How to Choose Embroidery Thread for Outdoor and UV-Resistant Projects

The Challenge of Outdoor Embroidery Outdoor embroidery — on bags, cushions, garden flags, outerwear, sporting gear, and similar items — faces environmental stresses that indoor embroidery never encounters: sustained UV exposure, moisture, heat, and abrasion. Thread that looks perfect for the first season can fade noticeably, weaken, or become brittle if the wrong fiber type…

Hatch by Wilcom: What It Is, Tiers and Whether It Is Worth It

Hatch by Wilcom: What It Is, Tiers and Whether It Is Worth It

If you have been searching “Hatch by Wilcom” and landing on comparison articles, here is the plain answer first: Hatch is Wilcom’s software for home and small-business embroiderers. Wilcom is the Australian company that makes the digitizing software most commercial embroidery shops run; Hatch is the version they built for everyone who is not a…