How to Do Monogramming With a Sewing Machine?

Last Updated on December 15, 2022

How to Do Monogramming With a Sewing Machine

A monogram is a pattern designed to decorate or show ownership. A drawing made with a few letters combination is known as a monogram. With a regular sewing machine, it might consume your time. All you need is the best quality sewing foot. So, you can use it as an embroidery machine.

Where Can You Use a Monogram With a Sewing Machine?

Monogram can be any person’s initials or other things (like an organization, symbol, or logo). But most of them, it is personalizing their crafts. It shows its owner’s personality or taste. The monogram we are talking about, it can be done in anything. You can do it in every type of fabric with a sewing machine.

Types of Monogramming Design

There are five types of monogramming design.

1. Straight Placed Monogram

A straight line of names or numbers draws with the sewing machine.  If there are three initials, then the middle one will be a little more significant than the front and back ones.

2. Shaped Monogram

In this design, initials are written in any shape. It can be oval, circular, or other types of shapes. Here the monogram is done without using a frame.

3. Framed Monogram

Here, the initials are heaped inside a frame of any shape. The shape can be circular or oval, or other shapes.

4. Block Monogram

In a block monogram, two or three initials are heaped completely. Every initial is done in a different design.

5. Interlock Monogram

Here will happen to overlap. Initial letters or numbers will interlock.

How to Install Monogramming Foot?

The monogramming foot has a large opening for the needle to go through because decorative stitches can be broad. The back has a nice wide groove for the stitches to go through when they have been sewn. It is effortless to install. You have to take off the foot you have on your sewing machine and clamp on the monogramming foot.

How to Use Monogramming Foot?

Once you have installed the monogramming foot, you can start doing some fun decorative stitches. There are different needles for different sutures. There is an important thing that you cannot use your automatic threader with the wing needle.

You have to do it by your hand. You can easily increase the space between your stitches and switch to a different decorative stitch. Another thing that you can do with your monogramming foot is you can use a twin needle.

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How to Sew Monogram Stitches?

You need a good quality monogramming foot to sew. You also need a few things to create a monogram (like fabrics, a bobbin, a monogram design, foundation paper, an embroidery hoop, a spray bottle, and scissors).

Prepare the Fabric to Sew

First, you have to choose the fabric where you want to stitch.

Draw the Design You Want

Always draw the design that you want in your fabric. Sketch in your foundation paper and transfer it to the fabric.

Prepare the Machine

Firstly, remove the pressure foot and put it in up. Place the hoop under the needle and insert an embroidery needle. Set the bobbin and thread the machine.

Sewing

Sew two small stitches and lock the stitches by backstitching them. Try to hold the hoop unwaveringly with both hands. Move the hoop slowly with your left hand. Move one initial to another by putting the pressure foot up.

Cut the thread: Take out the hoop when you are finished with your monogramming. Remove the fabric under the pressure foot and cut the thread.

Here we showed you how to do monogramming with a sewing machine. I hope this will help you with your sewing. Thank you.

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