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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!

An inside-out sweatshirt is folded and aligned precisely to the center line on hooped sticky stabilizer for accurate floating placement.
A close-up shows a USB flash drive being inserted into the right-side port of a Brother SE1900 embroidery machine.
A close-up of SpraynBond basting adhesive held up to the camera, highlighting a budget-friendly tool for stabilizing and applique work.
A screen capture shows the Candy Spiral appliqué file being selected in Embrilliance before merging it into a 5x7 birthday shirt layout.
Two-word embroidery lettering is displayed on the Embrilliance canvas, ready for spacing and layout adjustments.
A finished ITH sheep peeker plush stands upright with crisp facial satin stitches and a working pocket holding money.
A close-up of curved embroidery scissors hovering over a magnetic hoop, ready for the critical appliqué trimming pass.
An overhead view of the Janome Memory Craft 100E showing the free arm area with a hoop attached for tubular garment embroidery.
The Floriani Save2Sew stabilizer recommendation screen showing icons for fusible cutaway, hooping, and topper steps for moisture-wicking fabric.
A wide shot of the Brother SE2000 beside the finished teddy bear embroidered pillow, showing the project goal and the machine used.
A translucent placement template is aligned over the corner of a white handkerchief, showing a fast, accurate way to find the embroidery center point.
A yellow sun embroidery design is dragged from the Floriani Design Library onto the workspace grid, ready for editing and Save to Sew export.
A close-up side view shows a Ricoma CHT2 head being manually rotated until the analog dial aligns precisely at 100 degrees.
A ribbed beanie is clamped in a 4.25-inch magnetic hoop with water-soluble topping, captured at the moment the magnets snap together.
Curved appliqué scissors trim the red fabric close to the tack-down stitches inside a hooped appliqué diamond.
A SewWhat‑Pro screen capture showing the top half of a split embroidery design being dragged upward on grid lines to create a clean center gap.
A close-up of a BAI multi-needle embroidery machine stitching the giraffe’s yellow fill inside a rectangular hoop.
A front view of a 15-needle embroidery head loaded with thread cones and a large touchscreen, ready to run production work.
A close-up of a hand placing a pre-cut fabric appliqué letter into a stitched outline on a hooped sweatshirt.
The Brother Dream Machine 2 screen shows the background area turning red after the fill tool applies a quilting pattern around a protected center appliqué zone.
A red lace circular design has been imported into PE Design 11 and sits on the canvas, ready for text and additional elements.
A close-up of the Tudor Rose stitch-out showing the raised, quilted loft created by thick batting under stretchy Scuba fabric.
The finished scissors logo is shown in stitch simulation mode as clean red satin stitches on a white background.
SewWhat‑Pro displays the same embroidery design over three colored positional zones (P1 red, P2 green, P3 blue) for a 5x12 Jumbo Overlap hoop.
A close-up of the Baby Lock Reflection’s 10.25-inch touchscreen showing the built-in design menu.
Brother PR1055X and PR680W demo embroidery machines displayed on stands in the showroom.
A close-up shows an index finger pressing on a drop-in bobbin while the thread is pulled into the tension path—the key “finger drag” move that makes bobbin tension actually work.
A wide view of the Brother SE425 set up in embroidery mode on a table, showing the full machine profile and workspace.