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Watch the video: “Husqvarna Viking Diamond Royale How to Embroider a Built-in Embroidery Design” by Sewing Mastery
If you’ve just unboxed a Husqvarna Viking Diamond Royale or you’re ready to finally press Go on your first stitch-out, this lesson is your safe, step-by-step path. We’ll mirror the exact flow from the Sewing Mastery demo—calibration, hooping, choosing a built-in design, precise placement, a clean start, and a confident quality check at the end.
What you’ll learn
- How to set up the machine and safely complete calibration
- How to attach the hooped fabric so it locks with a reassuring click
- How to choose a built-in design, view its info, and match the hoop size
- How to place your design precisely using Move to Hoop
- How to start stitching cleanly, and how to check tension on the back
Getting Started: Machine Setup & Calibration
Creating Your Workspace ‘Bubble’ Give your Diamond Royale room to move. The presenter positions the machine and embroidery unit a bit farther from the front edge of the table and ensures there’s clear space behind it so the hoop and arm won’t collide with anything during calibration or stitching.
Watch out
- Keep the embroidery arm from extending past the table edge where it could be bumped by a chair.
- Make sure there’s no wall immediately behind the hoop’s path.
Quick check - Before you press anything, confirm the area around the embroidery arm is clear—no hoop attached yet, no notions sitting nearby.
Understanding the Calibration Process When you power on, you’ll see a calibration message: remove the hoop, clear the embroidery arm, and touch OK. The arm will travel through its full range of motion. This is normal and necessary. If you accidentally left anything in its path, stop, clear the area, and restart so calibration can complete properly.
Securely Attaching the Embroidery Hoop Once calibration is finished, slide the hooped fabric into the embroidery arm until you hear it click into place. That audible click is your confirmation that it’s locked. If you don’t hear it, push again so it seats fully.
Choosing and Preparing Your Built-in Design
Navigating the Design Library On the screen, tap the little flower icon to open the built-in designs library. Browse with the on-screen scrollbar, then touch the design you want to stitch. You’ll see your selection appear on the main embroidery screen.
Getting Design Info with the Question Mark Tool Tap the question mark, then tap the design to get a pop-up with the design’s name, size, total stitch count, and number of colors. This is perfect for basic planning—especially helpful if you’re choosing a small motif or a multi-color design.
Matching the Hoop Size in the Software The machine may suggest a smaller hoop for best stabilization—e.g., a message recommending 120×120 for a tiny design. That’s a helpful guideline, but if you’re using a larger hoop (for instance, 360×200), you can override the suggestion. Tap the hoop selection icon and set the size to match the hoop that’s actually on your machine. Confirm that the on-screen hoop now matches what you attached.
Pro tip If you plan to stitch multiple designs in a single larger hoop, manually setting the larger hoop size on screen preserves your full placement area.
Positioning for Perfection
Moving Your Design on the Screen Touch and drag the design to a general area in the hoop on screen. Notice that when you select the correct hoop size, your placement playground expands—now you can position the design exactly where you want it.
Using the ‘Move to Hoop’ Function for Precise Placement For precise corner placement, the presenter drags the design just a hair beyond the top and side borders, then uses the Move to Hoop function. This neatly bumps or snaps the design into that exact corner position. It’s quick, repeatable, and ideal when you’re building a layout in the upper area of a larger hoop.
Watch out If you forget to set the hoop size first, placement options feel cramped. Set the hoop size, then place the design.
The Stitch-Out Process
How to Start Stitching for a Clean Result When you’re ready, touch Go on screen. Hold the upper thread tail as the machine begins the first stitches. Count a few stitches, then pull the tail out—it will release cleanly instead of tangling under the hoop. This tiny habit prevents those “bird’s nest” surprises on the back.
What Are Underlay Stitches? At the start of the design, you’ll notice thin lines of stitching that don’t look like the final motif yet. These are underlay stitches. Their job is to secure the fabric to the stabilizer and build a foundation for the satin or decorative stitches that follow. They reduce puckering and help your final stitches sit smooth and even.
Monitoring the Embroidery Once the tail is removed and stitching is smooth, let the machine do its work. The tutorial time-lapses much of the stitch-out; simply keep the area clear and avoid bumping the hoop or machine. When the design finishes, the Diamond Royale automatically cuts the top and bobbin threads and plays a short completion chime.
Pro tip The machine cuts threads at the end automatically—you’ll hear that little music cue to confirm the finish.
The Big Reveal: Finishing and Inspection
Removing the Hoop and Project Press down on the release lever and pull the hoop straight out to remove the project. Keep your hands steady and support the hoop as you slide it out.
What to Look For on the Front On the right side (front), you want to see smooth coverage with clean edges and no puckering. The example in the video shows a crisp floral motif with consistent stitch sheen.
Checking for Perfect Tension on the Back Flip the hoop over and look at the reverse. The tutorial’s example shows textbook tension: the white bobbin forms a column down the center, and you can see a small amount of the colored top thread pulled to the back on either side. That balance means the top thread isn’t being yanked through to the front, and the bobbin isn’t dominating the surface.
If you encounter tension issues (loops, bobbin pulling to the top, or excessive top thread on the back), note it here for future projects. The presenter points out that you can adjust Thread Portioning in the machine’s embroidery mode if needed. After inspection, remove the fabric from the hoop and tear the stabilizer away from around the design to finish.
Quick Troubleshooting
Problem: “Attach correct hoop! 120×120. Make sure the hoop clicks into place.”
- What’s happening: The machine suggests the smallest hoop that suits the selected design for best results.
- Fix path from the video: Open hoop selection and choose the hoop you physically attached (for example, 360×200). Confirm that the hoop clicked securely into the arm before pressing Go.
Problem: Bird’s nest on back at startup
- What’s happening: The top thread tail can be pulled under and tangled during the first stitches.
- Fix path from the video: Hold the upper thread tail for the first few stitches, then pull it free cleanly and continue.
Problem: Uneven tension or loops
- What to look for: On the back, you should see a centered column of bobbin with a little top thread visible on either side.
- Fix path from the video: For future designs, adjust Thread Portioning in embroidery mode to fine-tune balance.
Watch out Never start calibration with a hoop attached or with tools in the arm’s path. If calibration bumps into anything, clear the area and restart so the arm can complete its motion safely.
From the comments
- “Attach correct hoop” confusion: One viewer reported this message even though the hoop clicked in. The workflow shown in the video is to set the on-screen hoop size to match your physical hoop and then proceed. If the message persists, power down, clear the area, restart, let calibration finish, reattach the hoop with an audible click, and try again.
- Importing custom designs: Another viewer asked about loading a cartoon or photo. This tutorial demonstrates only built-in designs and doesn’t cover importing custom files.
- Embroidering assembled garments: A question came in about T-shirts. Garment-specific techniques aren’t addressed in this video.
- “Check Needle Thread” message: Not covered in the tutorial. The lesson focuses on calibration, hooping, built-in design selection, placement, startup, and tension checks.
- Encouragement: Several viewers shared that the video series made embroidery feel approachable and clear—even across different Husqvarna models in the brand family.
Glossary note for shoppers (not covered in the video) When browsing accessories online, you may encounter search terms that are unrelated to the steps shown here. They’re not used in this tutorial, but you might see them while researching hoops and frames:
- Some listings mention magnetic hoops generically, such as magnetic embroidery hoop.
- You may also see brand-specific magnetic options like magnetic hoop for husqvarna viking.
- Broader shopping phrases appear too, for example embroidery machine for beginners.
- Husqvarna-specific hoop names can include larger formats, like the idea of a mega hoop husqvarna.
- General accessory categories sometimes read embroidery machine hoops.
- Store catalogs may group products under umbrella terms such as magnetic embroidery frames.
- If you’re comparing starter setups, it’s common to encounter phrases like embroidery magnetic hoop.
Remember: this tutorial focuses strictly on the Husqvarna Viking Diamond Royale’s built-in designs and on-screen placement. If a term above isn’t shown or described in the video, it isn’t part of the demonstrated process here.
Safety & setup recap
- Clear the space around the arm before calibration.
- Keep the machine stable with extra room behind it.
- Calibrate with no hoop attached.
- Attach the hoop until it clicks.
- Set the hoop size on screen to match what you physically attached.
- Hold the upper thread tail for a clean start.
- Inspect both front and back at the end; adjust Thread Portioning in the future if needed.
Why this workflow works The sequence in the video removes guesswork. Calibrating first prevents collisions. Matching the hoop in software opens your full placement area. Using the question mark tool gives you design facts without leaving the screen. Move to Hoop takes the stress out of precise positioning. Holding the top thread tail prevents the most common early thread tangle. And a back-of-hoop tension check confirms the balance of top and bobbin before you un-hoop.
What’s not specified in the video
- The exact design number chosen for the sample stitch-out.
- Any alternative stabilizers, fabrics, or colorways beyond what’s visibly demonstrated.
- Import steps for custom or third-party embroidery files.
Your first stitch-out checklist
- Machine on, no hoop attached yet
- Calibration complete
- Hoop attached with a click
- Built-in design selected and reviewed with the question mark
- On-screen hoop size set to match the attached hoop
- Design placed precisely (Move to Hoop if needed)
- Hold upper thread tail, press Go, then remove the tail
- Listen for the end chime and automatic cut
- Inspect front and back; note any Thread Portioning tweaks for next time
You’re ready to press Go. The rest is just practice—and that satisfying little chime at the end.