Hatch by Wilcom is here on Burley Sew

Looking for a way to work with your embroidery designs and create new ones? After many years of searching for an affordable solution to embroidery digitizing I bring to you the newest offering, Hatch by Wilcom. Check out this first video in the series introducing the features and functions of Hatch. Check back for more videos teaching how to use it!

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Enjoy!!!

DIY Cornhole Bean Bag How To

Today I show how to make some bean bags that can be used for the bean bag toss game called Cornhole. All you need is 2 different colored pieces of duck cloth and 8 pounds of cracked corn. You should be able to make a set of 8 for less then a dollar a bean bag.

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How to Finger Knit Beginner Turotial

Today my son wanted to do a video for us that shows how to finger knit. Finger knitting is fun, relaxing and rewarding. It is a great way to get kids and adults into knitting and sewing. All you need is some yarn and scissors and off you go. We hope this video will help you get the younger people in your life excited about crafting!

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Burley Bloopers

Happy Mothers Day! Today's video is a blooper real from some of the failed outtakes Bryan and I have done. With the weather finally getting better I didn't have time to do any projects this week so I decided to let you all see us in rare form instead. I hope this video brings a smile to your face.

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Serger Troubleshooting For Any Serger- Serger Machine Series Ep. 4

This is the fourth episode of the serger machine miniseries. This video gives troubleshooting tips to help guide through missed stitches and other problems that can occur with any serger. 

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Serger Tension Adjustment- White Superlock 534 Serger- Serger Machine Series Ep. 3

This is the third episode of a serger machine miniseries. This video takes a look at adjusting tension the serger. Bryan is back and he has a White Superlock 534 serger for us to take a closer look at. There will be one more video coming up in the next Friday to close out this miniseries.

See the video HERE.

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How to Thread the White Superlock 534 Serger- Serger Machine Series Ep. 2

This is the second episode of a serger machine miniseries. This video explains how to thread the serger. Bryan is back and he has a White Superlock 534 serger for us to take a closer look at. Check back on future Fridays to see the rest of the videos. They will show how to adjust tension and even some troubleshooting.

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Enjoy!!!

White Superlock 534 Serger- Serger Machine Series Ep. 1

This is the first episode of a serger machine miniseries. This video explains the basics of a serger. Bryan is back and he has a White Superlock 534 serger for us to take a closer look at. Check back on future Fridays to see the rest of the videos. They will show how to thread it and even some troubleshooting.

Check out the video HERE!

Enjoy!

How To Fix A Tension Issue On A Singer 6215

Today we take a look at a tension issue on the Singer 6215. For this I bring in my go to guy Bryan. My neighbor recently acquired this machine to do some sewing however the thread is gathering on the bottom due to a tension issue. In true "Bryan" fashion he finds the heart of the problem in seconds and explains to us how to fix it. I hope you enjoy the video and thank you Bryan for your help!

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Brother Programmed Rectangle Embroidery Frame / Border Design

Today we take a look at one of the stock frames that come programmed in most Brother Embroidery Machines. The machine used in the video is the SE400. It comes with 10 different frames that can use one of 12 different decorative stitches.

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How To Make Four Leaf Clover Embroidery Design Using Shapes in SewArt

Happy St. Patrick's Day. Today is your lucky day to learn how to make a four leaf clover embroidery design using SewArt's shape tool. This is a super simple project and a great way great to embellish any item to make it lucky.

To see the video click HERE!

To get a free trail of SewArt click HERE.

How To Make A Plastic Grocery Bag Holder Tutorial

What do you do with all those plastic grocery bags after you unpack your food? Do you keep a bunch of them wadded up in another bag, stuffed away in a drawer like we did? Today's video shows how to make a holder for all of those unsightly bags. Not only does it hold the bags and make it easy to grab one when you need, but it also looks good doing it!

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Getting Started With SewArt Embroidery Design Software- Image To Embroidery File (remake)

Today I will show how to use SewArt to turn an image into an embroidery file. This video  is a remake of a previous video I did. The quality was not as good as I would have liked. So once again we will take a good look at getting started with SewArt and how to use all the tools so you can produce a nice clean embroidery file.

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To try SewArt Click HERE!

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Walking Foot- Very Handy

Today's post is all about the walking foot. If you ever machine sew think materials. have the need to sandwich material together or do straight line quilting this addon is a must have. Let me tell you how it works. 

The walking foot attaches to the presser foot bar like most regular feet. It has a holder that hooks over the presser foot bar and is then secured by the presser foot holder screw. Additionally it has a lever with a "U" shaped notch the slides over the needle clamp screw shaft as you can see at the top of the second picture. By the lever attaching in this way, this is what makes this wonderful foot work. Let me explain how.

As the needle moves up and down so does the lever that is attached to it. Inside the body of the walking foot there are mechanisms that connect to the foots "upper feed dog". This creates a moving feed system that holds and moves fabric between the presser foot's upper feed dog and the machine's feed dogs. As the needle raises, the walking foots feed dog goes down to press the fabric against the sewing machines feed dog. The motion of the walking foots feed dog is elliptical, so as the sewing machine pushes the material back to position for the next stitch so does the walkings foot. This allows the material to move evenly as you sew.

I hope you enjoyed this post about the Walking Foot. If you would like to see it in action check out my video HERE. 

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DIY Headband- Recycling an old shirt.

DIY Headband by recycling an old shirt.

Find an old shirt.

I measured 12 inches from the bottom hem. 

Mark your cut line.

Cut along your line

Nice straight cut complete.

Now cut the "tube" of fabric to make a rectangle.

Trim the edges to square up your piece of fabric.

Fold in half the long way.

And again...

One more time.

This is about 1 3/8 (35mm) wide.

Pin for sewing.

Now we have our sewable piece.

Use a sharp needle.

If you have a walking foot it helps with thick material.

Check your stitches.

Cut the ends so you can bind them with a zigzag stitch.

Bind using a zigzag stitch. 

Fold over each side. Kind of like a knot, but so that both ends attach on the same side.

Pin at the desired length.

Use a back and forth stitch at the corners to attach on each side of the pin.

You can now decorate or embellish however you like. 

If you want to see this in video format click HERE.

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