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CONTENTS

Easy coffee-cozy .......................................................................................................................... 1

Let’s get started .......................................................................................................................... 2

Open coffee cozy template .................................................................................................................. 2

Choose your machine .......................................................................................................................... 3

Insert designs ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Modify crest ................................................................................................................................ 5

Resize crest .......................................................................................................................................... 5

Delete sparrow ..................................................................................................................................... 5

Add initial ............................................................................................................................................. 6

Edit fern run ................................................................................................................................ 7

Resize fern run ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Delete runs ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Create design layout .................................................................................................................... 8

Rotate and position fern run ................................................................................................................ 8

Duplicate layout ................................................................................................................................... 9

Finalize design ........................................................................................................................... 10

Set thread colors ................................................................................................................................ 10

Select hoop ........................................................................................................................................ 11

Output design ........................................................................................................................... 13

Save design ........................................................................................................................................ 13

Export design to machine files ........................................................................................................... 13

Hoop felt & stitch out ........................................................................................................................ 13

Construct coffee cozy ......................................................................................................................... 14

Easy Coffee-Cozy

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EASY COFFEE-COZY

Save the trees and your hands! Use this stylish little reusable coffee sleeve so that you don’t burn your hands on hot drinks. A perfect little gift when paired with a coffee shop gift card.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 15 min software time, 20 minutes sewing time

Required: Hatch Embroidery Basics

Features: Combine Designs, Reshape, Lettering, Duplicate

What you’ll need...

Embroidery machine with Hoop to fit 140mm/5” design (larger hoop better but not essential)

A 75/11 sharp sewing needle (general purpose)

3mm wool felt

Medium weight cutaway stabilizer

Temporary adhesive spray

Embroidery thread (we’ve used Madeira Classic 40, #1074)

Scissors

Let’s get started


LET’S GET STARTED

Open coffee cozy template

Use Standard > Open Design to open an existing embroidery design.

Use Manage Designs > New From Selected to create new designs based on designs or artwork selected in the embroidery library.

Go to the Windows Start menu or desktop and click the link to your embroidery software.

Note the 'toolboxes' on the left side. These contain the main tools you will use, from start to

finish.

Select Manage My Designs. The Embroidery Library will appear in the design window.

Navigate to My Embroidery > Projects > Easy Coffee-Cozy. Select the file 'Coffee Cozy - template' and click New From Selected Designs. The template file will open in new design window leaving the original file unchanged.

We have used a basting stitch to mark out the template. There’s also a vector line draw across the center of coffee cozy. This is to help us align the objects later on.

Let’s get started


Choose your machine

The software supports various sets of machine model. This in turn will determine your hoop selection.

Insert designs

Use Customize Design / Standard / Layout > Insert Design to insert another embroidery design into the current design. Design palettes are merged. This tool is also available via File menu.

Use Customize Design / Context > Background and Display Colors to set colors, fabrics, or articles as design backgrounds.

Go to the Customize Design toolbox and select Insert Designs.

Go to the same project folder, select both antique sparrow crest-w and fern run-w designs and click Open.

Move the fern run-w design aside. We'll come back to it later.

Go to the Customize Design toolbox and click Background and Display Colors. Or right-click the

design window and select Background from the popup menu. In the dialog, set the background color to white.

Let’s get started


Modify crest


MODIFY CREST

Thought you needed to know how to digitize to create something new? Think again! With just a few edits we will create a personalized crest

Resize crest

Use Select > Select Object to select an object or group. Or drag a selection marquee to select multiple enclosed objects or groups.

Firstly, we're going to resize the crest to fit within the template. Select the crest and set height to 45 mm. Place it in the middle of the template.

Delete sparrow

Use Context > Group to group a selection of objects. Or press <Ctrl+G>. This tool is also available via Arrange menu.

Use Context > Ungroup to ungroup to a grouped selection. Or press <Ctrl+U>. This tool is also available via Arrange menu.

For this step, we're going to delete the sparrow with twig.

With the crest still selected, click Ungroup or press <Ctrl + U> so you can work on individual parts of the crest.

Select the sparrow with twig and press Delete on your keyboard.

Modify crest


Add initial

Use Lettering / Monogramming > Lettering to create embroidery lettering onscreen using native embroidery alphabets or TrueType fonts.

Select the grayish blue color from the Design Palette.

Select the Lettering tool. Double-click to open the Object Properties docker

Key in your initial - e.g. 'A' - into the text field.

Select a font from the droplist. For this style, a serif font would work best. In this case, we have chosen ALGERIAN.

Adjust font size via the Height field - e.g. 8 mm.

Use the arrow keys to nudge it into position.

Click outside the design area to make sure design and lettering are not selected before proceeding.

Edit fern run


EDIT FERN RUN

Edit the fern run to create a belt-like effect

Resize fern run

Use Select > Select Object to select an object or group. Or drag a selection marquee to select multiple enclosed objects or groups.

Select the fern run and set width to 100 mm. Place it in the middle of the template.

Delete runs



Ungroup the object and delete the top & bottom runs in the same way you have deleted the sparrow.

Create design layout


CREATE DESIGN LAYOUT

Now we need to adjust the angle of the fern run object, and duplicate them to complete the design

Rotate and position fern run



Drag a box around the components of the fern run object and press <Ctrl + G> to group.

select the fern run and click a second time. The selection handles turn into rotation handles.

Click a handle and drag to rotate the entire flower on its axis.

Rotate and place the stem of the each fern along the center line of the template.

Create design layout


Duplicate layout

Use Layout > Mirror-Copy Horizontal to mirror and copy selected objects horizontally.

Select the fern run, leaving the crest unselected.

Go to the Layouts toolbox and select the Mirror-Copy Horizontal tool.

Simply align the center line with the center of the coffee cozy template and click. The copies

are mirrored around that center line.

Finalize design


FINALIZE DESIGN

Now let's finalize the design and preview of the finished result!

Set thread colors

Use Design Palette > Change Design Color to show or hide the My Threads docker to find threads from different charts and change design colors.

You can set up My Threads to display your own brands of thread and the specific colors you own.

Open the My Threads docker and click My Thread Charts

In the dialog you can find ‘Madeira Classic 40’. Click to add to the My Threads docker.

In My Threads, browse through and select a preferred color. Double-click to transfer to the

Design Palette. In this case, we have chosen '1074'.

Finalize design


Optionally, recolor elements by holding down the <Alt> key to select.

Select hoop

Click View > Show Hoop to show or hide hoop. Right-click for settings.

Use Context > Rotate Hoop Left 90° to rotate selected hoop in 90° increments to the left.

Use Context > Rotate Hoop Right 90° to rotate selected hoop in 90° increments to the right.

Now we’re going to select the hoop that the machine will use, and ensure the design fits within the stitching area.

Right-click the Hoop icon. You’ll see a droplist of all available hoops.

Select one that will fit the dimensions of the design. In this case we’ve selected GR (230 x 300).

Finalize design


Usually you would leave the default position to Automatic Centering, but this time change it to Manual.

Click OK and your hoop will appear around your design. If it doesn't, make sure the Show Hoop icon is toggled on.

You will need to rotate the hoop so the design fits within the hoop boundary.

If the template doesn't fit in your hoop, you can simply print the template out and stitch it on the felt then cut out with scissors.

Output design


OUTPUT DESIGN

Now we’re ready to send our design to the embroidery machine!

Save design

Use Output Design > Save Design As to save the current design with a different name, location or format.

Go to the Output Design toolbox and choose Save Design As. To make it easy to keep track of your designs, the default location is a folder called ‘My Designs’ in the Embroidery Library.

Create a file name and save the design as native EMB to ensure you retain all the valuable information stored in the design file.

Export design to machine files

Use Output Design > Export Design to export the current design to a machine file for stitching.

The software saves designs in to the 'all-in-one' EMB file, containing objects, colors and stitch information. This makes it easy to edit later and retain quality. However, embroidery machines only require a stitch file. Machines vary in the types of file format they require.

In the Output Design toolbox, select the Export Design option. You can then find the format your machine reads. If you’re not sure, check the instructions provided with your machine. The stitch file will be saved in a folder called My Machine files for easy reference later on.

You can now transfer this file to your machine. This would typically be via USB stick or through a connection application provided with your machine.

Hoop felt & stitch out

We are going to stitch out our coffee cozy design on felt. This will provide insulation for the cozy.

Lightly spray your stabilizer with adhesive spray and smooth your felt on top.

Simply line up over the bottom part of your hoop and press the top piece firmly down to secure.

Now you are ready to thread up your machine and start stitching!

Output design


Construct coffee cozy

Now comes the fun part...

Simply cut along the basting stitches of the coffee cozy. Remove any loose threads.

Fold your coffee cozy in half, inside out, and sew a 1/8 seam using a zigzag stitch along the

edge.

Output design


When finished, turn the coffee cozy right side out. Now you’ll never mix up your coffee with someone else’s!

Oh, one more step… why not take a photo and share your creation!

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