Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The making of a spindle encoder for a Janome MB4
While I am not a full time embroiderer, I am a full time nerd. So, this project incorporated all of my hobbies. It might be overly niche, but I found it useful. Here is goes: “I have become an embroidery technician, not by choice, but out of necessity.” I purchased a “basket case” Janome MB4S […]
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Hatch: Creating a Custom Thread Chart
Thread charts are very important to me as I usually send a screenshot of the patches I do from Hatch to my clients. If the colors don’t match what I have on my shelf that can be a problem. It could mean that I need to extend my production time a week until I receive […]
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Digitizing the “Kiss Tour” Patch
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First Ever Digitizing Contest 5/2020
We wanted to throw out the first Embroidery Nerd Challenge!!! Today, we ask you to put on your digitizing caps and grab your artistic skills. Bring it all to the table. What we challenge YOU to do is to digitize the word Ka-chunk using the most Creative, innovative, or Artistic Gadzook you can. Be sure […]
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Deer V1
On 5/10/2020 I did a facebook live where I digitized a design live. I decided it would be great to add these to the Embroidery Nerd Website, and on The Embroidery Nerd youtube page. If your looking for a great area to learn and grow, I strongly recommend you join The Embroidery Nerd Facebook page. […]
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Bobbin Tension Chart
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Chroma Software General Settings
In this video, we will cover some of my preferred general settings in Chroma software. These are the settings I use for my everyday operation of Chroma.
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Intro to Chroma Inspire’s Workspace
In this video we walk through the toolbars and the different tools we will be using to create designs.
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Chroma Fabric Types!
How to change default fabric type in all versions of chroma. https://youtu.be/WwAEOfL6mTQ
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Applique Shape Using Chroma Inspire
How to make Applique shapes using Chroma Inspire
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