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January 9, 2025 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Column Too Wide for Satin Stitch
• Lettering: Satin Stitches Instead of Fill
• Besides .OFM, other Recommended File Types
• Basics for Hat Digitizing
• Basics for 3D/Puff Embroidery

December 19, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Adjusting Widths when Scaling Single Line and Walk Stitches
• Appliqué - Changing from Fabric to Fill Stitches
• Minimum System Requirements when Choosing a Computer
• Improving Stitchout Quality from Purchased Designs
• Freehand / Freeform - Bezier Mode Digitizing in DesignShop
• Top Thread Pulling Up on Tie Ins on Lettering
• Using Jump Stitches instead of Tie Offs
• Best Format for Bringing Artwork into DesignShop
• New Features in DesignShop 12

December 13, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Updating and Adding Color Charts for Sparkly / Metallic Thread
• Updates for DesignShop 12
• Moving a PNG File Around
• Moving to a Missed Part of a Letter / Design
• Using Stitch Proximity Plot - Tools>Filter>Stitch Proximity Plot
• Digitizing Feathers
• Video and Article on Micro Chenille
• Turning a Stock Font into Appliqué
• Patches, Materials, Settings, Chenille for Letterman Jackets
• Embroidering on Sleeping Bags
• Turning Varsity Font into Appliqué Lettering
• Separating Letter Spacing Evenly / Kerning

December 5, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Creating an Effect Similar to Broccoli Florets
• Filling a Circle and Adding a Border
• Fixing Lettering with Spotty Appearance - "Use Fill for Stitch Lines" Setting
• Recommendations for Digitizing Complex Graphics
• Digitizing Vector Graphics (Columns, Fills, Auto Conversion)
• Changing Settings on Fill to Eliminate Seam Divide "Fill Line Overlap"
• Hoop Choices for Bravo X
• Centering Side Logo on 6 Panel Hat

November 21, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Fixing Designs with Excessive Overlapped Stitches (Bulletproof)
• How to add Appliqué Stops
• Layer Text / Remove Bottom Stitches
• Registration Marks in Multi Hoop Designs
• Using Column 1: Starting Points/Stitch Direction
• Circle with Satin Stitches Rotating 360° Around Center 
• Name on a Baseball - Varying Text Sizes

November 14, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Repeating Color Sequence for Multiple Names
• Vectorize Appliqué for Laser Cutting
• Basting Stitch Around Design
• Best Format for Importing Vector Graphics (.EPS, .SVG)
• Creating Merrow Stitches Around a Design

November 7, 2024  - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Digitizing for Fabric Direction
• Opening and Modifying DST Designs in DesignShop
• Adding Trims to Purchased Design
• Adding Fills and Satin Stitches on Text
• Digitizing and Sewing Order for Thin Borders and Fill

October 31, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Decorative Background
• Add Element to a Word
• Downloading and Activating Licenses on New Computer

October 24, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Converting Purchased Expanded Designs to Wireframe
• Rounded Cap on 3D/Puff Letters
• Creating 2-Color Fonts
• Shading Black and White Designs
• Eliminating Spaces in Border around Letter - Curly Nouveau Font
• Delete Underlay from Tiny (2mm-3mm) Fonts
• Subtracting Stitches from Overlap in 2 Appliqué Designs
• When to add Outline or Border around a Fill
• When to Knock Out Part of Design for Lettering
• Eliminate Puckering When Embroidering Stoles
• Multiple Names - Group Names / Design Queue
• Digitizing for Thicker Threads like Burmilana
• Digitizing for 60 Weight Thread and 60-9 Needles for Small Lettering
• Pigtail-less Bobbin Cases
• Digitizing the Shadow of an Image
• Drop Shadow Feature for Lettering
• Cap Frame Driver - Bearings Adjustment
• Digitizing Hair of Dog or Bear Fur

October 17, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Parameters to Adjust for 60wt Thread
• Beginning Digitizing with Letters
• Removing Jump Stitches
• Removing Auto-Trims by Rearranging Starts/Stops
• Connection Type: Closest Point
• Blending Two Colors in a Word
• Digitizing Double Appliqué Names
• Techniques for Small Letter Borders/Outlines
• Distorted Design when Sewing on Hats
• Distortion Feature (Transform Outline) in DesignShop

October 10, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Battery Backups and Line Conditioners
• Design Storage Options
• Learning to Digitize with DesignShop
• Upgrading to DesignShop 12 - What's New
• TTF files - Min and Max
• Digitizing vs. Outsourcing

October 3, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Digitized Circle Sewing Direction
• Distortion Sewing Round Logo
• Getting Started with Digitizing
• Updating the Hoops Database
• Changing the Stitch Direction in Square or Oval Shape
• Personalized Digitizing Training
• Contacting Melco Technicians and Trainers
• Creating Overlap when Separating Colors
• Creating a Perfect Circle 

September 19, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Setting Up Network Shared Drive for Melco Summit or Bernina E16 PRO
• Changing Column Width in Stock Letters
• Adding and Renaming Fonts
• Tips to Reduce/Eliminate Puckering
• Adding, Updating and Creating Color Charts

September 12, 2024  - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Laser Cutting Material for Appliqué
• Saving Files
• Using Open Type Fonts
• DST Files as Typeable Fonts in DesignShop 12
• Density for Embroidery on Fleece

September 5, 2024 -  View on YouTube - Facebook

• Technical Training at Melco
• Set the Center of a Legacy Design
• Attaching Appliqué to Back of Plaid Shirt
• Thread Coming Out of Needle
• Change Stitch Color of Cross Bar on a Letter
• Stop a Running Stitch Between Elements
• Corner Options on Shapes in DesignShop 12

August 29, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Melco Software Levels
• DesignShop Talk For Lower Levels
• DST designs - Letters Not as Sharp as OFM
• Removing Jump Stitches from DST designs
• Tack Down Stitches for Patches and Appliqué
• Outlining Letter or Shape with Second Color
• Fluffy Fringe Embroidery
• Creating Faux Merrow Edge from Scratch
• Arcing Purchased Fonts
• Digitizing with Chain Stitch
• Getting Started with DesignShop
• Automatically Use Closest Point in Lettering

August 22, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• 3D/Puff Resources
• Education and Training Videos
• Best Stitch Type for 3D/Puff Foam Pull-Away
• Puff on Sweatshirt Best Practices
• Saving/Printing a Design as .PDF
• Requesting Quote on DesignShop 12
• Changing Size of .PNG Image
• Best Way to Move/Transport Machine
• Removing Excessive Trims / Merging Colors
• Changing Cursor from Arrow to Crosshair 
• Setting Up for Bore / Boring Needle
• Managing Starts/Stops to Avoid Trims
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Auto Closest Point
• EXP Files: Fixing Short-Length Stitches Using Design Filter
• Load Design to Machine from DesignShop

August 9, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Convert Graphics Files to Digitizing
• Change Width of Text Columns
• Saving Purchased DST Fonts
• Using Melco Fast Clamp
• Decorative Stitches - New Features in DesignShop 12
• Creating Patches
• Using Spray Adhesive
• Choosing Stabilizer / Backing
• 3 Color Flame - Gradient
• Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Backing for Patches
• Layering Twill for Patches / Appliqué

August 1, 2024 -  View on YouTube - Facebook

• Add a Border Stitch to Lettering
• Packaging a Digitized Design Set
• Digitizing Faux Chenille - Micro Chenille

July 26, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Splitting Elements for Big Fill Sewing Center-Out

July 18, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook 

• Pull Compensation for Circles and High Density Designs
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Borders Features
• Saving Vector Image from a Design
• Recommended Design File Types
• Using Border Tools in DesignShop 12 for Underlay
• Line Work and Redwork
• Vector Convert Button Greyed Out in DesignShop 12

July 11, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook 

• Bezier Mode and Freehand Differences
• Multi-Hooping / Continuous Embroidery in DesignShop 12
• Real Size Printout of a Design
• Change Colors in Purchased Digitized Design

May 30, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Bezier Mode vs Freehand
• Changing Colors on Purchased Designs
• Cutting Appliqué with Laser - Creating Outline
• Custom Appliqué for a Sweatshirt
• Bobbin Breaks
• Control Jump Stitches in DST Files
• Using Trapunto
• Importance of Quality Digitizing
• Grouping Appliqué Elements
• Removing Stitches from Overlapping Elements

May 23, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Digitizing Custom Shape for Patches
• Machine Ethernet Connection 
• Digitizing and Sewing Embossed Letters with Foam / Puff-3D
• Tips for Color Palettes - Custom Color Palettes
• Auto-Match Colors when Sending Design to OS
• Mixing Embroidery with Dye Sublimation
• Best Practice for Underlay Stitches
• DesignShop v10 Fonts for Puff - Purchasing Puff Fonts
• Sock Embroidery - Pocket Clamps
• Saving Custom Stitches / Shapes - Decorative Stitches

May 16, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Pull Compensation - Pull Offset - Gaps in Fabric
• Digitizing a Rope Design
• Iron-On Vinyl Appliqué Suggestions
• Printing out a Font Preview
• Digitizing Simple Shapes - Triangle
• Online Melco User Communities

May 9, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Decorative Stitches - Starts and Stops
• Satin Stitches - Look Far Apart in Appliqué
• Printing Designs With Crosshairs Showing
• Ball Point Needles for Knit Fabrics
• Expanded Design File Editing - Custom Point Selection Tool
• Creating Appliqué Letters with Any Font - New DesignShop 12 Feature
• Creating Puff Outlines for Letters
• Creating a Single Letter File for a Cutter
• Expanded Files - Fix Long Jump Stitches
• Logos for Hats vs Shirts
• Limits for Scaling a Logo
• Changing Stitch Types when Scaling Up OFM Files
• Embroidery on Thick Materials - Bill of Cap Suggestions
• Make Fonts Look Embossed
• Baseball Jersey Split Front (08.01.18 Video)
• Embroidering Canvas Lunch Boxes with Insulated Lining

May 2, 2024  - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Setting Colors in DesignShop v11 Reverts to "Null" - Changing Color Charts 
• Creating Your Own Fonts - Alphabet Editor 
• Two Tie-Ins Appearing in an Object
• DSv9 Crashes Opening .PES Designs

April 25, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• How to Split an Element
• Tips for Keeping Appliqué from Missing Fabric Edge
• Make Walk Stitch Longer - Add Points to the Line
• Embroidery Pant Legs
• Settings for Center Out (Inside Out) Text for Caps
• Snap-to-Grid Feature
• Text Arch on Cap Backs
• Selecting and Moving Multiple Points / Nodes
• Digitizing Cap Designs Center Out
• 3D/Puff Patches with Adhesive Backing
• Digitizing 3D/Puff Embroidery Fonts
• Number of Stitches for Left Chest Design
• Avoiding Puckering on Polos
• Setting Up Colors in OS - Automatically Match Colors in .OFM Design
• Thin Lettering on Caps - Pull Offset
• Reducing / Scaling Down a .DST file
• Design Checker Displaying Error Re:  127 Points
• Creating a Stamp to Fill Area
• Creating a Custom Splice
• Bean Block in DesignShop v9 and v10
• New Chain Fonts in DesignShop 12

April 18, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Recommendations for Embroidering on Burlap
• Lettering to Appliqué - Fixing Distortions
• Making Changes to Wireframe Lettering
• Grouping Lettering as a Single Element
• Moving a Design Within the Hoop
• Modifying Expanded Elements Within a Design
• Connecting Points in Lettering
• Saving Modified Letters in an Alphabet
• Converting Satin Stitch to Bean Stitch or Walk Stitch - Changing Element Type
• Editing the Width of Lettering - Expanded and Wireframe
• Lettering Borders Not Sewing Properly
• 4-Hour Personalized Digitizing Training
• Modifying Fonts for Puff
• Modifying Purchased DST with DesignShop 12
• Modifying Corners and Adding a Splice

April 11, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Settings for Chest Logo on Polyester Polo / Performance Wear
• Showing NUL in Project List
• Turn a Letter or Shape into a Hole in a Fill / Trapunto
• Make a Font into an Appliqué in DesignShop 12 and also in v10 or v11
• Smooth Out a Curved Line - Toggling Shapes
• Appliqué on Tshirts
• Manipulating Stitch Directions in Vector Conversion
• Recommendations for Small Lettering
• Modifying Density - Scale Tab - Based on Selected Element
• Best File Format for Melco Machines - OFM
• Converting Expanded to Wireframe
• Recommendations for Bill of Cap Embroidery
• Recommended Thread Brands
• Embroidery on Leather Jackets
• Recommended Sewing Speeds
• Gapping at Center of Patch
• Auto-Digitized Fonts - Same Letters Appear Different
• Creating OFA Fonts - Alphabet Editor
• Stabilizer Recommendation for Melco XL Hoop

April 4, 2024  - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Opening SVG Files in DesignShop
• Tips for Using Melco Fast Clamp PRO
• SVG Files Opening as Different Size in Other Programs
• What's New in DesignShop 12 Updates
• Adding Appliqué Stops
• Middle-Out Fill for Hats
• Adding a Hole Within an Element
• Setting Starts and Stops in Fills
• Settings for Silk Robes (Digitize for Performance Wear)
• Reset Layout - Reset Toolbars
• DesignShop 12 Settings Between Multiple PCs - Saving Settings
• Adding Colors to Thread Charts

March 29, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Making Perfect Circle Without Narrowing/Warping
• Getting Started with DesignShop
• Bring in Pictures from Phone or Email
• File Types that Save Thread Colors
• Slice/Cut Element to Make Two Separate Elements
• Save Design as SVG for Print/Cut Machines
• Split Element on Column, Single Line and Walk
• Showing Decorative Stitches 

March 21, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Connect Elements with Running Stitches - Auto Sequence Feature
• Auto Closest Point
• Sewing Single Elements in Multiple Designs
• Turn Alphabets into Cross Stitch
• Supported File Types
• Various Cap Frames
• Backings / Stabilizers for Hats
• Lettering Along the Brim - Hat Hooping
• Hoop Burn
• New Fonts in DesignShop 12
• What Makes a Circle Oblong?
• Underlay for Fonts / Alphabets
• Adding Fonts / Alphabets in DesignShop
• Adding Fonts in DesignShop 12
• Simple Design for Stitching on a Quilt
• Finding Decorative Stitches
• Bobbin Thread Color for Quilting

March 14, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Training and Support Resources
• Design Checker Message: "Needle Penetration Density in an Area"
• Choosing Normal Stitch or Jump Stitch
• Long Tails When Starting to Sew
• Changing Stitch Order
• Cut, Copy, Paste Options
• Random Colors in Purchased Design
• Adding Stitches to Printed Heat Transfer Material
• Using Laser Alignment Around Edges
• Keeping Color Charts
• Gradient Fills for Text - New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Font Gradients
• New Fonts in DesignShop 12
• Editing Sharp or Rounded Corners on Tip of a Satin Column or Fill
• Upgrading to DesignShop 12
• Fixing Wireframe Points
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Optional Closest Point Feature Digitizing
• Gradients on Satins

March 7, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Wrong Colors Appearing - Use Colors From Design
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Save Settings in Design
• Appliqué Patches in DesignShop LETTERING Level
• Block Letter with 3 Stacked Borders in DesignShop 11 and 12
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Save as PNG
• Is it Easy to Digitize?
• Change Node Characteristics Between Curved and Straight
• Thicker Satin Border on Patches
• Missing Design Preview in Windows Explorer
• Printing Older Designs in DesignShop 12
• Lettering Compensation and Pull Compensation
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Display Above Elements
• Client Management Pluging - Melco Fusion
• What Features are Better in DesignShop 12
• DesignShop 12 Online Manual with Videos
• Updating from DesignShop 11 to 12
• More New Features DesignShop 12
• Group Names Feature in DesignShop 12
• Snap To Grid Function
• Print Function in DesignShop 12 - Paper Sizes
• Overlap Settings for Fills - Eliminating Gaps

March 1, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Primer Stitch in DesignShop v11 Standard Level
• Merging Design Elements
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Adding Purchased Expanded Fonts
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Text Box Enhancements
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Font to Appliqué
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Font Gradients
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Borders Features
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Pinned Windows
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Save as PNG
• Design Property Information
• Change Icon Size
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Display Grid Enhancements
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Save As...  DPI Adjustments
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Copy and Paste Between Multiple Windows
• Rubber Patches on Caps
• Melco Cloud Users - Moving Between Computers
• Curve Script Font Around a Ribbed Collar
• Make Letters Vertical on a Curve
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - Chain Script Fonts
• New Feature in DesignShop 12 - EXP+ Support

February 15, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Export Text or Designs in JEF Format
• Adding Fonts Purchased Online to Font Box
• Double Appliqué
• Decorative Stitches

February 8, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Large Patch with Appliqué
• Group Names for Bag Tags
• Make Stitching Look Good
• Acti-Feed Explanation
• Horizontal Stretch for Logos on Hats

February 2, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• DesignShop v11 Level Feature Comparison
• Stretch Athletic Fabrics
• Make a Melco Font/Letter into Appliqué
• Tiny Text
• Save Job Summary as a .PDF 
• Adding Characters to a Font with Alphabet Editor/ Adding Special Characters
• Adding a Border and a Slant to a Font
• Underlay Under Text/Logo
• Split Design - Multiple Hooping
• Re-Threading After Trims
• Adding Purchased Fonts / Alphabets

January 25, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Cool Effects with Fills / Columns / Borders, etc.
• Converting a Purchased Alphabet to Digitized Fonts
• Vector Line for Laser Alignment
• Primer Stitch for Towels
• Alternate Options if Primer Stitch is Unavailable (Lower Levels of DesignShop)
• Trapunto Function
• How to Split an Element Shape and Add a Border
• Remove Overlap or Create Hole Functions
• Envelope Tool with Non-Native (non-OFA) Fonts
• Separate Words using Two Colors
• Fixing Corners on Fonts
• Using Mitered Corners to Make Corners Sharp
• Alphabet Editor Video

January 18, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Split Satin Stitch in TrueType Font
• Manually Adding Individual Hoops
• Curved Text on a Collar
• Satin Stitch with Points on each End
• DesignShop Training Videos
• Hooping Techniques
• Settings by Color
• Puff Embroidery - Techniques to Cover All Foam
• Creating Partitions
• Patches
• Outline Stitching

January 4, 2024 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Importing Fonts / Alphabets
• Digitizing Pictures - Auto Digitizing / Graphic Conversion Assistant
• DesignShop v11 Features
• Moving Machines - Transporting
• Corners for Appliqué on Large Letters
• Borders for Patches
• Smooth Satin Stitch for Small Lettering
• Resizing Custom Designs
• Tighten Stitches with Taller/Wider Designs
• Working with SVG Files
• Stitch Directions
• Design Checker Feature in DesignShop v11
• Push and Pull - Pull Compensation
• Chenille and Micro Chenille
• Reducing Color Changes - Grouping Colors
• DesignShop v11 Levels
• Upcoming Shows 

December 21, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Set Machine for 3D / Puff
• Changing Polo Design to Cap Design
• Alternatives to Fill for Thin/Small Text
• Digitizing a Serpentine-Style Element
• Turn Complex Fill into Satin Border - Change Element
• Color Displaying as "Null"
• Thread Choice Selection - Custom Palettes
• Change Century Redux Font to Single Line with Shortcut Keys
• Combining Multiple Designs
• Create Fabric Styles
• Cross Stitch
• Setting for Knit Hats

December 15, 2023 -  View on YouTube - Facebook

• Appliqué Step-by-Step
• Lower Stitch Count / Density
• Primer Stitch
• Creating Words from Purchased Script Font
• Chunky Yarn Appliqué
• Using Remaining Space in 8x13 Hoop

December 7, 2023 -  View on YouTube - Facebook

• Setting Up Multiple Name Patches
• Adding Merrow Border
• How to Change Between a Jump and a Run Stitch for an Object
• Digitizing Hand-Written Graphic
• Using Pull Compensation / Offset
• Adding Underlay to Lettering
• Rounding Ends with Satin Stitches - Rounding Tool
• Sewing with Metallic Thread
• Understanding Vector Graphics and Wireframe Designs
• Changing a Purchased Design

December 1, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Grease / Lubricants for Maintenance
• Best way to Outline a Shape
• Split Front Jersey Design - Zig Zag/Tackle Stitch Settings
• Melco Software Versions
• Features for DesignShop v11 LETTERING Level
• Design Moving Within 16 x 17 Hoop
• Sewing on Wool Letter Jackets
• Sewing on Leather
• Tips on Blending
• Digitizing for Fleece - Topper / Primer Stitch

November 17, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Design Checker - Stitches Over 127 Points
• Pull Compensation
• Explaining Acti-Feed
• Keeping Thin Fabrics from Puckering
• Best Needles to Use for Different Fabrics - Sharp or Ball Point
• How to Add Stitches to a Font
• Adding Borders to Lettering
• Digitizing for Odd-Shaped Sublimated Patches
• Crisp Border Corners on a Square

November 9, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Printing the Operator / User Manual
• Not Able to Print Letters
• Simulated Chenille Letter
• Tie In and Tie Off Settings for Lettering
• Primer Stitch to Follow Contour of an Object
• Stem Stitches
• Arch 3rd Party Designs

November 2, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Add an Outline to a Letter or Shape
• Split Line, Alternate Blur and Tile
• Multiple Lines with Split Hooping
• Bobbin Showing on Top
• Create a Design for Lace
• Lessen Density on Purchased Design

October 19, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Creating a Puff Letter with Outline
• Density for Better Letter Coverage
• Digitizing from JPEG or PNG Graphics - Digitizing Basics Videos
• How to Shade Fills
• Remove Hidden Piece Underneath Two Overlapping Appliqué Designs
• Videos on Cap Driver Installation and Cap Hooping
• Lettering on Beanies
• 3D/Puff Settings for Non-Lettering

October 12, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• HTV Background - Heat Transfer Vinyl
• Wireframe Editing Hot Keys
• New Features Introduced with DesignShop v11
• Merging Shapes
• Limitations of Scaling Designs
• Understanding Underlay and Compensation
• Stabilizer Usage
• Downloading Fonts

September 28, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Change Settings in Purchased Designs
• Color Gradients - Blending
• Stitch Directions / Vectors in DesignShop v11 vs v10
• Bean Stitch to Look Like Yarn
• Digitizing a Ribbon Effect
• Video on Digitizing for Caps

September 22, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Maximum Colors in Color Palette
• Output Colors for Other Embroidery Machines
• Curve Imported Text
• Machine Financing 
• Best Letters for Small Text
• 3D/Puff for Caps
• Chain Stitch Options
• Adding Basting Stitches / Key Fobs
• Rope Designs
• Commands Not Appearing - Software Level Dependent
• Save Design Preview / Mock-Ups for Customers
• Save .EMB, .EXP or .DST as an .OFM 
• Make 3D Puff Look Less Rounded / Flat 
• Cleaning Up Edge Walk Stitches - Vary Stitch Angles

September 8, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• DesignShop Accelerator Editor Hot Keys
• Rotate Z Shaft to Raise/Lower Needle
• Change Icon Size in DesignShop v11
• SVG Files Distorted when Importing
• Moving Small Elements Using Keyboard 
• Create Faux Chenille-Style Stitches to Fill a Letter or Shape
• Merge Fill Areas

August 31, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

August 25, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Patterned Fills
• Changing Size of Outsourced Designs
• 64-bit Version of DesignShop
• Match Closest Colors
• Create Border Around Puff
• Add Purchased Fonts as Keyboard Fonts
• Changing Design Colors Mid-Sewout
• Break Object Greyed Out
• Transport a Machine Safely
• Bravo Packages
• Separate Elements - Insert Trim

August 17, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Updating the Hoops Database - Custom Hoops
• Adding Alphabets to DesignShop
• Making Your Own Fill Stitch
• Using Settings by Color with 3D/Puff
• Moving Object with Mouse/Keyboard
• Choosing Whether to Outsource Digitizing
• Adding Thread Charts
• Splitting Letters Over Each Other

August 11, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Make Stitch Run to Next Object and Add Jumps
• Tie-Ins and Tie-Off Types
• Circle Logo on Caps
• Setting Parameters for Lines and Fills
• Direction for Primary and Secondary Underlays Not at 90 Degrees
• Add a Line to an Object.
• Enter and Exit Points
• Move a Design Along an Axis
• Round Out a Connecting Point for a Circle
• Make 2 Points Line Up
• See where Last Stitch was
• Saved Colors Not Appearing in OS
• Design Won't Move Left or Right - Reset Design
• Graphic to Embroidery Conversion
• Micro Chenille and Burmilana
• Digitizing for Sequins
• Glow-In-The-Dark Thread
• Leather - Needle Type

August 3, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Converting Design to Vector for Laser or Cutter
• Graphic to Embroidery Assistant in DesignShop v11
• Laser Alignment and Printing
• Large Letters - Too Large for Satin Stitch
• Knife Tool - Split Element at Selected Point

July 28, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Turning Design as a Perfect Corner Angle
• Save Print Mock-Up
• Replicating Settings - Reset Defaults
• Stitching Multiple Patches
• Decorative Stitches:  Walk Stitch vs Single Line

July 21, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Raised Effect - Trapunto - Subtract from Element
• Faux Merrow on Custom Shaped Patches
• How to Split Shape to Fix Corner
• Batch Patches
• Thread Colors Loading in Reverse Order when Copy/Paste
• Creating Patches on Plastic or Cut and Burn Edges with Hot Knife
• Best Plastics to use for Patches
• Creating a Hand-Stitched Look
• Repeating / Replicating Pattern - Flower Petal
• Two-Color Text and Kerning
• Modify Letters of a Font

July 14, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Keep Background Color From Showing Through
• Creating Patches for Caps - Eliminate Puckering
• Best Needles for Faux Leather

June 30, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Change Order of Stitching with Appliqué
• Change Point of Origin
• Auto-Sequencing (Branching)
• Digitizing for Split Front Designs
• Change Appliqué Element Type

June 22, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Stabilizer / Backing Overview
• Changing Vector Shape to Complex Fill
• Check for Gaps or Extra Thread
• Digitizing Angel Wings
• Add 2nd Border to Filled Circle with Border
• Fine Print on Caps
• Split-Front Designs with Built-In Lettering
• Determine Version of DesignShop Used to Create Design
• Digitize Same Design on Various Materials

June 16, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Convert Design to Sew on a Hat
• Rectangles Sews Out Like Pyramid on a Hat
• Digitizing Without Machine Connected
• Grouping Elements
• Using Barcodes/Scanners
• Split Letter/Text in Half

June 2, 2023- View on YouTube - Facebook

• Decorative Stitches
• Scripts and Arches - Name Under Neck of Shirt
• Digitizing Feathers - Modifying Satin Stitches
• Digitizing Lettering
• Not Detecting Bobbin Run Out
• More Decorative Stitches
• Pattern on 3D/Puff
• Curved Lettering - Upright Letters
• Won't Trace - Reset Design
   

May 25, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Map of Certified Melco Technicians
• Change Satin Stich Border to Walk or Bean Stitch
• Creating Curved Stitch Directions Within a Circle
• Setting Default Hoop
• Prevent Circular Design Shifting - Stabilizing
• Working with non-OFM Files - Expanded File Editing
   
• Custom Merrow Borders
• Moving to Specific Stitch - Keypad Functions
• Continuous Embroidery - Connecting Across Long Line

May 19, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Separating Elements in Expanded Designs
• Inserting Trims in Wireframe Designs
• Acti-Feed Settings for Tension
• Adjusting Columns for Pull Compensation
• Overlap for Outlines to a Fill

May 12, 2023  - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Digitizing Lace
• Digitize 3D in Irregular Shapes
• Embroidery on Marine Vinyl
• Converting Pictures to Stitches - Conversion Assistant

May 5, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Reverse Entry and Exit Points on an Object
• Digitizing for 3D/Puff
• Make Borders Thick All Around
• Upgrading DesignShop Versions
• Contacting a Certified Melco Technician
• Merge Purchased Fonts
• Creating a Fancy Fill Stitch
• Removing Trims from non-OFM Designs

April 21, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Reverse Entry and Exit Points on an Object

April 13, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Convert SVG to Appliqué
• Set DPI When Opening Graphics
• Add Information / Disclaimers / Instructions in Design
• Videos on Digitizing for Hats
• Setting Colors in OS - Use Colors From Design
• Digitizing Corners for 3D/Puff
• Puff Recommendations
• Changing Background in OS

April 7, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Change Palette Colors 
• Change Color Chart to Other Brands
• Appliqué Tools
• Creating Cap Designs
• Common Auto Split in DesignShop v11
• Center-Out Techniques for Hats
• Zig Zag Stitch as Border Around Twill
• Digitizing Fonts with Multiple Colors
• Choosing Colors using RGB or Hex
• Digitizing Recommendations for T-30 Nylon Thread
• 3D Puff Resources
• Making Custom Patches
• Monogramming Rubber Boots

March 30, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Updating the Hoop Database
• Determining Stitch Count
• Prevent Flagging on Caps
• Property Bar Missing in DesignShop
• Verify Design Won't have Gaps
• DesignShop Levels
• What's New in DesignShop v11
• Maintenance on Multiple Machines
• Change Stitch Type in PROFESSIONAL Level
• Fancy Stitches
• Digitize a Ball with Holes
• Getting Started/Training Videos for DesignShop
• Patches Resembling a Serape Blanket
• 3D/Puff Designs Not Catching Bobbin
• List of 3rd Party Digitizers

March 24, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Export Appliqué Cut Files to Cutter or Laser  2:44
• Chain Stitch Options  7:23
• ⚠ Arc a Font in the Middle - Envelope  10:31
• Embossed Effect with Primer Stitch  13:11
• Different Acti-Feed Settings in Design (Settings by Color)  15:05
• Arch a Font  23:36
• DesignShop Versions and Melco Machine Models
• Turn Vector Art into Embroidery  29:41
• Blending Fill in Satin Stitches  37:13

February 24, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Align Objects to a Line or Shape
• Primer Stitch on Fleece - Letters 
• Faux Merrow Shapes on Patch Borders
• Using a Satin Finish on Patches
• Best Backing and Adhesive for Patches
• Embroidery on Low Profile Caps
• Split Text / Logo in Half
• Split Colors in Text / Gradients
• View Vector Art as Stitches
• Tackle Twill - Export a Cut File (.SVG)
• Align to Collar of Neck
• Save Custom Letters / Fonts - Alphabet Editor 
• Melco Software on Apple/Mac
• Digitizing Bottom-Up Center-Out for Hats

February 17, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Basting Box Around Project
• Adding Jump Stitches
• Backing on Satin
• Curving Purchased Fonts
• Preferred Format - OFM vs EXP
• Ripple Effect Fill Stitches
• Thick Garments - Karate Belts - Video: YouTube - Facebook
• Sewing on Veils

February 10, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Text for Hats - Including Left Front
• Digitize Pixel Designs
• Gradient Fonts
• Graphics to Stitches - Graphic Conversion Assistant
• Removing Background from Design
• Primer Stitch - Letters Sinking into Underlay
• Remove Spacing Under Lettering
• Adding Multiple Designs
• Eliminate Gaps in Sewing - Design Checker
• Corners - Length - Single Line Tool
• Import Purchased Fonts
• Edit Fonts Included in DesignShop
• Large Text for Banner - Multi-Hoop Embroidery
• Arch a Font - Keep Letters Straight / Vertical
• Stitch Direction for Running Stitch

February 3, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Graphic Conversion Assistant
• Convert Vector Cut Line into Stitches
• Adding Text over a Rectangle
• Convert a Vector Fill Line to Bean Stitch
• Basket Weave Look
• Create Global Underlay or Primer Stitch
• Remove Stitches that Overlap
• Bobbin Pulling Through Design - Bobbin Tension
• Changing Cursor in DesignShop v11
• Digitizing for XL Hoop
• Entry/Exit Markers
• Finish As You Go
• 3D/Puff for Caps
• Removing Stitching Inside of Text
• Seamless Fill Stitch Text
• Fixing Auto-Borders in Text
• Bobbin Pull/Break on AMAYA
• Changing Grid Size
• Machine Not Centering - Checking Sensors

January 27, 2023 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Embroidery on Linen
• Threads Not Holding on Access Cover
• Saving Point Positions
• Testing Designs Saved as Other Formats
• Mighty Hoop Installation
• Moving Software to New Computer
• Machine Not Recognized
• Finding a 3rd Party Digitizer
• Corner Properties - Miter Properties
• Differences between VECTOR and PROFESSIONAL Levels
• Graphic Conversion Assistant
• Border Around an Image
• Problems with Appliqué
• Maintenance Timers
• Changing Bobbin Cases
• Loose Stitches on Large Text
• Windows 11 Compatibility
• Changing Density
• Melco Software Versions

January 20, 2023  - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Bean Stitches
• Avoiding Hoop Burn with Mighty Hoops
• Digitize 1" Tall Pineapple
• Move Grabber Out of the Way when Centering
• Jumps Per Trim for .DST Files
• Enlarge Stippling in Decorative Fill Stitch
• How to Import a Purchased Font
• Out of Space - Error Message
• Realigning Hoop for Large Text
• Using Auto Borders
• Using Pull Compensation Offsets on Outlines
• Remove Hidden Stitches and Make Letters More Dense
• Sewing Through Velcro
• Creating Fringe Edge Designs
• Adding Hoops
• Classroom Training in Canada
• Move-To Stitch
• Satin Stitch Width/Length - Machine Adjusts Speed
• 2" Tall Font - Stitching at 1200spm
• Tightening Loose Column Stitches
• Digitizing Fonts
• Arcing Purchased Fonts
•  
  Primer/Basting Stitch on Towels

December 16, 2022 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Digitizing Column 1 Style - Backing Up
• Snap to Grid
• Color Blending
• Circle Monogram Font
• Making Designs Look Hand-Stitches
• Creating Cut Line / Cut File
• Knockdown Stitch
• Reset/Reload After Laser Alignment
   

December 9, 2022 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Large Embroidery 
• Adjust Offset for Primer Stitch
• Windows File Associations
• Splitting Elements
• Curves and Multiple Stitch Directions
• Frame Back - Return To Last Stitch

November 18, 2022 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Grouping Colors in a Design  - 1:46
• 3D/Puff Digitizing for Caps - 5:12
• X-Carriage Insert Replacement -10:44
• Adding Outline to Script Fonts - 11:46
• Importance of Good Digitizing - 16:17
• Purchased Design Attributes - Tie-Ins/Tie-Offs - 19:15
• Retrace for Walk Stitches and Bean Stitches - 21:37
• Moving the Keypad - 25:16
• Bravo - Can't Send from DesignShop - 25:50

November 4, 2022 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Loose Stitches - Changing Density
• .JPG Clip Art to Digitized Embroidery Design
• Incorrect Colors Displayed in OS
• Tie-Ins for Small Lettering
• Start/Stop Points for Continuous Quilting Design - Laser Alignment
• Missing Trims
• Remove Pattern from Appliqué Design

October 28, 2022 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Creating Chenille
• Overlapping Manually Created Fill Elements
• Not all Threads Appearing in .CLR File
• EXP Saved As OFM Not Holding Colors
• Settings for Basic Text
• Subtract Elements from Overlapping Letters
• Laser Alignment
• Curved Stitch Directions
• Appliqué from Illustrator Vector Graphics
• Appliqué Material Recommendations
• Settings for Knit Beanies

October 21, 2022 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Removing Jump Stitches on Purchased Designs
• Fleece Shifting During Embroidery
• Move to First Stitch
• Delete Excessive Stitches in Text
• Choosing Stabilizer
• How to Embroider Sleeves
• Micro Chenille
• Setting Tensions Per Thread Type: Settings by Color
• Digitizing Alphabets / Fonts
• Deleting Stitches from Purchased Designs
• Change Overlap with Cutting Tool / Split Option

October 13, 2022 - View on YouTube - Facebook

• Choosing Correct Level of DesignShop v11
• Combining Elements in DesignShop v9
• Needle Plate Is Not Installed Correctly
• 60wt Thread for Small Letters
• Editing Wireframe Designs
• Troubleshooting Trimming Difficulty
• Needle Depths on Hats
• Making an SVG File for Appliqué
• Gradients - Edge Stitches
• Activating/Deactivation DesignShop License
• Gaps in Sewouts - Adjusting Density
• Recommended Stabilizer for Patches
• Suggestions for Multiple Tiny Trims

October 7, 2022  - View on YouTube

• Trace an Image to Create Design
• Removing Stitches from Combined Design
• Density and Underlay for Lettering
• Latest Release of DesignShop
• Manually Adding Custom Hoops
• Hook Timing on XT
• Variegated Thread with Decorative Stitches

September 16, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Decorative Stitches: Change Running Stitches to Narrow Satin Stitches
• Save Appliqué Design as a Cut File
• Creating Patches
• Element Stitch Direction:  Top-Down / Top-to-Bottom
• Partition Info (Under Fill Info)
• Legacy Designs in Design Checker

September 9, 2022  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Fill Greek Letters with Floral Fill
• False Thread Breaks
• Graphic Conversion Assistant in DesignShop v11
• Custom Color Palette
• Adding Special Characters
• Scaling Native OFM/Wireframe vs Expanded Designs
• Convert Vector Elements or Text to Bean Stitch
• Gradient / Blending Colors in Text
• Using Crosshairs, Guidelines, and Ruler
• Purchasing Stabilizer / Backing

September 2, 2022  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• More than 16 Color Changes
• Combining Quilting Design Top Stitching
• Activating/Deactivating DesignShop License
• Tiny Circles
• Backing Up # Stitches
• Decreasing Density
• Changing Icon Size in DSv11 / Accessibility
• Resizing / Scaling Design
• False Thread/Bobbin Breaks
• Stitching on Top of Fabric

August 18, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Slingshots on XT/XTS
• Thread Feeds when Pinch Roller is Down
• Backing Up Stitches after Error
• Flagging on Left Chest Logo
• Border around Images - Basting/Primer Stitch
• Letters Not Level
• Bobbin Not Clicking In

August 12, 2022  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Knock-Down/Primer Stitch Process
• Sending Design from DesignShop to OS
• Tie-Offs in Design Checker
• Sketch Fill
• Choosing Backing (Stabilizer)
• Updates in DesignShop v11
• Adding and Editing Alphabets 
• Hooping a Dress Collar
• Spray Adhesive
• Print all DesignShop Fonts
• Online Communities for Melco Users

August 4, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Cross Stitch Design
• Cut Pre-Defined Shape
• Keypad Functions
• Adjusting Fill Pattern Sizes and Distance
• Overlap Border Around Design
• Vector / Wireframe 
• Troubleshooting Thread Breaks
• Initials on Pockets and Collars using Laser Alignment
• Overlapping Letters
• Paint Brush Background Effect
• Changing Density on Pre-Digitized Designs

July 29, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• DesignShop v11 Graphic Conversion Assistant
• Digitizing Small Stars - Custom Shape Input Tool
• Digitizing for Richardson 112 and 115 Caps
• Name and Date on Flag
• Simulate Fabric in Appliqué
• Troubleshooting Thread Breaks and Shredding
• Blending Colors
• Group Names
• Saving Settings in DesignShop
• Change Colors on Multi-Color Font
• Design/Text Over a Pocket

July 22, 2022  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Trim Lettering Options
• Flat Fill vs Standard Fill
• Center Out Cap Designs
• Micro Chenille
• 3D Puff Fonts
• Varsity Letters with Appliqué
• DesignShop Sizer
• Small Lettering
• Border Colors on Lettering
• Saving in PES format

July 15, 2022 - View on YouTube

• Using Flat Fill 
• Rocker Patches
• Keystrokes and Arrow Keys
• Various Border Types
• Bobbin Thread Weights
• Oil/Lubricants for Melco Machines

July 8, 2022 - View on YouTube

• Reducing Density in Different Design Elements
• Adding Appliqué Stops
• Modifying Fonts for Puff
• Save Stitch Files as Vectors with Thread?
• Reducing Size of League Script

July 1, 2022 - View on YouTube

• Arc Lettering Under Design
• Add Curls to Fonts - Wireframe Editing
• DesignShop v11 Upgrade / Features
• Sewing into Hat Bill / Brim
• Add Border Around Design
• Purchasing DST or EXP Design Preferences
• Aligning Items Mid Sewout - Removing Clamp
• Bobbin Case Differences
• Digitizing for Hats
• Auto Compensate in OS

June 17, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Reverse Arc Fonts
• Multiple Colors on Lettering/Fonts
• Lettering/Fonts Sewing Wrong Colors
• Splitting Lettering/Font Colors on Top and Bottom
• Auto-Underlay for Manually Digitized Fonts
• Not prompting for Maintenance
• Design Not Appearing in OS
• Thread Feed Gear Problems
• Change Appearance of Thread Size in DesignShop
• Shrinkage on Side Lettering on Mesh Hat
• Punched Out Effect (Trapunto) 
• Sublimating Patches
• Contacting Melco Technical Support
• Latest DesignShop v11 Update

June 10, 2022  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Logo and Name on Pocket T-Shirt
• Fuse/Join Objects - Combine or Subtract Elements
• Removing Connecting Stitches in Fonts
• Exclusive Features in DesignShop v11 PROFESSIONAL
• Scale and Rotate Feature in Laser Alignment

June 3, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Arc Text - Including Hand-Drawn Text
• Turn Digitized Design into a Patch
• Digitizing a File for a Hat
• Freestanding Patch
• Spacers for Mighty Hoops
• Adding a Stop After Color Change for In-the-Hoop Projects
• Making Lace with DesignShop v11
• Troubleshooting Bobbin Pickup 
• Using Stop instead of Appliqué with Melco Fast Clamps
• Outline Around Elements of an Image
• Supertwist Thread - Breaks at Tie-Ins and Tie-Offs
• Embroidery on Leather
• Switching between Advanced and Simplified UI
• Changing Standard Design to Light-Weight Sketch Design

May 20, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Crashes / Shuts Down Converting Vector to Stitches
• Finance an Embroidery Machine
• Line Up Banner/Business Logo - Multiple Hoopings - Laser Alignment
• Maneuver Through Stitches Window to Trims
• Change Color of Font Outline
• Structured Hats - Presser Foot and Acti-Feed Settings
• Copyright Symbol - Small Lettering
• Multiple Hoopings Demonstration
• Adding Fonts Purchased Online
• Gradients / Blending Within Fonts

 

May 13, 2022  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Embroidery on Satin
• Chenille Embroidery
• Border Misses Twill on Patches
• Upgrading to DesignShop v11
• Performance Wear / Stretchy Fabrics
• Digitizing Graphics to 2" using SVG File
• Blue Diamonds (Width of Shape) 
• Separating Letters
• Auto Split Preset
• Random Edge Effects
• Unstructured Hats - Cap Sewing
• Good Material for Patches
• Fire Retardant Threads / Nomex Bobbins

May 6, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• "NULL" in Project View - No Color Applied
• Removing Stitches from Overlap - Subtract Tool
• DesignShop on PC Pen Tablets
• Removing Overlap from Expanded Designs
• Split Overlapped Letters With Different Colors
• Custom Color Palette
• Preventing Trims on Multiple Shapes - Auto Sequence
• Adding Split Line to Avoid Fill - Insert Splice
• Enabling Whole Screen Crosshairs
• Width of Satin Stitches
• Mitered Corners in Appliqué - Enable Corners
• Operations - Break Object
• Still Getting Trims in Auto Sequence - Auto Trims
• Pearls - Decorative Stitch Stars
• Digitizing Small Lettering - Micro Fonts - Closest Point

April 29, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Adjust Underlay on Lettering / Edge Walk or Zig Zag
• Color Blending
• Column 1 or Column 2 Flipping
• Changing Vector to Increase / Decrease Thickness
• Upgrade to DesignShop v11
• Deleted Faux Merrow Rectangle Fill
• Manually Adding Hoops
• Adding the Hooptech Gen2 Frame
• Moving Design - Keypad Functions
• Creating Rope Designs
• Largest Magnetic Hoops

April 21, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Digitizing Vectors - Smart Conversion Tools
• Removing Trims from Other Designs
• Printing Color Sequence from Other Designs
• DesignShop v11 Graphics Conversion Tool 
• Centering Partially-Sewn Design
• Custom Color Palettes
• Saving Colors in Design and Auto-Select (Colors By Design)
• Increasing Density of Fonts
• Removing Trims Between Letters

April 15, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Digitizing Wings (Bird's Wings)
• Adjust Tie Ins / Tie Offs
• Stabilizer for Apron
• Change Faux Merrow Shape
• Fabrics for Best Detail
• Create Gradient Text and Background
• Multiple Copies of Same Design in One Frame
• Wide Border to Make a Mug Cozy
• Sewing Patches on Hats
• DesignShop Training Resources
• Software and Machine Startup Process

April 8, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Small Shapes with Sharp Points/Corners
• Adding Colors
• License Activation Support
• Edge Walk to Prevent Uneven Sewouts
• Creating Wavy Lines with Decorative Fill
• Closing Shapes
• Removing Rippling on Heavy Materials
• Digitizing for 3D/Puff

 

March 31, 2022  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Text in Multiple Hoopings
• Fill Longer than a Hoop
• Copy/Paste or Duplicate Functions
• Splitting a Design in Multiple Segments
• Moving Elements with Arrow Keys
• Display Vector Graphics with Single Line Center
• Deleting JPG
• Splitting Design with ITH (In The Hoop) Digitizing
• DesignShop Shutting Down
• Stops in Appliqué
• Thicker Block Font
• Entering Stop Settings in Notes

March 25, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Make Lettering Bolder
• Edge Stitch Baby Bib
• Create Circular Array
• Adding Shadow Effect
• Master Queue
• Show Colors in OS as Digitized
• True Type Fonts
• Ruler and Grid in DesignShop
• Scallop Edge
• Snap to Point
• Keyboard Shortcuts / Accelerator Keys
• Saving on Stabilizer

March 18, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• How to Add Pictures of Fabric to Appliqué
• Thread Breaks When Changing Colors
• Adding To Existing Designs
• Prevent Run Stitches over Appliqué
• End-Of-Day Routine for Machines
• Removing Hoop During Appliqué Stop
• White Thread on Black Fabric
• Stamp Designs - Fill Island Tool
• Thread Breaks at Trims
• Needles for Small Lettering
• Knife Tool:  Break Object Tool
• Auto Match Colors in OS
• Patch Templates - Faux Merrow

March 3, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Change Icon and Menu Text Size in DesignShop v11
• Stream Deck Keypad 
• Digitizing Techniques for Caps
• Bean Stitch Font in DesignShop v11
• Puckering on Stretchy Fabrics / Performance Wear
• Resizing Fonts
• Cap Design on Side and Back

Feb 25, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Printing Designs
• .CND Format
• Fancy Stitches
• Draw to Stitch Option
• Hot Keys for Elgato Stream Deck XL
• Change All Stitch Directions
• Multiple Curve Stitch Directions
• Fill Underlay Density to prevent Show-Through
• Partition Sequences
• Accessing Object Properties Screen
• Accessing the Project View
• Creating a Repeating Pattern / Decorative Stitches
• Navigating the Stitch List
• 3rd Party Digitizers

Feb 17, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Separating Font into 2 Parts in DesignShop v11 EDITOR
• Color Sequence in DSv11 Pro
• Combining Letters from Different Files
• Bobbin Show-Through
• Importing Fonts into DesignShop v11
• DesignShop Closing
• Small Lettering - Smaller Than Recommended
• Continuous Sewing
• Duplicate Design and add a 3D Effect

Feb 11, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• How to Arc Text
• Menu to Change Top Stitching
• Special Characters - Character List
• Stitches Showing Through to Top
• Printing All DesignShop v11 Fonts
• Change a Design to a Patch by Adding Border
• Appliqué vs Hold Button
• Sending Design to Multiple Machines
• Delete the Last Line when Tracing
• Backing for Dog Collars
• Best Needle for Small Lettering
• Digitizing for Baseball Caps
• Embroider through Cap Bill
• Karate Belt Video  (Facebook)  (YouTube)
• Digitizing from a Photo
• Effects
• DesignShop v11 Levels
• Gradients in Lettering/Fonts
• Separate Elements for Auto-Borders

Feb 04, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Removing Hidden Stitches when Overlapping
• Subtract Elements in Fills
• Shadow Effect with Lettering
• Gradient on Satin Stitches
• Resolving False Thread Breaks with Appliqué
• Cost Factor Tool - Videos: Facebook - YouTube
• Digitizing Faces
• Jump Stitches in Stitches Tab
• Moving Start and Stop Locations
• Adding Tie Ins and Tie Offs 
• Changing Stitch Types on Designs from Digitizer
• Viewing Elements Under Other Elements
• Wider and Narrower Stitches
• Merrow Edges / Borders
• Auto Convert Shows Object with No Stitches Generated
• Adding Primer and Basting Stitches
• How to Split a Design in Half
• Stitch Types
• Add Outlines to DesignShop Fonts
• Settings for Athletic Block and Block 2 on Sleeve

Jan 28, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Embroider Curved Name
• Archive of DesignShop Talk Episodes with Topics
• 3D Puff Designs
• Digitizing for Micro Chenille
• Corners on Patches
• Cursor Lines with Column Input 2
• Shadow Bleed Through to Lettering
• Block the Nap on Fluffy Towels - Primer Stitch
• Patches with DesignShop Lite
• Gradients 
• Close Stitch with Line Stitch or Bean Stitch
• Saving Colors Within Design
• Athletic Block Letter Outline Only
• Digitizing on Card Stock
• Fix Long Angles Working with Single Lines
• White on Dark Fabrics
• Needle and Thread Weight for Handkerchiefs
• Group Names
• Cross Stitch
• Stabilizer for Baby Blanket

Jan 20, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Change Lettering from Column to Bean Stitch
• Toggle Center Out to Bottom Up
• Fringe Stitch for Flower Animal Fur
• Sleeve Embroidery Hoops
• Bobbin Tensions
• Default Thread Chart Colors

Jan 14, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Removing Stitches from Purchased Designs - 1:57
• Pause Command - 5:04
• DesignShop Training Videos - 6:47
• Mac Compatibility - 8:27
• TTF Appliqué - 9:11
• Compensation Settings for Fabric Type - 13:48
• 3D/Puff Designs - 15:42
• Embroidery on Dog Collars - 17:10
• Opening Downloaded Design Files - 19:06
• ITH (In The Hoop) Designs - 20:20
• Sending Jobs to Multiple Machines - 20:33
• Curved Stitch Direction Fills / Ripple Fills - 24:09
• Digitizing for Hats - 37:23

Jan  7, 2022 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Faux Merrow Standard Shapes And Custom
• Cross Stitch Designs
• Making Mock Ups
• Hoops for Sweatpants
• How to Make Patches
• Using Design Checker
• Stitching on Back of Hats Around the Curve
• Zoom In and Out after Making a Fill

Dec 17, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Importing Graphics dpi Recommendation
• Knock Down Stitch on Beanie Hats
• 3 Color Lettering (2 Outlines)
• Convert Text to Fill then Join and Offset Outline
• Fill in a Font with Two Outside Lined Colors
• Appliqué in DesignShop Levels
• Cross Stitch Patterns
• Copying Settings Between Computers
• Adding and Editing Thread Charts
• Using Styles
• Fix a Bulging Stitch
• Keyboard Lettering Text to Wireframe Edges
• Melco Fast Clamp Pro Settings
• Importing Pictures/Graphics

Dec 10, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Accelerator Hot Key Printable List
• Customizing Tool Palettes
• Design Checker
• Setting Sewing Speed Within Designs
• Monogram Primer Stitching
• Alphabet Editor
• Auto Split Feature
• Making Outline Only Fonts
• Easily Work with 2 Color Fonts
• Pull Compensation Tutorial
• Clean Tiny Text / Small Lettering
• Stabilizer for Patches

Dec 3, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Stitch Types Explained
• Compatibility with Windows 11
• Resolve Gaps Between Satin Stitch and Fills - 9:41
• Thread Twisting Around Needle
• Embroidery on Fleece Stockings
• DesignShop not sending to OS
• Circle Stitching Out as an Oval
• Adding Arrow to Bottom of Letter
• Turning On/Off Tools Bars / Property Bar
• Color Change (Blending) within a Circle
• Name on Loose Weave Knits
• Fixing Jagged Edges by Changing Density

Nov 5, 2021  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Digitizing a Decorative Fill with Rope Border
• Presets for Free Standing Lace
• Fitting Many Characters on One Line on a Patch
• Set Fabric Type in DesignShop
• Laser Alignment to Ensure Design is Straight w/Graphics
• Where to put Stops and Starts
• Blending Adjacent Colors
• Rounded Corner Rectangle 
• Change DesignShop Background to Match Fabric Color
• Change Edge Satin to Merrow
• DesignShop Revision Updates
• Eliminate Puckering 

Oct 22, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Digitizing realistic embroidery 2:10
• Loft/Puff Appearance 4:21
•  What is Wireframe 10:26
• Getting started 12:32
• Appliqué 14:25
• Tatami fill and multiple fill layers 18:32
• Free Standing Lace Decorative 20:45
• Creating custom Alphabet 27:29
• Computer Screen Size 29:43
• Arced Text on backs of caps 32:28
• Auto convert causes crashing 34:12
• Buying DesignShop 35:44
• DesignShop Levels 39:12
• Fonts 44:05
• Realigning the design (restarting in the middle) 44:51
• Manufacturer Color Chart 46:05
• Canvas background color 48:36
• Aligning Elements 50:55
• Hotkeys 55:11

Oct 15, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Density for Puff - 1:22
• Features in DesignShop v11 - 3:31
• Modifying Purchased (Expanded) Designs / Density / Gaps - 4:39
• Remove Jump Stitches from Expanded File - 7:05
• Tail Lengths - 8:35
• Making a True Type Font - Cyrillic Fonts - 10:24
• Chenille Stitch - 13:40
• Blurring Video When Rotating Design - 15:22
• Hoop Limits for Mighty Hoops - 17:33
• Re-size a Design in a Hoop - 23:18
• Sending Outline of Design to Cutter Machine - 25:12

Oct 1, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Stich Length Changes in Alphabet Editor
• Arch Imported Lettering
• Settings When Changing Thread Weight
• Change Font Outline Color
• Importing Fonts for Other Languages
• Crashes With Complex Designs and Graphic Conversions
• Acti-Feed Settings 
• Statistical Reports (Melco OS v11 required)
• Digitizing with Pen on Tablet Computers
• Micro Chenille Tips

Sept 24, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• 2-Color Fonts
• Digitizing for a Cap
• Adding Thread Charts
• Setting Needle Depth
• Freestanding Lace
• Printing Wide Designs
• Printing Sequence of Design
• Auto Digitizing
• Disconnecting While Sewing
• Tie In / Tie Off
• Color Blends on 3D Puff Designs
• Karate Belt with Melco Fast Clamp Pro
• 3D Puff Design Alphabet Properties
• Using Acti-Feed

Sept 2, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Save Design as a Different Format or Graphics File
• Changing Text from Closest Point to As Digitized
• Saving Design and Colors When Shutting Down
• Saving Notes Within a Design
• Return to Origin - Moving Needles in OS
• Centering Individual Elements in a Design
• Computer Connection
• Knitted Hat - Acti-Feed, Density and Backing
• Turning On Outlines
• Adding Hoops - Updating Hoop Database
• Auto-Sequence Option
• Adding Appliqué Stops
• Vector Outline of a Design
• Squeeze Lettering in an Envelope
• Script Text on a Circle - Arcing Top and Bottom

Aug 20, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Adjust Density on Expanded Design
• Installing DesignShop on Multiple Computers
• Long Jump Stiches in Decorative Stitch
• Choosing Mighty Hoop Selection
• Faux Merrow Border
• Purchasing a Chain Stitch Font

Aug 13, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube 

• Tips for Metallic Thread
• Digitizing Scrolls Ending in a Ball
• Best Needles for 3D Puff
• Cross Stitch Function
• Copy and Paste Fill Property Settings - Saving Default Properties
• Tutorial on Digitizing PNG or SVA
• Bordering Around Lettering
• Differences Between Random or Pattern Fill Stitches
• Stippling
• Modifying Stitch Directions
• Changing the Order of Colors and Stitches
• Creating a Chain Stitch
• Melco Fast Clamp - Choosing the Right Size
• Auto Convert Graphics Button
• Origin - Grid Lines - Setting to 0,0
• Slanting Letters - Italic
• Smoothing Outlines of Digitized Objects
• Setting When Cutting 3D Puff

Aug 6, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Single Line Satin Stitch over Complex Design
• Curve Text for Back of Hats
• Erase Lines but not Connector Stitches
• Uninstalling DesignShop v10
• DesignShop Running as Lite
• Custom Decorative Stitches - Bending Around Curves
• Flipping/Reversing E-Stitches

July 30, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Using the Appliqué Feature
• Adding Stop Command / Color Change in .DST designs
• Make Fill Look like Satin Stitch
• Auto-Split
• Accelerator Hot Keys / Shortcut Keys
• Shadowing / Blending Colors  
• Custom Fills / Decorative Stitches
• Color Sequence for DST files in OS
• European Characters in Code Sheets

July 22, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Import .BX font files from Embrilliance
• Adding a new Thread Color Chart
• Creating a Digital Mockup Image File
• Arc Vertical Lettering
• Changing Background Color in DesignShop
• Design Storage Database
• More Information on Acti-Feed Settings
• Saving Custom Shapes and Designs
• Duplicate and Combine Designs

July 15, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Decorative Stitches - Bubbles and Custom Shapes
• Blending - Shading Fills - Ombre Stitches
• Convert SVG Vector File to OFM Design File
• Running Multiple Machines - Group Names
• Single Line Center End in Point

July 1, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Adjust Circle to Fit Border - Faux Merrow
• Curve Text at Bottom of Circle
• Group and Ungroup - Alignment in Designs
• False Thread Break Troubleshooting
• Recommended Vector Graphics Formats

June 25, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Moving Letter/Character in Same Element
• Line Between Brackets in Monogram Font
• Puff Settings in Design File
• Reshape Sports Balls as a Heart
• Creating Appliqué in DesignShop Vector Level
• Blend on a Satin Stitch
• Extended Warranties on Melco Embroidery Machines
• Blend Patterns

June 18, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Tiny Lettering
• Gradients - Blending Colors
• Incorrect Colors - Use Colors From Design
• Adjusting Length of Trims and Tie In - Tie Offs - Jump Stitches
• Troubleshooting Birds Nest
• Acti-Feed and Minimum Preset
• Digitizing for Sequins in DesignShop v11
• Digitizing and Sewing on Sides of Shoes 
• Different Settings for Different Colors - Settings By Color
• Move Design

June 4, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Designs Included with Melco Software - 1:18
• Full Surface - Complex Fill - Reduce Density - 2:20
• Splice Lines for Unifill - 7:42
• False Bobbin Breaks - Adjusting Thread Sensitivity - 9:28
• Troubleshooting Thread Breaks - 12:26
• Auto-Select Color Match Option - 15:06
• Separate Borders from Letters in Monogram - 15:55

May 28, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Auto-Underlay for Lighter Weight Fabrics
• Remove Jump Stitches / Connector Stitches
• Individual Shapes with Faux Merrow Stitches
• Machine Stopping During Sewing
• Design not Centering using Laser Alignment
• Middle of Letter Tears Out
• Set Origin at Bottom Center of Design
• Origin Line Not Centered in Larger Hoops
• Grid Settings in DesignShop

May 21, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Large Hoop for Patches  1:20
• Type 2 Tie-In and Tie-Off  8:53
• Adjusting Density and Pull Comp  10:46
• Center-Out on Performance Wear  13:26
• Knockdown Stitches without DesignShop PROFESSIONAL level   16:10
• Tack Down and Cover Stitches for Multiple Appliqué 19:54  
• Keyboard Shortcut to Close Complex Fill
• Removing Overlay/Overlap from Elements  25:07
• Large Personal Quilt Labels  33:38
• Digitizing Training  35:04
• Changing Colors on Purchased Design  37:12
• Acti-Feed Settings  39:08
• Continuous Quilting Design using Laser Alignment  40:33
• Click and then Thread Break  46:00
• Merrow Stitching  47:04
• Removing Auto Trims  51:19
• Text in Circular or Wavy Patterns  56:28

May 13, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Raised Dot Effect
• Puff Form for Hats - Center Out
• Chain Stitch over Puff / 3D
• Sentence in a Circle
• Using Other Digitizing Software
• Edit Embroidery Conversion
• Creating Circle with Specialty Stitches
• Custom Faux Merrow Shapes
• Thread Breaks and False Bobbin Breaks
• Digitizing Letters for Appliqué

May 06, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Error Printing Wide Format Embroidery
• Embroidery on Puff Jackets
• Contracts and Order Forms
• Sewing Loosely Woven Fabric
• See All Decorative Stitches
• Adding and Editing Fonts

April 30, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Personalized Digitizing Training 
• Size Scaling for Imported Graphics
• Editing Expanded Files
• Embroidery on Silk
• Chain Stitching
• Control-Click to Change Element Type
• Compensation for Stretchy Materials
• No Underlay Message in Design Checker
• Left Chest Name Size and Fonts
• Oil on Garment - Over-Oiling during Maintenance
• Centering Logo on a Hat
• Split Color Elements in a Circle
• Tie-In and Tie-Off for Dot
• Setting Space Limits
• Removing Auto-Trims
• Adjusting Connection Types
• Patches on Plastic
• Sewing with Cotton Threads
• Radiate Stitches from Center Out

April 23, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Rope 1 and Rope 2 Walk Stitch and Fills
• Decorative Stitches Around Fonts
• Saving Custom Designs
• Faux Merrow around Sharp Corners
• Duplicate Patch Design w/Appliqué in OS
• Lettering for Caps
• Appliqué Tab - DS Level Requirement
• Upgrade to DesignShop v11

April 15, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Needle Calibration and Needle Depth
• Single Line Center Tool
• Hoop Setup for Hooptech Gen2 Frame
• Barcode Reader Compatibility
• Multiple Machine Maintenance
• Mixed-Media Single Line
• DesignShop v11 Design Checker
• Laser Alignment with large Mighty Hoops
• Photo Fill 
• Digitizing for Split-Front Jerseys
• Saving Custom Shapes in Folders
• Creating Styles for Material Type in DesignShop v11
• Import a Picture/Artwork
• Create a Bean Stitch Word
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April 9, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Decorative Stitches - Stipple Effect
• New Faux Merrow for Appliqué and Patches
• Insert Design on Top of Another
• Rotating and Scaling Designs
• Change Density on DST
• Adding Fonts
• Tighten Stitches on Satin Border

April 1, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Envelope Text - 1:31
• Drawing Vector Graphics and Converting to Embroidery - 5:43
• Graphic Conversion Assistant - 8:28
• Understanding Design Checker Items in DesignShop v11 - 10:33
• Monogram Split Fill Look - 14:23
• 3D Foam Cap Settings - 19:48
• ActiFeed Settings - 21:11
• Merrow Stitch - 24:53

March 18, 2021  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• DesignShop Update v11.2.126: Tools - Check for Updates
• New Color Charts
• Tie In and Tie Off Properties
• Using Auto Density
• Pull Offset in v11
• Font Density
• Center Design
• Machine Setup Tips

March 12, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Lock Stitches 0:34
• Custom Tackle Twill Appliqué 
• Laser Align Up and Down  3:04
• Satin Stitch Around Individual Letters - Auto Borders  4:46
• Upgrading to DesignShop v11 from v10    12:18
• Patch Methods  14:43
• Combining Elements / Complex Fills  22:12
• Requesting Native .OFM from Digitizing Services  26:32
• Wireframe to Expanded - Warning Message  27:37
• Plastic Weight for Patches  
• Printing Actual Design Size in DesignShop v11  29:41
• Moving / Docking the Color Palette  30:38

March 5, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Fonts in BX and PES formats
• Backing and Solvy Choices
• Opening v11 Designs in Earlier DesignShop Versions
• Centering Design - Design Origin
• Laser Alignment Options
• Creating and Using Templates
• Moving Hoops from v10 to v11
• Tips on Letterman Jackets/Heavy Garments
• Scaling: Increase or Decrease Design
• Adding a Stroke/Outline to a Font 
• Accelerator Keys / Hot Keys
• Convert Expanded File to Wireframe
• Editing Colors
• Add Tie-Out before Jump / Tie-In after Jump
• Digitizing for Caps
• Tie-In and Tie-Outs in DesignShop Fonts

Feb 26, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Stippling - Stippled Monograms
• Primer Stitch Example
• Border on Lettering
• DesignShop v10 Icons - Upgraded to v11 
• Change Tie-Offs on Pre-existing Fonts
• Insert a Tie-Off in a Design
• Add a Stop in Design
• 3D Button
• Load Designs Directly from OS
• Order of Stitching for 3 Lines of Text
• Frame View/Frame Info Not Saved in File
• Loading Machine Info Automatically

Feb 18, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Introducing DesignShop v11

Feb 12, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Calligraphic Serif Font
• Best Distance Between Needle Points
• Resize a Graphic
• Lock Stitches to Keep Threads from Coming Loose
• Jump Stitches in Text
• Using Grid Marks
• Lettering on Straps and Dog Collars
• New Embroidery Fonts
• Best File Formats (Wireframe vs. Expanded)
• Setting Thread Tree in Bravo OS
• Breaking an Element into Two Regions
• Move Two Points Symmetrically in Envelope
• Rounding Corners and Adding Border
• How to Slant Letters
• Combining Colors - Less Color Changes
• Micro Fonts / Small Lettering

Feb 4, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

Jan 29, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Combine Elements - Vector Fill
• Create Borders for Small Text
• Digitizing for Micro Chenille
• Return Few Stitches after Thread Break
• Digitizing a Narrow and Long Design
• Fonts Show: !
• Keep Colors in Downloaded Designs
• Check Machine Maintenance
• Digitizing Graphic for Puff on Hat
• 3D Puff / Capping
• Digitize a Bandana Print
• Recommendations if Program is Crashing
• Fixing Appliqué and Saving Font - Alphabet Editor
• Breaking Apart Letters / Words and Move Together
• Determining Proper Density - Auto Density
• Send Appliqué to a Cutter Machine?
• Remove Satin Stitching over Appliqué Stitching
• Combining Elements
• Pull Compensation

Jan 21, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Troubleshooting a Design
• Side Bar Disappears
• Compatible File Formats
• Editing Pre-Digitized Designs
• Remove All Stitch Directions
• Eliminate All Trims
• Puffy Foam on Hat
• Minimize Static
• Puckering with Satin Stitch Font
• Software Crash 
• Purchasing Software - Melco Sales

Jan 15, 2021  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Circular Patterns - 1:29
• Determining Density Settings - 8:00
• Additional Digitizing Resources - 10:20
• Determining Density Settings - 12:31
• .OFM stock designs - 13:18
• Appliqué Getting Started - 15:06
• Removing Jumpstitch on .EXP - 20:14
• Thickening Text using Pull Offset - 22:34
• Circles Warping after Sewing - 25:15
• Border Sinking into Fabric Around Shapes - 29:59
• Border Offset - 32:16
• Adding Border to Shapes - 33:01

Jan 8, 2021 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Changing Density on Auto Digitization - 1:05
• Brody Font Sew Issues -3:03
• Lining up Left and Fight Chest Logos - 9:00
• File Formats and Conversions - 10:45
• Digitizing Using .PNG files - 15:42
• Acti-Feed Minimum Lower Limit - 18:36
• Walk Stitches - 20:22
• Choosing Underlay - 22:57
• Adding Outlines:  Shift + Click - 23:54
• Color Sequence Doesn't Auto-load in OS - 25:45
• Kerning Fonts - 26:55
• Bobbin on Top - 28:08
• Separating Elements to Change Color - 30:29
• Adding Placement Stitches for Grommet - 32:23
• Turn off Return to Origin - 35:04
• Split Element for Appliqué - 36:47
• Satin Turning into Fill - 48:50
• Borders on Small Text - 55:10
• Adding Offset Outline - 56:58

Dec 18, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Changing Monogram Borders - 1:53
• Creating Custom Monogram - 3:55
• Chain Stitch- 6:45
• Creating a Custom Decorative Stitch - 8:23
• Creating a Decorative Knockdown - 11:52
• Cross Stitch Function - 15:35
• Changing Start/Stop (Entry/Exit) in Lettering - 17:35
• Deleting Parts of Expanded Designs (Expanded Editing Mode)- 19:00
• Acti-Feed - 23:20
• Nylon - 26:18
• Slingshots - 30:45
• Center Out - 32:10

Dec 10, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Convert Vector Add Split Lines (Satin and Fill Stitches) - 0:46
• Insert Split Line - 5:43
• Holes in the fabric while doing small Lettering - 6:54
• Tiny Satin Stitches for Raised Look - 8:21
• Stippling Design - Continuous Embroidery- 13:09
• Saving Colors in Various File Types - 14:31
• Appliqué - Border Too Close to the Edge - 16:30
• Convert Alphabet from Satin to Bean Stitch - 23:23
• Convert Fill to Diamond Pattern - 27:18

Dec 4, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube 

• Pull Compensation - Sizing Letters - 1:30
• Dog Leashes with Melco Fast Clamp Pro - 6:20
• Gaps Embroidering Vinyl Letters - 7:13
• Remove Jump Stitches Between Letters - 11:20
• Laser Alignment - 14:31
• Add Satin Border to Fill Stitch Shape - 20:36
• Moving Hoop During Job? - 24:51
• Separate Elements to a New Design Section - 30:21
• Change Element Type Button Greyed Out
• Colors for Purchased Fonts - 21:45
• Needle Alignment 5° - 27:38
• Settings for Sherpa-lined Sweatshirt - 28:52
• Appliqué for a Word - 32:01
• Creating Stem Stitch and Back Stitch - 36:10
• Join Lines - 41:15
• Excessive Trims in Imported Design - 42:45
• Design Not Centered in OS - 43:30
  • Also see DesignShop "Center Hoop" Differs from Machine OS "Center Hoop"

Nov 20, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Primer Stitch for High-Pile Items
• Hooping Jackets 
• Auto Split Fill
• Designs with Many Color Changes
• Small Lettering on Jerseys
• Embroidery on Crocheted Items
• Small Letter Settings on Patches
• Save a Template
• Change Fonts to Appliqué Font
• Accelerator / Hot Keys
• Designs that are Too Dense
• Moving Shadow in Lettering

Nov 6, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• How to do an Array
• Color Sequencing
• Stitch View - Go to Specific Stitch
• Fill Stitch Types
• Duplicating Holes
• Digitize Hollow Pieces - Special Characters
• Adding Hoops
• Adjust the Outline of an Object
• Auto-Sequence Add Travel Stitches
• False Bobbin Breaks - Cleaning the Bobbin Case
• Uneven Letters
• Flatten Overlap

Oct 29, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Stitches Overlapping
• Multiple (Dual) Monitors
• Fast Frames and Sticky Paper
• Remove Jump Stitches (Design Filter)
• Cap Sewing / Digitizing
• Embroider Center-Out
• Fill Stitch Center-Out
• Patch Border Distortion
• Digitizing Training on ShopMelco
• Satin Border on Lettering
• Digitizing for Rough Edges
• Merging Process
• Adding Circle Within a Circle

Oct 23, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Metallic Threads
• Cutting Patches
• Setting Maximum on Acti-Feed
• Sewing Smaller Fonts on Dog Collar
• Straight Vertical Lines on Caps
• Needle Recommendations for Caps
• Presser Foot Adjustment
• Appliqué Magic Backing
• Laser Replacement Tips
• Merging Designs
• Continuous Outline
• Tips for Winding Bobbins
• Key for changing Column to Walk
• Editing Design for Center Out
• Finest and Thickest Threads and Bobbins
• Save Expanded File After Converting to Wireframe
• Wing Needles
• Wireframe Conversion Image Breaks

Oct 15, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Children/Infant/Toddler Hats
• Appliqué Tool
• Creating Proofs / Mock-ups
• Micro Fonts 

Oct 9, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• ActiFeed for Rope Bowls
• Step and Repeat Along a Curve
• Close a Vector Line Shape
• Rectangle Fill on 5-Panel Hat
• Two Borders/Outline Around a True Type Font
• Small Lettering
• Concentric Circles and Curves
• Expanded Element Under a Complex Fill
• Satin Stitch Widths
• Reordering Wireframe Stitches
• Narrow Areas in Lettering

Oct 1, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

Sept 25, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Text over Appliqué - Layers
• Skipping Colors/Numbers in OS
• Tie Stitches without a Trim
• Not Showing Correct Colors - Use Colors From Design
• Adding/Creating Patterns / Custom Shapes
• Cross Stitch Function
• Custom Fills and Decorative Stitches
• Digitizing an EPS File
• Shading / Blending
• Difference Between DST and EXP in DesignShop
• False Thread Breaks on Small Stitches
• Scaling Designs
• 3D / Puff Resources
• Striped Text

Sept 17, 2020  - View on Facebook - YouTube

• DesignShop Digitizing Education
• Combining Vectors
• Merging Duplicate Colors
• Adding Allied Hoops 
• Matching Setting for Duplicate Objects
• Match Font Setting
• Adding Fonts to DesignShop
• Embroidery File to Cut File

Sept 11, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Fill in Lettering - Pull Compensation
• Circle Tool
• Direct DesignShop Training
• Arches in Lettering - Custom Line Types
• Elements and Stitch Direction - Ungroup Option
• Hoop Selections
• Commands in Accelerator Editor
• Split Colors
• Using Crosshatch
• Trim Jump Stitches from Purchased Design
• Adding Alphabets/Fonts to DesignShop

Sept 3, 2020 - View on Facebook - YouTube

• Shadows and Lighting on Faces
• Angle Degree under Partition
• Send DesignShop to other brands of machines
• Digitize a Vector
• Adjust Kern Smaller than Allowed
• Template for Tie-Ins

Aug 28,2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Purchased Fonts - Alphabet Editor
• Contour Fill?
• Rectangle as Fill or Satin Stitch Border
• Setting up for Patches
• Digitizing Clip Art
• Slow Down Tracing
• Digitize a Vector

Aug 20, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube Coming Soon!

• Tutorial on Push - Pull
• Color Picker Tool
• Stitch Types for Quilting
• Appliqué SVG Cut File
• Beizier Digitizing Mode Command
• Change from Straight Line to Circle or Curve
• Pasting Custom Design 
• Stitch Length for Bean Stitches and Walk Stitches
• Acti-Feed Tutorial

Aug 14, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Macros - Create Styles 
• Change Color of a Letter
• Move Border Away From Shape
• Start on Stitch Number in OS (Move to Stitch)
• Change Hat Design to Left Chest
• What is Acti-Feed
• Curve Compensation

Aug 7, 2020  - View on:  YouTube

• Pull Compensation
• Creating Elements Around a Design

July 31, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Best Format from Wilcom Hatch to DesignShop
• Change Straight Points to Curves
• Curve Compensation
• Interlocking Lettering
• Copy and Paste Object Properties
• Removing Connectors
• Laser Alignment 
• Total Stitch Count in OS
• Change Background Color on OS
• Displaying Project View
• Reducing Auto Trim to Remove Connectors

July 24, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Bobbin Tension and Bobbin Breaks
• Small Icons on UHD 4K Monitors
• Saving a Single Part of a Design
• Creating a Customer Sheet for Designs
• Jump Stitches / Connectors Between Letters - Insert Trim
• Remove Wireframe Lines from Design Files
• Remove Overlap Between Elements
• Issues with Stitch Length and Density

July 17, 2020  - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• How to make Satin Stitch be Two Colors
• Remove Trim from Walk Stitch Between Segments
• Preview a Sewout
• 3D View 
• Hoop Doesn't Transfer from DesignShop to OS
• Acti-Feed Settings Not Set When Design Loaded to the OS
• Remove Stitches - Subtract Feature
• Create an Alphabet
• Scan Dimensions Size - Dependent upon Scanning DPI
• What happens to .CND when saved as .OFM
• Adobe Illustrator - What Vector File to Save As
• 10% Rule on Digitized Designs

July 10, 2020  - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Density and Pull Compensation
• Too Much Density - Ideal Column Density
• Vector to Embroidery Clean Up
• Adjust Underlay and Density on Shapes

June 26, 2020 - View on:  YouTube

• Convert Single Line Walk Stitch to Zig Zag
• Split Feature
• Step and Repeat

June 19, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Multiple Walk Stitches Without Trims

June 12, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Manipulate Quilt Square Patters for Decorative Fill
• Continuous Quilting
• Walk Stitch from Once Segment to Next 

June 05, 2020  - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Making a Single Letter Bold - True Type Fonts
• Single Letter Outlines
• Adding Purchased Font Characters - Using Alphabet Editor
• Step and Repeat
• Subtract Background
• Laser Alignment

May 15, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Stitch Orientation by Degree in Traditional Fill / Stitch Direction Tool
• Wide Stitches in Zig Zag Underlay
• Variation Between Machines
• Settings for Small Letters
• Angle/Bend Text for Circle Patch
• Digitizing for Plush/Fluffy Items like Blankets
• Making Patches

May 8, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Correcting Starts and Stops in Purchased Designs
• Split .DST File in Half
• Outline for Walk Stitch Border
• Embroidery on Masks
• Backing for Small Letters on Scrubs
• Using Offset Outline - Expanding Border Size
• Sizes for Decorative Stitch

May 1, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Overlapping Letters - Kerning
• Thickness of Outline vs. Running Stitch
• Fill Stitches and Adding Border Stitch
• Lining Up Letters using Auto-Align
• Importing Text from a Document
• Can You Digitize a Half Column and Mirror It?
• Patch Creation
• Group Names

April 24, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Color Sequence - Key Fobs in a Hoop
• Adding Appliqué Stops
• Turn Expanded .EXP design into .OFM
• Change Default Thread Pallet
• How to Digitize Decorative Rope
• Move Vector Art from CorelDraw or Illustrator to DesignShop
• Free Standing Lace (FSL)
• Understanding Vector Graphics

April 17, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Combining color groups  1:05
• Tie-off  2:57 
• Resizing Mask  6:44
• Fill stitch partition  9:08
• Using DesignShip on multiple computers  11:10
• 3D Puff / Foam  13:49
• Rope Pattern  17:43
• Jagged Lettering  20:46 
• Removing overlap from fonts  22:56

April 3, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• File extensions  0:35
• Key Fobs  1:34
• Subtracting Shapes  8:23
• Import PNG  9:36
• Face Masks  11:05
• Decorative Stitch  12:06
• Converting clip art  16:01
• File Extensions again and Expanded editing  18:28
• Converting to wireframe  20:09
• Wireframe conversion checklist  20:40

March 27, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Changing color in text  1:09
• Center out  3:27
• Tie-in Styles  5:28
• Slant/Italic Font  8:45
• Laser Alignment   10:55
• ⚠ Borders around letters  15:45 
• Multi-Hooping  16:40

March 20, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Creating cut files for Appliqué  1:08
• How to measure density  5:01
• Blending 3 colors  6:09
• Font resizing and property editing  9:50
• Lettering on mylar  13:36
• In-the-Hoop  14:43

March 13, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Blending Letters  0:55
• Decorative chain stitch  11:34
• Italicized Text  16:12
• Move Through A Design and finding a stitch count in a design  19:32
• Hoop Setup  22:10

March 6, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Different colors in Text   1:08
• Small Lettering  4:07
• Changing font size  6:20
• Removing jump stitches  7:51
• Colors not loading in OS  10:28
• False Bobbin Break  12:12
• Acti-feed  14:45
• Digitize center out  19:40
• Use Continuous Underlay  20:57

February 28, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Finding a stitch number in DesignShop  0:40
• Changing Satin sew direction  2:14
• Creating Decorative Stitches  3:19
• Placement and size of tack down for patches  8:00
• Finishing Elements  9:04
• Color sorting  11:20

February 14, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Choosing Design Folders
• Sewing on Thick Items like Karate Belts
• Windows Updates
• PDF file of available fonts
• Using Windows Character Map

February 7, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Resizing a finished design  1:14
• Pull Compensation  4:30
• How to avoid overlap  9:31 & 17:56
• Manual Tie Stitches  10:53
• Inserting Jump Stitches  12:37
• Alignment Keys  13:30
• Creating Shapes  16:03
• Digitizing for Corners  20:09

January 31, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Making Your Own Shapes
• Create Trapunto without Pro+
• How to Remove Jump Stitches
• Short Cut Keys for Changing Elements
• Tie-Ins or Tie-Outs with Older Fonts
• Group Names for More than One Line of Text?
• DesignShop Lite:  How to put Multiple Designs in One Hoop.  How to Scale Designs.  Learning to Use DesignShop Lite
• Small Lettering Review
• Make Rope Effect into Circle or Other Shapes
• How to Get an Updated Version of DesignShop
• Change Underlay by Points in Appliqué Tool
• Machine Moving/Transportation Instructions
• Density of Expanded Files with Ruler
• Creating Special Effects with Two Pattern Fills with Gap
• Contacting Technical Support for Frequent Thread Breaks

January 17, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Black Lines in Appliqué Design in Stitch View
• Sharp vs. Rounded Corners in Freeform
• Turn Ruler On with Column or Fill Function?
• Saving Design as non-Wireframe
• Questions about Patches - Fill, Settings, Size

January 10, 2020 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Jog Hoop Left/Right - Shortcut Keys
• Overlap Function
• Make Straight Lines when Drawing a Shape
• Rotate 90º
• Center One Part of the Design Automatically
• Mover Overlap

December 20, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Auto-Underlay for Filled Designs
• Recommendation for Stitch Length for Finer Text/Small Graphics
• Option under Properties, Letters, Monogram
• Making a Bean Stitch Sew
• Making Corners Cap

December 13, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Rush jobs during holiday season - 1:06
• Making Rectangles with Rounded Corners - 2:08
• Eliminate Long Stitches in Tight Corners - 10:04
• Best Place/Type for Tie-In/Tie-Outs with Small Lettering - 18:00
• Knockdown Stitch on Monogram on Velvet Material? - 21:06
• Set up Hoop to Default to a Certain Size - 24:06
• Reduce the Size of a Design without Distorting it.  - 26:28
• "Color Change Calibration Values Do Not Match the Current Values" - 33:08
• Loading Custom Color Palettes - 36:25

December 5, 2019  - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Group Names - Continuously Sewing
• Bobbin Timer
• Backing Up after Power Failure
• Large Fill over Center Seam on Hat
• How to Assign Shortcut Keys
• How to Update Hoops Database
• Embroider Names on Fur Stocking

November 22, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Sending Group Names to the Machine
• Adjust Pull Comp for Just One Letter in a Name
• Using Appliqué Stop for Patches
• Cutting Appliqué Letters
• Using Appliqué Stop for Stock DesignShop Fonts
• Underlay for Patches on a Cap
• How to Manually Add TTF Fonts
• How to Make a Satin Stitch Thicker

November 15, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• How to Move Text Off a Baseline
• Put Text in a Circle
• Increase Overlap Within a Fill
• Where to Place Start and Stop Points
• Automatic Tie-Off Settings
• Circle Appliqué on Store-Bought Patch
• Group Names with Monograms
• Digitizing for the Material
• Alter Left Front Logo for Baseball Caps
• Custom Point Selection Tool
• Saving Custom Palettes to Use on Another Computer
• Deleting Jobs Cache (if needed)

November 8, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Cancel a Job in the Middle of Stitching - Reset Design
• Group Names Tutorial
• Expanded Editing Mode
• Auto Trim Added Automatically
• Embroidering Tiny Text - Small Lettering - Not Micro Fonts
• Increase the Density of Pre-Digitized Fonts

November 1, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube 

• Create Shape and Split Down the Middle - 0:43
• Select Multiple Points for Vector Cleanup - 4:06
• ⚠ Converting Curved Line to Straight Line - 6:00 
• Remove Part of a Design - 6:45
• Change back to Hats from Puff (3D) - 9:30
• Custom Point Selection (Level-Dependent Feature) - 11:42
• How to put Cross Hairs on Cursor - 14:55
• Add an Outline to a Letter or Number - 15:52
• File Type Preferences besides .OFM (.EMB or .DST) - 17:55
• Wrapping Text - 21:50

October 25, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube Coming Soon!

• Bring Fonts up as Vector to Digitize for Puff
• Print to PDF
• Compensating Fills to Register with Border
• Re-Sequence Elements for Appliqué
• Determining and Adding Tie Stitches - Tie-Ins/Tie-Offs
• Adding Thin Border to a Simple Design or Fill

October 18, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• How to Load a Design to a Machine  - 0:57
• Grouping Colors Together - 2:40
• Combine Sublimation and Embroidery / Mixed Media  - 7:34
• Tips and Tricks for ActiFeed  - 12:12
• Outline Around a 3rd Element (Show Wireframe Lines) - 15:36
• How to make Freestanding Lace - 17:22
• How to use Edge Fill - 20:11
• Laser Alignment - 34:23
• Knockdown Stitch for Towels or Fleece - 24:07
• Enable Auto-Borders - 29:00
• Solving Height Issues with a Font - Alphabet Editor - 36:30

October 11, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube 

• Convert Graphics Image to Embroidery - Auto-Digitizing - Color Matching
• Creating Chain-Stitch Fill - Adding Shape to a Fill
• Adding Melco Fast Clamps to Hoops List (for older software versions)
• Eliminating Puckering
• Getting Started with Digitizing (more info here)
• Fill Island using Windows Clipboard

October 4, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Blend/Ombré Lettering  1:00
• Trimming travels stitches in letters  14:42
• Blend/Ombré Satin Stitches  20:10
• Blending Fur  21:51
• Rotating  27:11
• Coloring for unique thread colors  30:05
• Color changing with Keypad  31:47
• Small text  34:00

September 27, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Speed through a design while stitching - Tools - Settings - Move to Stitch
•  Change Stitch Direction so that it Curves
•  Customize Hoop List
•  Converting EXP to Wireframe
•  Color Blending / Gradients

September 20, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Small Column Settings
• How to Add Hoops
• Column Element - Shift/Enter
• Adjust Appliqué Border
• Mimic Hand Embroidery
• Change Settings using Styles 
• Color Auto Merge
• Removing Overlap Shapes / Ungroup Command

September 13, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Merging Objects - 0:55
• Subtracting Elements - 4:01
• Moving a Row of Points - 6:01
• Making a Perfect Satin Circle - 4:33
• Turning Off Auto Feature on Satin Stitch - 8:35
• Adding a Gradient within a Scene - 10:30
• Resetting a Design to Same Location - Return to Origin - 16:38
• Turning Words into Shapes - 20:24
• Graphic to Embroidery Assistant (Auto-Digitizing) - 26:44

August 23, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Importing an .AI (Adobe Illustrator) File
•  Adding an Appliqué Stop
•  Turn off Thread Detect in OS - Settings by Color
•  Eliminate Pucker on Performance Polos
• Changing Start/Stop Points and Adding Borders
•  Sewing from Center Out
•  Cleaning up Jump Stitches from a Purchased Design
• Changing the Order of Stitching
•  Locking a Design
•  Continuous or Multi-Hoop Embroidery 

August 16, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Creating/Saving Default Settings
• Saving RGB Thread Color Charts
• Creating Perfect Circle
• Adding Text to DST or EXP Files
• Boolean Operations (Adding/Subtracting from Shapes)
• Using the "Use Fill for stitch lines greater than" Option
• Modifying Wireframe Lettering
• Adding Thin Accent Line - Manual Ties - Create Custom Tie Stitches
• Trapunto Patterns
• Methods of Rotating Designs
• Personalization
• Group Names 

August 9, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Replace Jump Stitches with Trims (Expanded Editing)
• Project View Explanation
•  Lettering Line Types
• Topping for 3D Puff  (Digitizing for Puff)
• Decorative Stitch - Rope

August 2, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Step and Repeat - 1:40
• DesignShop Level Differences - 6:07
• Converting Graphics to Embroidery - 9:56
• Using True-Type Fonts (TTF) and the Character Map - 17:16
• Mimicking Merrowing with Satin Stitch
• Choosing a Style Type for Tie-Ins and Tie-Offs - 19:56
• Auto Shapes with Borders - 24:14
• Disabling Short Stitches for Tiny Letters - 33:26

July 26, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube 

• Moving Multiple Points in a Complex Fill - Using "Custom Point Selection"
• Setting Default Font - Base Properties
• Creating and Using Chain Stitch
• Adding Shapes and Patterns Within a Fill
• Digitizing Your Own Fonts
• Cutting Monogram into a Solid Fill Square

 July 19, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Small Lettering Recommendations
• Adding Comments/Design Notes
• Pull Compensation

June 28th, 2019 - View on:  Facebook - YouTube

• Pull Compensation and Pull Offset for Text
• Digitizing from Scratch 
• Creating Circular Array
• Blending Colors in Text