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HoopingStation is dedicated to sharing knowledge about using embroidery machines and magnetic embroidery hoops. Join us and explore the world of embroidery, especially with the help of your friend Sewtalent Brand!

A clear on-screen diagram shows push forces and pull forces around adjacent fill objects, explaining why gaps appear when stitch angles match.
A finished organza poinsettia tea light holder glows from within, showing crisp heat-sealed edges and dimensional petals.
A finished in-the-hoop Valentine heart tag sample with a stitched eyelet, shown close-up as the project goal.
A hooped black T-shirt after the reverse-appliqué cutout reveals purple letters underneath, ready for the next stitch pass.
A close-up of hands finger-pressing the newly flipped fabric piece open inside a 5x7 embroidery hoop.
Three Hatch Academy training bundles—Embroidery Basics, Hatch Training, and Hatch All Access—displayed side-by-side on the Academy homepage.
A screen capture shows a BX font file being dragged onto the Embrilliance Essentials hoop canvas with the green plus sign indicating a successful install.
The Baby Lock Solaris Vision projector casts the text layout onto a small pocket so you can center and straighten placement before stitching.
A close-up of the embroidery hoop prepared with stabilizer and the backing fabric taped to the underside, ready for a reversible in-the-hoop stitch-out.
The Hatch 3 “Create Hoop” dialog highlights the critical Two Position Rotating Hoop selection used to split a large design into two aligned hoopings.
A deliberately skewed hooping setup on the Brother PR1055X demonstrates how the camera alignment compensates for crooked fabric placement.
A finished pink trucker hat featuring a raised 3D puff bow stitched in pink-on-pink thread.
The Brother PR1055X is shown fully set up on a table with the screen lit, ready for first stitches.
A close-up of the Floriani preferences window highlighting the setting that recalculates stitch density when resizing stitch-only files.
A full side view of the Singer Futura XL 580 with the embroidery unit attached, ready for large-hoop stitching.
Close-up of the inside of a garment showing fusible mesh stabilizer supporting dense embroidery from the back.
A finished yellow woven placemat featuring a pink glitter vinyl bunny appliqué, held up for a clear final reveal.
A finished radial word-art snowflake created from mirrored text using the Circle arrangement tool in embroidery software.
A close-up of the illuminated green Start/Stop button being pressed as the Brother embroidery machine begins stitching.
The host holds up a finished white linen pillow featuring a crisp blue monogram, showing the clean, boutique-style result.
A finished coneflower embroidery quilt block is held up to show crisp appliqué edges and clean blanket stitching.
A close-up of the magnetic top frame being dropped onto fabric, locking the project flat and secure in the hoop.
Annie gestures toward the large HoopSisters “Navigator” heirloom quilt hanging on the booth wall at the 2022 Houston Quilt Market.
A top-down view of the finished satin-stitched word “PRAY” in purple glitter vinyl appliqué on a black garment, right before the excess vinyl is torn away.
A Brother 10-needle machine traces the design area on a magnetic hoop to confirm placement before stitching a batch of cornerstones.
A finished “Dog Mom” inflated raw-edge appliqué sample shown alongside the project title, previewing the bold bubble outline effect.