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This page will guide your first steps with Boldbobbin. It is divided into 6 parts and takes about 2 h 10 min to complete. By the end you will have designed and stitched your own embroidery.

Start with Part 1
  1. The words Welcome to Boldbobbin above the Boldbobbin spool logo, the whole design rendered as embroidery stitches.Welcome to Boldbobbin5 minWe will explain to you what Boldbobbin does, who it is for, and what you will have made by the end of it.
  2. The Boldbobbin editor window with the Heart template open: the tool rail down the left, a red heart on the canvas inside a dashed hoop outline, and the Layers and Properties panels on the right.Setting up Boldbobbin10 minYou will learn how to make an account and how to set up the software for your specific device.
  3. The heart sewn in pale pink thread on white fabric, close enough to read the rows of stitches running across it.Your first stitch-out30 minOpen a template, change a few parameters, export it in your machine's format and stitch it. You end with your first real embroidery made with Boldbobbin! (how exciting)
  4. A flat illustration of a blue coffee cup on a saucer, with a handle and four thin wisps of steam rising from it.Trace your first design25 minYou will learn the core workflow of digitizing. Import a reference image, decide on a colour palette, and trace over the reference.
  5. The finished cup in thread: the body filled with angled rows, the rim, handle and saucer worked as glossy satin bands, and four wisps of steam in single grey stitches.Satin columns and running stitches30 minAfter learning the basics of digitizing theory, you will use the two remaining main stitch types: satin columns and running stitches.
  6. The finished coffee cup sewn on white fabric: a pale blue body, a dark blue rim, saucer and handle, and four grey wisps of steam.Tidy the path and stitch it out30 minThe design is traced, but you need to reorder the shapes and organize the jumps and trims for an optimal stitch-out. Then, you will embroider your own design!
  7. Three Boldbobbin templates side by side: a flower growing from a heart, a grey bunny, and a golden dog.Where to go next Optional 5 minAfter embroidering your own design, you might be wondering what else there could be to learn. In this section, we indicate where you could go for your next steps.