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$Hooping Made Easy: The Ultimate Guide to Better Embroidery Results$

Hooping Made Easy: The Ultimate Guide to Better Embroidery Results

Feb 17, 2026

$Why Mighty Hoop Wins: The Real Value of American-Made Hoops vs. China Knock-Offs$

Why Mighty Hoop Wins: The Real Value of American-Made Hoops vs. China Knock-Offs

Feb 15, 2026

$Top & Bottom Thread Tension Issues in Embroidery$

Top & Bottom Thread Tension Issues in Embroidery

Feb 13, 2026

$Common Embroidery Problems (and How to Fix Them Fast)$

Common Embroidery Problems (and How to Fix Them Fast)

Feb 13, 2026

$Embroidery Hints & Tips: Pro Advice Every Embroidery Shop Should Know$

Embroidery Hints & Tips: Pro Advice Every Embroidery Shop Should Know

Feb 13, 2026

$Creating an Embroidery Business Plan: A Real-World Guide for Success$

Creating an Embroidery Business Plan: A Real-World Guide for Success

Feb 13, 2026

$Running an Embroidery Business: The In’s & Outs$

Running an Embroidery Business: The In’s & Outs

Feb 13, 2026

$Don’t Fall for Fake AI Embroidery Images$

Don’t Fall for Fake AI Embroidery Images

Feb 9, 2026

$Embroidery vs Printing! Why embroidery isn't Perfect like Printing$

Embroidery vs Printing! Why embroidery isn't Perfect like Printing

Feb 6, 2026

$Embroidery Machine Maintenance$

Embroidery Machine Maintenance

Feb 6, 2026

$What Is Embroidery Digitizing & How It Works$

What Is Embroidery Digitizing & How It Works

Feb 6, 2026

$Heat Press & Screen Printing Placement Chart$

Heat Press & Screen Printing Placement Chart

Feb 4, 2026

$Pricing Embroidery: Retail (1–10 Pieces) vs Wholesale (24–144 Pieces)$

Pricing Embroidery: Retail (1–10 Pieces) vs Wholesale (24–144 Pieces)

Feb 4, 2026

$DTG Printer vs DTF Printer: The Ins & Outs$

DTG Printer vs DTF Printer: The Ins & Outs

Feb 2, 2026

$Sewing Caps the Right Way: Digitizing, Hooping, Needles, and Backing Explained$

Sewing Caps the Right Way: Digitizing, Hooping, Needles, and Backing Explained

Jan 30, 2026

$Appliqué & Twill Inserts in Embroidery$

Appliqué & Twill Inserts in Embroidery

Jan 29, 2026

$How to Digitize a Basic Corporate Logo$

How to Digitize a Basic Corporate Logo

Jan 29, 2026

$Learning How to Digitize for Embroidery$

Learning How to Digitize for Embroidery

Jan 29, 2026

$Beginner Embroidery Digitizing Series$

Beginner Embroidery Digitizing Series

Jan 29, 2026

$Using Mighty Hoops with the All in 1 Hooper Pro: A Smarter, Faster Hooping Workflow$

Using Mighty Hoops with the All in 1 Hooper Pro: A Smarter, Faster Hooping Workflow

Jan 29, 2026

$How to Estimate Stitch Count in an Embroidery Design (The Simple, Proven Method)$

How to Estimate Stitch Count in an Embroidery Design (The Simple, Proven Method)

Jan 28, 2026

$Embroidery Cheat Sheet: Fabric, Needle, Backing$

Embroidery Cheat Sheet: Fabric, Needle, Backing

Jan 28, 2026

$Standards for Left Chest Embroidery: The Ins and Outs of Quality Embroidery$

Standards for Left Chest Embroidery: The Ins and Outs of Quality Embroidery

Jan 28, 2026

$Best Fonts for Embroidery: Choosing Lettering That Stitches Clean and Professional$

Best Fonts for Embroidery: Choosing Lettering That Stitches Clean and Professional

Jan 28, 2026

$Digitizing Small Text Cleanly: Stock Lettering Techniques That Actually Work$

Digitizing Small Text Cleanly: Stock Lettering Techniques That Actually Work

Jan 28, 2026

$Push–Pull Compensation and Stitch Density$

Push–Pull Compensation and Stitch Density

Jan 28, 2026

$Digitizing & Embroidery for Difficult Fabrics$

Digitizing & Embroidery for Difficult Fabrics

Jan 28, 2026

$30 Years of Embroidery: Then & Now | TEX INC$

30 Years of Embroidery: Then & Now | TEX INC

Jan 28, 2026

$30 Years of Embroidery Since TEX INC Began$

30 Years of Embroidery Since TEX INC Began

Jan 28, 2026

$Troubleshooting Stitch Quality$

Troubleshooting Stitch Quality

Jan 28, 2026

Have an Embroidery Question?

Search Blog Posts

Digitizing & Embroidery Blog

Hooping Made Easy: The Ultimate Guide to Better Embroidery Results

Why Mighty Hoop Wins: The Real Value of American-Made Hoops vs. China Knock-Offs

Top & Bottom Thread Tension Issues in Embroidery

Common Embroidery Problems (and How to Fix Them Fast)

Embroidery Hints & Tips: Pro Advice Every Embroidery Shop Should Know

Creating an Embroidery Business Plan: A Real-World Guide for Success

Running an Embroidery Business: The In’s & Outs

Don’t Fall for Fake AI Embroidery Images

Embroidery vs Printing! Why embroidery isn't Perfect like Printing

Embroidery Machine Maintenance

What Is Embroidery Digitizing & How It Works

Heat Press & Screen Printing Placement Chart

Pricing Embroidery: Retail (1–10 Pieces) vs Wholesale (24–144 Pieces)

DTG Printer vs DTF Printer: The Ins & Outs

Sewing Caps the Right Way: Digitizing, Hooping, Needles, and Backing Explained

Appliqué & Twill Inserts in Embroidery

How to Digitize a Basic Corporate Logo

Learning How to Digitize for Embroidery

Beginner Embroidery Digitizing Series

Using Mighty Hoops with the All in 1 Hooper Pro: A Smarter, Faster Hooping Workflow

How to Estimate Stitch Count in an Embroidery Design (The Simple, Proven Method)

Embroidery Cheat Sheet: Fabric, Needle, Backing

Standards for Left Chest Embroidery: The Ins and Outs of Quality Embroidery

Best Fonts for Embroidery: Choosing Lettering That Stitches Clean and Professional

Digitizing Small Text Cleanly: Stock Lettering Techniques That Actually Work

Push–Pull Compensation and Stitch Density

Digitizing & Embroidery for Difficult Fabrics

30 Years of Embroidery: Then & Now | TEX INC

30 Years of Embroidery Since TEX INC Began

Troubleshooting Stitch Quality

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