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A To Z with LetterWorks III
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
Use LetterWorks III and you will have the easiest and most professional looking lettering at your fingertips. Learn how to use the professionally digitized fonts included in LetterWorks with your embroidery collection for custom looks. See how using Recipes will make it easy embroider lettering on any fabric. In this class you will see how easy it is to use LetterWorks III as a stand-alone program, and you will learn how to run it as a tool pack with Studio or CustomWorks.
Software Featured: LetterWorks™ III
Class Demonstrated Through: Studio™ III, CustomWorks™ II, StudioPlus™
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Autodigitizing Photos in MasterWorks
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Lora Kesilis |
Advanced |
This class will cover how to turn photographs into embroidery designs. You will learn to use the Photo Stitch Wizard to create Photo embroidery design. You will also see how you can use the Auto Digitizing Wizard to create embroidery designs from your favorite photos.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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Basic Computer Skills for Embroiders
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Basic |
Curious about how to download designs off the Internet and find them when you get ready to stitch them. This hour long class will give you the confidence you need to begin mastering the essentials of computer knowledge as it pertains to your embroidery machine. Distinguish between a left and a right click, learn how to create folders on your hard drive and gain all the confidence you need make your embroidery more enjoyable.
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Bordering on the Edge
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Basic |
Beautiful continuous borders can be created on your Baby Lock embroidery machine with little or no fuss. Any size hoop may be used for your continuous border. This class will focus on the continuous border function built into the Baby Lock Ellegante and the Baby Lock Ellisimo. This lesson will teach you how to create and align a straight border that could be on the edge of a curtain, dress, pillowcase, etc...and a corner border for a table topper, napkin, placemat etc.
Note: Also for Ellegante with Upgrade 1(BLG-UPG)
Products Featured: Embroidery Professional Plus, Ellegante 2, Enterprise, Ellisimo
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Can't Get Enough of Studio III
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April Dunn |
Basic |
You have a bunch of designs and you're confused on how to find them or work with them all at one time. Studio III is embroidery management software and a must-have for every embroidery design collector! No matter how large your collection grows, this advanced design management software allows you to quickly catalog, cross reference, and instantly find your designs later. This class explores additional features in Studio III not covered in the "Getting Started with Studio III" class. We will approach various scenarios that help you work with single and multiple designs at a time. This class covers such features as Cataloging designs/Printing a Catalog of your designs/Batch format conversion/Batch Notes/Send to Layout/Save to BMP...and more along the way.
We recommend taking Sew@Home class "Getting Started with Studio III" prior to taking this class.
Software Featured: Studio™ III
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CardWorks II
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
If you need help getting started with CardWorks II, this is your class. Learn how easy it is to select the designs you want to embroider and write them to your programmable card. You will be shown how to use CardWorks as a tool pack through Studio, CustomWorks or MasterWorks II, and you will also have a chance to see how to run CardWorks II as a stand-alone program.
CardWorks II is taught "By Request Only". To request the class, please email sewathome@tacony.com . Include in your request the day of the week and whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.
Software Featured: Studio™ III, CardWorks™ II, CustomWorks™, CustomWorks™ II, MasterWorks™ II, StudioPlus™
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Crazy Patchwork for MasterWorks Lite
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Crazy Patchwork has been created by hand and machine for a long time using different fabrics and decorative stitches. Why not full embroidered crazy patchwork...but using thread filled areas instead of fabric filled. We will start by taking artwork out to a graphic program to slice it into sections, then apply such MasterWorks Lite tools as drawing lines, creating borders and more.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™ Lite
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Creative Lettering with LetterWorks III
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
Take your lettering to a new level of creativity with LetterWorks III. Use the professionally digitized fonts included in LetterWorks III to add wonderful creative lettering quickly and easily to all of your embroidery projects. After taking this class you will be able to use the outline fonts to change the style of your lettering, add multiple colors to your lettering, stretch and skew the shape of your letters and even create lettering that follows a path designed by you! If you are ready to have some creative fun with your lettering, this class is the one for you.
Software Featured: LetterWorks™ III
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CustomWorks I and II - The Basics
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Join this class and learn how to merge, edit, and customize designs in CustomWorks/CustomWorks II. From adding color stops to editing stitches and even distorting designs, CustomWorks/CustomWorks II will allow you to make changes to you designs with just a few easy clicks of the mouse. Also learn how the other Designer's Gallery tool packs work with CustomWorks/CustomWorks II and are beneficial to make editing a breeze.
Software Featured: CustomWorks™, CustomWorks™ II
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CustomWorks II - Beyond the Basics
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Beware! This software may be addictive. Join me for an hour or so to learn how to use all of the cool new features and Design Decoration Tools in CustomWorks II. From using the new Navigator window to creating quilt blocks with the new Carousel tool or perfect placement with Place and Stitch, a software program has never been sew much fun. You can even create crystal templates with the Accent tool and use the Scatter tool to create fabric patterns.
This class will NOT cover the basics, so it is highly recommended that you take CustomWorks - The Basics before taking this class.
Software Featured: CustomWorks™ II
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CustomWorks II - What's NEW
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Wonder what all the excitement is about with the new CustomWorks II? What are the new features that make it worth upgrading to CustomWorks II? This class is an overview that demonstrates all the new and enhanced features in CustomWorks II above what CustomWorks has to offer. Whether you own CustomWorks already or want to take a look at the new features we just added, we hope after taking this class you'll be as excited as we are about what this program has to offer. Note-this class includes a list of all features demonstrated.
Software Featured: CustomWorks™ II
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DensityWorks Difference
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April Dunn |
Basic |
We think that Designer's Gallery DensityWorks is an important part of any embroiderer's software library. Join us for this class and see why we feel this way. We will cover all the basic functions of DensityWorks so this is a great class whether you just got the program, owned it a long time or want to see what it is all about. Exercises include using the program as a stand-alone and as a tool pack.
Software Featured: DensityWorks™
Class Demonstrated Through: Studio™ III, CustomWorks™ II, StudioPlus™
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Designer's Gallery and How it all Fits
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Not sure what the different Designer's Gallery® programs do or what you might need? Wonder why everyone who uses Designer's Gallery; software loves the different programs and their ease of use? This class is an overview class that discusses and/or demonstrates how all the Designer's Gallery programs fit together...from platforms to Studio tool packs to digitizing to more...we'll discuss it all.
Software Featured: Studio™ III, CustomWorks™ II, MasterWorks™ II, MasterWorks™ Lite, StudioPlus™, Quilt LabelWorks, QuiltWorks™ II, DensityWorks™, SizeWorks™, HoopWorks™, LetterWorks™ III
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Ellisimo Upgrade 1
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Basic |
Ellisimo Embroidery and Sewing Upgrade
Precise Touch Positioning is like nothing you have ever experienced before. Get helpful information about bobbin work and experience Bobbin Work Embroidery. Resize designs instantly with Stitch Recalculation. These are just a few of the new upgrade features that you will not want to be without.
Products Featured: Ellisimo
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Embroidered Crazy Patchwork
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Crazy Patchwork has been created by hand and machine for a long time using different fabrics and decorative stitches. Why not full embroidered crazy patchwork...but using thread filled areas instead of fabric filled. While creating a crazy patchwork type design learn to apply such tools as slicing, drawing lines, creating borders and more. MasterWorks can be FUN to learn!
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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Embroidered Logos with MasterWorks
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Lora Kesilis |
Advanced |
Learn how to use MasterWorks to meet the special challenges of designing a great embroidered logo. What information should be included in the embroidered design, and what needs to be eliminated? How can you duplicate a distinctive font? How can you handle less than perfect artwork? Join us for this session and see how MasterWorks makes it easy to meet all of these challenges and more.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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EmbroideryWorks - After the Basics
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Now that you have taken the "EmbroideryWorks™ Basics" class and have a good working knowledge of the basics in this incredible program, you are ready to move on and explore the additional features EmbroideryWorks™ Advanced has to offer. This class is designed to give you an overview of the additional features included in EmbroideryWorks™ Advanced, such as Stitch Editor; Font Importer; Stitch Perfect processor; Instant Repeat and MORE!
It is highly suggested you take "EmbroideryWorks Basics" before taking this class.
Software Featured: EmbroideryWorks Advanced
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EmbroideryWorks - Lettering
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April Dunn |
Basic |
To be announced
This class includes Lettering features included in EmbroideryWorks™ Everyday and EmbroideryWorks™ Advanced.
Software Featured: EmbroideryWorks Advanced, EmbroideryWorks Everyday
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EmbroideryWorks Basics
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April Dunn |
Basic |
The most popular features in software have come together in EmbroideryWorks, from sizing and density control to basic lettering. EmbroideryWorks™ Everyday comes with the essential tools you'll use daily all bundled into one package. Join us as we cover the basic features included in both EmbroideryWorks programs.
EmbroideryWorks™ Advanced owners: It is suggested you take this class before taking for "EmbroideryWorks - After the Basics" class.
Software Featured: EmbroideryWorks Advanced, EmbroideryWorks Everyday
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Exclusively QuiltWorks II
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
Do you need help getting a handle on the new features of QuiltWorks II? Come see what new features are in QuiltWorks II and how those features will make it faster and easier to create embroidery and quilting designs. Note-this class was formerly called " QuiltWorks II - Getting Started with the New Features". A note to owners of QuiltWorks I: If you would like to see what was added to version two of QuiltWorks, you will enjoy this class. However if you are looking for instructions on how to use QuiltWorks version one, then you may prefer taking QuiltWorks I - The Basics. QuiltWorks I - The Basics is taught "By Request Only". To request the class, please email sah@babylock.com. Include in your request the day of the week and whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.
Software Featured: QuiltWorks™ II
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Exploring Masterworks
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
Transform artwork into beautiful embroidery using a multitude of stitch effects and design options to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces. Accomplish all of this while working on one design page environment! Never before has digitizing been so easy!
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II, MasterWorks™ Lite
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Fundamentals of StudioPlus
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Designer's Gallery StudioPlus is an Embroidery Management Software. This program is a must-have for every embroidery design collector! Convert, catalog, and color sort your collection of embroidery designs with ease. Join us for this class and learn all the basics about using the main features in Designer's Gallery StudioPlus including ColorWorks.
Software Featured: StudioPlus™, ColorWorks®
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Get Acquainted with Masterworks Lite
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
If you are ready to get started with MasterWorks Lite then this is the class for you. You will see how quickly you can create your own custom embroidery and how to edit those embroidery designs. Both the Auto-digitizing wizard and the cross stitch wizard are featured in this class. You will also learn how to bring in a backdrop picture and trace it. You will be shown how to create and sew your own appliqué designs and how to use the text tool create custom monograms and how to add lettering to the embroidery design of your choice.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™ Lite
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Getting Started with Studio III
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April Dunn |
Basic |
You have an embroidery design and are wondering how you're going to get it ready to stitch? Studio III is the latest version of Designer's Gallery Studio software and this class explores some of the basic features in Studio III to help you get your design ready for and take the design to your machine. This class covers such Studio III features as Color Sort/Creating a Basting file/Creating Notes/Converting file formats/Reduce Needle Count/Printing a placement template/various thread color conversion options including using ColorWorks...and more. This is one of two basic classes that cover the many features offered in Designer's Gallery® Studio III.
Software Featured: Studio™ III
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Heirloom Cutwork with MasterWorks
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Lora Kesilis |
Advanced |
Join us for this fun session on creating beautiful cutwork embroidery with MasterWorks. We will explore using the Appliqué tool to create cutwork quickly and easily. We will also work with the pen tool to add custom Richelieu bars to the larger openings of the cutwork. And we can add French knots with the Candlewicking stitches built into the program. If you love heirloom sewing, or you want to create beautiful embroidered linens for your home, you won't want to miss this class.
Please note-there is a separate version of this class for MasterWorks Lite.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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Heirloom Cutwork with MasterWorks Lite
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Lora Kesilis |
Advanced |
Join us for this fun session on creating beautiful cutwork embroidery with MasterWorks Lite. We will explore using the Appliqué tool to create cutwork quickly and easily. We will also work with the pen tool to add custom Richelieu bars to the larger openings of the cutwork. And French knots can be added with the motif stitches built into the program. If you love heirloom sewing, or you want to create beautiful embroidered linens for your home, you won't want to miss this class.
Please note-there is a separate version of this class for MasterWorks/MasterWorks II.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™ Lite
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Heirloom Holly Border with MasterWorks
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Lora Kesilis |
Intermediate |
Join us for this fun session on creating heirloom quality embroidery with MasterWorks. You will learn how to create and sew a true eyelet with an open center hole, and how easy it is to design a scalloped edge. If you love heirloom sewing, or you want to create beautiful embroidered linens for your home, you won’t want to miss this class.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II, MasterWorks™ Lite
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HoopWorks Basics
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April Dunn |
Basic |
Do you have a machine with a smaller hoop, but still want to use larger designs-bigger than your maximum embroidery field? Do you have a multi-position hoop and want to know how to break a design to use with it? How about software that automatically breaks a large design for use with a specific hoop? Your software prayers have been answered with the Studio tool pack HoopWorks from Designer's Gallery.
In this class we will run through a number of exercises to explore the features in HoopWorks to split designs. We will discuss how you can use HoopWorks for both multi-position hoops and multi-fabric hooping stitch outs. We will also discuss how using a template created in CustomWorks or Studio program will help get the design stitched ‘back together´ and look perfect. This class covers the basic features of HoopWorks.
Software Featured: HoopWorks™
Class Demonstrated Through: Studio™ III, CustomWorks™ II, StudioPlus™
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I've Had My Fill
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Intermediate |
Standard and Fancy Fills
Enough is never enough! Even though MasterWorks comes with over 400 fills, it's fun to see what else we can come up with and how we can manipulate what is already there. Come join this class and learn all about the Standard and Fancy fills. I will show you how to create, edit, and apply these fun fills.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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Interactive Embroidery - Christmas Traditions and Celtic
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
If you have not tried the new Interactive embroidery collections from Designer's Gallery, you are missing a lot of fun. Come see how easy it is to work with the Interactive collections and you will be amazed at how many designs you will have and at how quickly you can create custom embroidery.
Software Featured: Christmas Traditions™, Celtic Interactives™ Embroidery
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Interactive Embroidery - Decorative Quilting and Sashiko
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
It has never been so easy to have the perfect quilting design in exactly the right size for your quilt. If you have not tried the new Interactive embroidery collections from Designer's Gallery, you are missing a lot of fun. Come see how easy it is to work with the Interactive collections and you will be amazed at how many quilting designs you will have and at how quickly you can create custom quilting for your embroidery machine.
Software Featured: Decorative Quilting™, Sashiko Embroidery Collection
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Interactive Embroidery - Dining In Lace and Simply Trims
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
If you have not tried the new Interactive Embroidery Collections from Designer's Gallery, you are missing a lot of fun. Come see how easy it is to work with the new Interactive Collections, and you will be amazed at how many designs you will have and at how quickly you can create custom embroidery.
Software Featured: Dining In Lace™, Simply Trims™
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Interactive Embroidery - Floral Accents and Decor
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
If you have not tried the new Floral Accents and Décor Interactive Embroidery Collections from Designer's Gallery, you are missing a lot of fun. Come see how easy it is to work with the Interactive collections and you will be amazed at how many designs you will have and at how quickly you can create custom embroidery using the Interactive Embroidery Collections.
Software Featured: Floral Accents™, Décor Interactives™ Embroidery
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Interactive Embroidery - Let It Snow
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
This class will give you some creative new ideas for ways to use the lace snowflakes from the Christmas Traditions Interactive design pack. You will see how easy it is to select and save these beautiful free-standing lace snowflakes and discover that the tremendous number of variations mean that you can create projects where every snowflake is different!
The projects shown include snowflake garland, an embroidered onesie with pleated ribbon trim, and a miniature lace Christmas tree.
Software Featured: CustomWorks™, CustomWorks™ II, Christmas Traditions™
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Jumbo Hoop in Designer's Gallery
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
Now that you have a Baby Lock Enterprise and a Jumbo hoop, you may be wondering where you are going to find designs to fit your new hoop. The good news is that with Designer's Gallery SizeWorks and HoopWorks you can easily take any embroidery design you own and use it in your Jumbo Hoop!
In this class you will learn how easy it is to size and split Jumbo hoop designs for your Baby Lock Enterprise using SizeWorks and HoopWorks. And if you are looking for even more ways to use your Jumbo hoop learn how you can use Studio III or CustomWorks to arrange several designs in your Jumbo hoop and then split the design with HoopWorks. And you will also see how easy it is to create and split designs for the Jumbo Hoop in EmbroideryWorks.
Of course we will also take a look at how to use the digital camera technology in your Enterprise and an embroidery positioning sticker to sew your Jumbo designs.
Software Featured: Studio™ III, CustomWorks™ II, EmbroideryWorks Advanced, EmbroideryWorks Everyday, SizeWorks™, HoopWorks™
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Let's Make Magic
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The Backdrop Tool opens images from a variety of formats that can be digitized through manual punching with the drawing tools or by using the Magic Wands to define outlines for lines and segments. For this class we will use the Magic Wands and the drawing tools to complete three designs, creating three different effects.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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Let's Text in Palette 7
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Basic |
In this class you will learn how to enter different types of fonts and how to edit the text after it is entered.
Subject Matter covered:
•Entering different Text Types
•Text Attribute Settings
•Text Sewing Attribute Settings
•Creating and editing Text Paths
•Monogram
Palette 7 & 8 classes are taught "By Request Only". To request this class, please email sewathome@tacony.com. Include in your request the class title, day of the week and whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.
Software Featured: Palette 7
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Let's Text in Palette 8
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Palette 8.0 has a little different look and feel from Palette 7.0.Several new features have been added that make working with text easier than ever. In this class you will learn how to enter different types of fonts and how to edit the text after it is entered. Subject Matter covered:
•Entering different Text Types
•Text Attribute Settings
•Text Sewing Attribute Settings
•Creating and editing Text Paths
•Monograms
Palette 7 & 8 classes are taught "By Request Only". To request this class, please email sewathome@tacony.com. Include in your request the class title, day of the week and whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.
Software Featured: Palette 8
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LetterWorks II - All About Fonts
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
Add the LetterWorks II tool pack to your CustomWorks or Designer's Gallery Studio and you have access to over 130 professionally digitized embroidery fonts. Learn how to use LetterWorks to create lettering quickly and easily. Class will include creating lettering and combining lettering with embroidery designs. See all types of lettering including Normal Frame lettering, Multi-Line lettering, Shaped lettering, Circular lettering, Multi-Colored lettering, Vertical lettering, and Monograms.
LetterWorks II- All About Fonts is taught "By Request Only". To request the class, please email sewathome@tacony.com. Include in your request the day of the week and whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.
Software Featured: Studio™ III, CustomWorks™ II, StudioPlus™, LetterWorks™, LetterWorks™ II
Class Demonstrated Through: Studio™ III, CustomWorks™ II
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Master the MasterWorks Auto Digitizing Wizard
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Lora Kesilis |
Intermediate |
Learn to control your results when you use the Auto Digitizing wizard. Instead of just clicking "Next", you will learn to use the tools on each page of the Wizard so that when you click "Finish", you will have an embroidery design that is just what you had in mind.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II, MasterWorks™ Lite
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MasterWorks A Through Z
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Lora Kesilis |
Basic |
Adding lettering to your embroidery has never been so quick or looked so great. Learn how to use the professionally digitized fonts included in MasterWorks with your embroidery collection for custom looks. See how using Recipes will make it easy to sew on any fabric.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II, MasterWorks™ Lite
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MasterWorks Column Fills - Part 1
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Lora Kesilis |
Intermediate |
Have you wondered how to work with the column fill stitch effects in MasterWorks? And have you been puzzled by the differences between the nine column fill effects? In this two part class on column fills you will learn what column fill stitch effects can do to give added depth to the colors in your embroidery, and create texture that will make your designs really pop.
Part 1 of this class will cover Column Fill, Jagged Column, Color Blend Column, Gradient Column, and Spiral Column. You will learn how to apply these stitch effects, and how to use inclinations and properties to control the results.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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MasterWorks Column Fills - Part 2
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Lora Kesilis |
Intermediate |
Have you wondered how to work with the column fill stitch effects in MasterWorks? And have you been puzzled by the differences between the nine column fill effects? In this two part class on column fills you will learn what column fill stitch effects can do to give added depth to the colors in your embroidery, and create texture that will make your designs really pop. Part 2 of this class will cover Fancy Column, Contour Column, Radial Column, and Auto Column. You will learn how to apply these stitch effects, and how to use inclinations and properties to control the results.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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MonogramWorks - A Touch of Class
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April Dunn |
Basic |
There's nothing like a monogram to add a "touch of class" to your clothing and other personal items or to personalize a gift for that special someone. MonogramWorks is a user friendly, feature packed program that accepts additional font and design packs from Designer's Gallery. It will have you on your way to fancy lettering and Monograms in no time. Join this class and learn how to make MonogramWorks work for you.
Software Featured: MonogramWorks™
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More than Borders
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Intermediate |
Join this fun class to optimize the Border function in your embroidery machine. I'll show you how to combine other embroidery functions with the border function to create some fun projects such as button covers, patches, and pockets. You will learn how to work from the center out to create some perfectly sized border inserts, one of which will be smocking and the other, an insert into a background of "whole cloth embroidery", also created using the Border Function. It would be helpful to take Bordering on the Edge before taking this class.
Other Products Featured: Continuous Border Hoop, various Baby Lock® stabilizers
Note: Also for Ellegante with Upgrade 1(BLG-UPG)
Products Featured: Embroidery Professional Plus, Ellegante 2, Ellegante, Enterprise, Ellisimo
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Motifs - Creation and Application
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Did you know that Candlewicking was originally stitched with heavy cotton threads used for making candle wicks? Most any handwork technique can be re-created for machine embroidery mainly through the use of motifs. This class will teach you how to create and manipulate motifs and provide you with some fun project ideas. You may also pick up a bit of trivia here and there.
Software Featured: MasterWorks™, MasterWorks™ II
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Palette 7 & 8 Cross Stitch Wizard
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Lora Kesilis |
Intermediate |
Learn how to create the look of hand sewn cross stitch embroidery with Palette 7 or Palette 8. You will see how to use the cross stitch wizard in Palette 7 and will also get a chance to see the significant new features in the Palette 8 wizard.
This class also covers all four methods of inputting an image into Palette Layout and Editing. See how to scan an image directly into Palette. Learn the ins and outs of using the Clipboard option. And see how the Portrait Creator can be used with the cross stitch wizard.
Palette 7 & 8 classes are taught "By Request Only". To request this class, please email sewathome@tacony.com. Include in your request the class title, day of the week and whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.
Software Featured: Palette 7 , Palette 8
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Palette 8-Getting Started in Layout and Editing
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Get a head start when working with pre-existing designs. This class will cover different ways to open and save designs. Working with the Palette card reader/writer box will be especially helpful for those who have machines with or without a USB connection. Learn all about the Design Database and Card Library. Editing and dissecting designs from sizing to changing the Programmable Fills will become effortless (and fun). We will even work a little with Text.
Palette 7 & 8 classes are taught "By Request Only". To request this class, please email sewathome@tacony.com. Include in your request the class title, day of the week and whether you prefer morning, afternoon or evening classes.
Software Featured: Palette 7 , Palette 8
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Palette 9 - Design Center
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Have you been confused about .pel,.pem and .pes? In this class you will learn all of that plus what kind of images digitizes best in Palette Design Center. I will take a piece of artwork through all the stages in Design Center from cleaning up the design to adding sewing attributes. Even though I will be teaching using Palette version 9, version 8 users will easily be able to follow along for their software. You may even learn a few tricks that aren't in the manual!
Demonstrated through: Palette 9
Software Featured: Palette 8
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Palette 9 - Getting Started in Layout and Editing
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Learn how to navigate the new Palette 9 and get a head start when working with pre-existing designs. This class will cover different ways to open and save designs. Working with the Palette card reader/writer box will be especially helpful for those who have machines with or without a USB connection. Learn all about the Design Database and Card Library. Editing and dissecting designs from sizing to changing the Programmable Fills will become effortless (and fun). We will even work a little with Text.
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