surprise some decorators is that I hadn’t created an artistic triumph for my customer. Sometimes embroidery and emblems are much more than a way to identify one’s affiliations. . . . Read More

11 Nov 2019
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Satin Stitches and Spanish Postcards

The sheen of the thread, glinting and glossy as the stitches radiate, a satin column turning, rippling, tracing curves across a surface. Swaths of shining embroidery, standing proud of a stained Spanish postcard, rendering the garb of these figures alive in the passing light. The thread lending weight to these tourist takeaways, these odd pieces . . . Read More

01 Jul 2018
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How to Embroider on Knit Hats / Beanies – Taming Texture Pt. 2

Embroidering on knit hats can be difficult, but as a follow-up to my first article in this series, it only made sense to tackle one of the top textured garments for the coming cool weather. Beanies, toques, knit caps, or whatever you prefer to call them, are frequent subjects of conversation among new digitizers and . . . Read More

12 Sep 2017
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What I Learned while Teaching

Teaching isn’t just the best way to learn the subject you’re teaching, it’s the best way to find out how much you still have to learn. I’ve recently concluded my first series of seminars on machine embroidery for the fantastic people at the Decorated Apparel Expo (affectionately known as DAX). I taught at shows in . . . Read More

09 May 2017
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Erich Talks Movie Prop Embroidery with 2 Regular Guys

What you may not know about the little Albuquerque-based company for which I work, is that we have done a ton of decoration for the flourishing local film and TV business in New Mexico. From Albuquerque’s most recognizable shows, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, to AMC’s Preacher, to NBC’s the Night Shift, to countless . . . Read More

09 Feb 2017
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