Here's a sample of some of the (free) good advice that regularly takes place at the (also free) Sierra users group , in this case offered to a newcomer to the industry by embroidery and digitizing guru Ian Perry . (read complete post if you already are a member of the Sierra group ) BM: I am brand new venturing into the embroidery business (home for now, from Utah). What is the competition like, locally, statewide and nationally? IP: Competition is what ... - More »

New tutorial (zipped PDF) in the Learning section, under the group Editing Stock Designs . Mainly geared for customers on Edit I v8, but it also applies to all v8 customers, this tutorial is an exercise on selecting and moving groups of stitches on an expanded design, so it concentrates mainly on the tools available in Stitch Edit mode. - More »

The Greek Fill font for v8 is now available in the Free Stuff section! (yes, it's 2 colors, fill stitch with a satin border) - More »

The Embroidery Office Service Center has gone through a few minor changes to better accommodate recently implemented changes, such as the addition of the new Troubleshooting Guide , as well as to have better access to the Last Minute Update section. - More »

The 5 Fonts that were part of the PromoPack for customers who upgraded to v8 from earlier versions by Feb 15th, are now available! If you qualified for this offer, watch for the PromoPack link upon logging in to the Embroidery Office Service Center . - More »

Use True Types in two stages to create 2-color lettering. More info and screenshots here . - More »