Once a luxury forsewing enthusiasts, embroidery machines have become the norm in the home sewingindustry. They're the next step in the sewing journey once the basics are masteredand even non-sewers can learn to embellish readymade objects from towels toT-shirts with an embroidery-capable sewing machine. Like magic, users candownload a digitized design in minutes from the thousands of affordable motifsonline or even learn to create their own to stitch out. Joi Mahon's PerfectGuide covers them all. Fromselecting designs for different fabrics, hooping and stabilizing, downloadingand transferring, thread and needle choices, alignment, and even embroidery onpre-made or hard to handle items, this handy guide will be every machineuser's go-to, easy-to follow manual offering crucial information at theirfingertips every time they start a project. Inside you'll find: * Overview of Sewing Machineswith Embroidery Capabilities * Guidance for Downloadingand Transferring Designs * Top Threads,Bobbin, and Needle Choices * Stabilizers, Toppers, and Hooping Overviews * How Successfully Machine Embroider a Variety of Fabrics * Design Placement and Alignment * Tips for Embroidering on Pre-made Items * Troubleshooting.