Feeling like you’ve picked the wrong embroidery machine and contemplating purchasing a new one? Before paying out hundreds of dollars if not thousands on a new machine, try a multi-position hoop. Out growing a machine sucks but thankfully there are ways to hack the system to go beyond the hoop’s limitations.
Although using a multi-position hoop is not 100% free, it is a whole lot cheaper than a new machine. There are two things required for multi-position embroidery, software and a specific hoop. The software I chose is called Embrilliance Essentials, which cost $149.95. Multi-position hoops can be found on Amazon in sets or singles for around $15.99. These hoops have four notches rather than the standard two.
Why not just re-hoop? Well you can but often it is a bit of a hassle lining up and is only effective on embroidery text. Plus multi-position hoops even work on designs! So how much of a difference is the size? If your machine is a 4X4 similar to mine, it will increase to a 6.75 X 4 field. One thing to note is that with this type of embroidery you cannot move the embroidery content vertically since it will alter lining up sections. Horizontally altering the field is fine though. Hope this helps and inspires you to keep creating.
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