Custom Embroidered Shirts Made Easy with a 4x4 Hoop

Got a t-shirt that could use a little something extra? In this video, we'll show you how to add custom embroidery to make your shirts on-of-a-kind. It's a quick, fun project that's perfect for experimenting with placement, collaging, and sizing, all using the designs you already have in your embroidery library!

What you'll need:
🔹 a 4x4 hoop
🔹 Perfect Stick Stabilizer
🔹 Water Soluble Topper
🔹 a marking pen (we like Bohin and Clover)
🔹 Floriani Embroidery Perfection Tape

Most embroidery machines come with a 4x4 hoop, but don't let that limit you! If you fall in love with a larger design, go ahead and size it down in your machine (if supported) or use a larger hoop if available. Playing with design layout is part of the fun!


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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:25 What Can a 4x4 Hoop Do?
02:16 T-Shirt Design Ideas & Inspiration
03:00 Choosing Your Hoop & Embroidery Design
05:14 Hooping Perfect Stick Stabilizer
10:06 Scoring & Marking the Stabilizer
12:30 Handy Notions to Make It Easier
14:43 How to Find & Mark the Center of Your Shirt
18:16 Hooping the Shirt
20:03 Adding Water Soluble Topper
21:59 Easy Topper Removal Tips
23:15 How to Remove the Shirt from the Stabilizer
24:21 Finished Embroidery Reveal
24:43 Outro

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