How To Do Machine Embroidery | What You’ll Need To Start An Embroidery Business

Once you’ve seen the crisp, professional designs that can be done with machine embroidery you were hooked, right?

And the idea that you can make money doing it, from home, is a real thing.

But you may have a few questions, like “Is it hard?” or “What do I need to get started?” The good news is modern embroidery machines have made it easy for beginners to start an embroidery business.

Plus, machines like the Avancé 1501C and the Avancé 1201C, are powerful, but compact. This makes them perfect for home and retail use. They come with rolling stands. Fit in a closet or corner when not in use. But still are specifically designed for business.

The Avancé Embroidery Machines also have some fun new features that make embroidery easier and more efficient, but we will go through that later. So, to answer all your questions about creating custom embroidery, we’ve created this guide to talk through what you’ll need to get started.

Embroidery Supplies & Equipment

One of my favorite things about embroidery business startups is that it has a low overhead and startup cost.

You don’t need tons of supplies to get up and running. And the supplies you’ll need to buy as your business grows are super affordable.

Computerized Embroidery Machine | The Avancé

As we mentioned earlier, first and foremost you’ll need a computerized embroidery machine. There are some different options here, depending on what you want out of your business.

At stores like Walmart and Target you can find hobby sewing machines like the well-known Brother line. But these sewing machines don’t have the same power as commercial embroidery machines.

You’ll notice a few differences right away. Commercial embroidery machines are multi-needle AND have a much bigger sewing field. Because more colors and more stitches mean bigger designs and more money!

Here at ColDesi we have two options: Avancé 1501C & 1201C. Both these machines have exciting features like:

28 on board fonts for easy monogramming and lettering projects
HUGE design memory on board - 800 designs or 100 million stitches
Super Quiet – perfect for home or retail use
10.1" Full color, high resolution touch screen interface
USB Port - Convenient design load
Network Ready - load designs from anywhere
Thread break detection
Control precision - min. controllable stitch intervals is .1mm
Wide Cap Frame - 270 degree
Real time stitching preview
Pinpoint laser for perfect embroidery positioning
Extended light - so you can see what you're sewing
Wifi

The Avancé 1201C was developed in response to customer desire for a smaller more compact machine. So, we created a version of the Avancé 1501C that is just as powerful, yet more portable, with less needles, and more affordable.

Accessories | Thread, Hoops & Needles

To successfully sew patterns and designs onto garments you will need couple accessories like hoops, thread and needles.

Needles

The Avancé Embroidery Machine comes to your door set up to sew. This means that it is already equipped with needles.

The needles that come standard are the GrozBeckert Sharp Point 75/11. On colmanandcompany.com you can find a variety of different needle sizes and styles. Groz-Beckert Needles have been designed for high-speed embroidery machines. The DBxK5 needle has a larger eye opening and helps reduce thread breaks.

The Groz-Beckert chrome needle is an excellent all-purpose workhorse. Available in both light ballpoint and sharp point styles with a round shaft.

Digitized Designs for Embroidery

Embroidery machines take a specific design file. This is not your typical PNG or Jpeg. Embroidery files must tell the machine where to place each stitch.

Basically, your logo, monogram, or pattern need to be digitized. Now there are a couple of ways to do this, do it yourself (takes time and learning) or have someone else do it.

To do your own digitizing you will need digitizing software like the Sierra Stitch Liberty Software that comes with the Avancé Embroidery Machines.

ColDesi’s world-class training will teach you the basics of digitizing, but practice makes perfect. After all, it is a form of art.

Now the other way is to simply have someone else do it. ColDesi-Graphics.com is a premium art service that never auto-digitizes and even sends you a photo of our design sewn out, so you know before you even put your garment on your machine that it’s going to look great.

Support & Training

Something that a lot of people starting an embroidery business don’t realize, is that they are going to need help.

When you purchase a machine from ColDesi you automatically get ColDesi’s world-class training and support.

Blank Clothing and Accessories

Another thing you will need is something to embroider on. Now there are two different ways that embroidery business owners usually set up their business.

Some of them allow customers to bring them blank clothing and then they will embroider on those garments. This means they don’t have any inventory lying around and they don’t have to worry about getting a wholesale apparel account.

The other way to set up your business (and the way we recommend) is to have a variety of blank apparel that you offer your customers for customization. This way you have some control over the quality of the blanks.

The good news for new business owners is that colmanandcompany.com has made it easy for them to order blank clothing without having to buy in bulk and without having to be approved for a wholesale account.

You can find tons of polos, oxford button-ups, bags, towels, and other embroidery blanks right here.

Profitable and fun things you can make

Fun Ways to Grow Your Embroidery Business

Now there are tons of other embroidery supplies that you can get that can help you expand your embroidery business.

We now offer SUPPORT 7 days a week on Avancé machines