Embroidering Cloth Diapers

After you have mastered the concept of sewing cloth diapers it might be fun to start making some embroidered diapers. Not only can you embroider your child's name along with a birthday cake on a diaper...you can design a diaper that features their favorite nursery rhyme. Of course there are many different types of embroidery machines and embroidery designs but here is some basic info that will help you get started.

Embroidery Sites to Buy Supplies and Designs:

Free Embroidery Stuff
Ann the Gran
Sublime Stitchery
Embroidery DK
Embroidery Library
Stitch Garden

What to look for: Designs that use the file type correct for your machine, embroidery thread, and stabilizers to name a few.

File Types and Corresponding Machines:

  • V1.0 Artista (.ART)
  • V2.0 Artista (.ART)
  • V3.0 Artista (.ART)
  • V4.0 Artista (.ART)
  • Babylock, Brother, or Deco (.PES)
  • Babylock, Brother, or Deco (.PEC)
  • Husqvarna/Viking (.HUS)
  • Husqvarna/Viking (.SHV)
  • Pfaff (.PCD)
  • Pfaff (.PCS)
  • Pfaff (.PCQ)
  • Elna, Janome, or Kenmore (.SEW)
  • Huskygram, Poem, Singer EU (.CSD)
  • Singer (.XXX)

Tip: Many embroidery machines can ONLY read on file type but some machines are capable of reading most or all file types.

More Resources:

How to get started with embroidery

How to choose and embroidery machine

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