In the Hoop Machine Embroidery Designs from PicklePie Designs
In-the-hoop (ITH) machine embroidery designs create a finished project entirely within the embroidery hoop — no additional hand sewing required after removing from the machine. Linda's carries PicklePie Designs' ITH collections, which are particularly clever and functional. Embroidery threads live in the Floriani thread guide, and the stabilizers that make ITH work in the stabilizer guide:
- A Slice of Sweetness In the Hoop Embroidery Design Collection — a coaster design collection themed around sweet treats; produces a complete set of finished fabric coasters with the embroidery design built in
- 4th of July Coaster In the Hoop Embroidery Design Collection — patriotic-themed coasters for Independence Day and Americana décor; the full project completes in the hoop
- Thread Wallets In the Hoop Embroidery Design Set — a functional thread wallet (the folded fabric holder that organises floss or thread) made entirely in the hoop; produces a stitched, functional finished product
What is In the Hoop?
ITH designs are programmed so that the embroidery machine stitches layers of fabric together as part of the design — typically you load a base fabric, embroider, add a backing fabric, stitch a perimeter seam, and the machine completes the project with minimal hand-finishing. The result is fast, consistent, and perfectly stitched projects every time.
Shop Machine Embroidery Designs at Linda's
Frequently Asked Questions
What hoop size do ITH projects need?
Whatever the design specifies — coasters typically fit a 4x4" hoop, wallets and larger projects a 5x7" — and the design listing states its minimum. Buy designs sized to the hoops your machine actually has; ITH designs don't split across hoopings.
Why are coasters the classic first ITH project?
Small hoop, few steps, immediate usefulness — a coaster teaches the full ITH sequence (embroider, layer, perimeter stitch, trim) in twenty minutes, and a set of four makes an instant gift. Craft-fair sellers batch them by the dozen.
How do ITH projects finish so cleanly?
The machine sews the seam — the perimeter stitch that joins front and back follows the digitized path with perfect registration, so the 'construction sewing' is as precise as the embroidery. Turn, press, and the piece looks factory-finished.
