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Turn a BORING Stuffed Toy into a CUTE Holiday Gift (Embroidery Tutorial)

Date:2023-03-01 Browse:2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obq6bXt4NFQ

Do you want to learn how to turn a boring stuffed toy into a custom embroidered gift for holidays and special occasions? In this Valentine’s Day-themed episode of Embroidery Hub, we’ll teach you how to embroider a stuffed animal for that special someone using the MT-1501 15-needle single-head commercial embroidery machine. Along the way, we’ll show you how to properly hoop and embroider a stuffed animal, give you expert tips for maximizing your earning potential, and take you through the entire digitizing process step-by-step using our industry-leading digitizing software, Chroma Luxe.

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00:00 Intro

00:52 Materials

01:21 Digitizing tutorial

03:44 Hooping a stuffed toy

04:33 Embroidering process

06:43 Finished product

07:00 Profit breakdown We begin by listing of all the materials you’ll need to embroider a design onto a stuffed animal, including the types of embroidery needles, stabilizers, hoops and more. From there, we’ll give you a complete tutorial showcasing the digitizing process using our premier Chroma Luxe digitizing software. Next, we’ll show you how to properly hoop a stuffed toy using a standard A hoop, as well as how to use your stabilizer to help your embroidery stand out more. We’ll then take you through the entire embroidery process and demonstrate how to re-stuff your toy to get it ready to sell. Lastly, we’ll discuss the profit potential of embroidering a custom stuffed toy. We break down how much all of the materials cost, and explain how you can make over a 52% profit margin from a project like this.