Image transfers: Use an image transfer made from a photo or other image to transfer it to the fabric as a guide. Likewise, font transfers help you embroider flawless letters.
Embroidery machines: Experienced embroiderers and elaborate designs call for embroidery machines. These dedicated embroidery masters range in size and features to fit your skill level and projects.
Scissors and shears: There’s something so satisfying about a good pair of scissors or shears. Discover fabric scissors that’ll cut any type of textile smoothly and make cutting an effortless step of the creative process. On Etsy, you’ll find scissors and shears in various weights, materials, and sizes, fit for different hands and needs—some crafted so beautifully that they look like works of art themselves.
Needle threaders and thimbles: Both needle threaders and thimbles are helpful little doodads that smooth the embroidering process from start to finish. A needle threader helps you pull the thread through the tiny eye of the needle. This threading device comes in many custom shapes and forms. The humble but essential thimble helps protect your finger from prickly needles.
Needle minders and cases: The phrase “like finding a needle in a haystack” is well known for a reason: Needles are tiny and hard to see. To the rescue: needle minders and needle cases. A needle minder keeps needles in place until you’re ready to use them; a needle case organizes needles by size so you can easily snatch the right one for the task at hand or tidily tuck it back away.
Magnifiers and task lighting: Magnifiers and task lighting(https://www.etsy.com/c/craft-supplies-and-tools/sewing-and-fiber/sewing-and-needlecraft/embroidery/task-lighting) are your eyesight heroes. From magnifying glasses for your noggin to magnifiers on stands, there are many different types of magnifiers to help you see those tiny tools and detailed embroidery stitches. Lighting in all kinds and styles—many designed specifically for workspaces—helps minimize eye strain and fatigue.
