I know it is really nice to see how to do some of the coolest projects, but I often have trouble fin
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Sooner or later (probably sooner) everyone has it happen - the ooops, the hoop was not exactly tight
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For any true embroidery fan, there
does come a time when they start to salivate over the new feature
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In Part 1, Puckering, Crooked Placement and Bad design Selection
In Part 2, No Discovery Sew, No Org
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I guess no one wants to look dumb in front of friends, family or even strangers. The
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With that title line, I am thinking that there are hundreds and hundreds of things they won't tell y
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If there is anything that all embroiderers have in common, it must be pride of workmanship. No
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I kept thinking about my last project that failed. I am always excited about presenting projec
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I love to read tips and tricks about all sorts of things. I love computer tips (if you have a
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When it comes to family, the words family emergency causes me to have chills. We all know what those
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When you first started to learn machine embroidery, there was so much to learn that it was a very da
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If you frequent the Forums here at AnnTheGran or any other site, you will often see users asking whi
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Without thread, embroidery is just a piece of fabric. . . The thread can make a great design m
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March 11, 2011
The Avid Embroiderer
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These tips can be used for Windows XP and Vista -
Operating systems vary, if in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support.
It seems like everyone needs to save time. It is just a fact of life these days. The following "Control Key" list is to help you do just t...
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October 22, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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Most Help Desk people will remind you to do certain steps, depending on your computer, to help speed up your PC. Vista does the Defrag and Check Disk in the background, so you can do those if you like, but it is not likely to make any difference in start-up speed.
It is a fact that getting ri...
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October 8, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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If you have not yet tried Skype, you are missing one of the finest features the Internet has to offer.
Most people know that you can call users worldwide if they have the correct equipment for free. But did you know that:
You can send files
Send Instant Messages (IM)
Create a conference...
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September 10, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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We all get excited over a new piece of equipment, either for our computer or for our embroidery.&nbs
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I suppose we all have had this happen from time to time (or more often!) that we are minding our own
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June 4, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.Operating systems vary, if in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support.
I like to be a little more individual than most; I change my colors of my embroidery at will, and I use many different fonts when I am able t...
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May 21, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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I would read more if I could find the time. Since I have found “Books Should Be Free” I felt I could
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Mother's Day will be upon us soon. Since my mother has already completed her earthly jour
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Ribbons have been a part of embellishments, decorating and crafting ever since man first figured out
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April 2, 2010
laruej
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This Blog is a week later than it should be because I have been on the mend from a little surgery that I had three weeks ago. I had a trigger finger on my right middle finger. That is a very important finger for me because it is my “needle-pusher” finger when I am quilting.&n...
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There are a few times of the year when we have a greater feeling of love, warmth and joy and Easter,
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I can remember my mother mending piles of clothes. She mended the mends, and she even darned t
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October 30, 2009
laruej
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Hi there EveryBuddy. Three weeks has come and gone, again. Blogging time is here. I hope that all of you have been diligently making the last block I gave you in LaRueSews BOM. This time it will be a quick one, both BLOG and block.
I have been out of town for a few days.&nb...
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AnnTheGran has placed these threads on sale!! Check it out at Madeira.
Dotted swiss was very p
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May 8, 2009
laruej
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Yes, friends of Ann The Gran, Quilting and Machine Embroidery are great partners. They can be used in ways other than making a quilt with machine embroidered blocks. The two following photos are the first of a number of photos what will appear on LaRueSews-Quilts in the not too distant f...
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May is my favorite month. While I come from a small family, there are only 24 of us, but for s
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September 19, 2008
beamishboy
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Everyone is an expert at something.
This is something I have always believed, and continue to believe. Sometimes that expertise extends to a broad subject, like embroidery or cars or lawn bowling, and sometimes it's very specific, like telling "Knock-knock" jokes, or knowing how ...
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