How to Embroider a Denim Jacket Like a ROCKSTAR

Do you want to take your denim embroidery skills to the next level? On this episode of Embroidery Hub, we’ll teach you how to transform an ordinary denim jacket into a customized rock and roll masterpiece with our powerhouse EM-1010 semi-commercial machine. We’ll go over what materials you’ll need, how to hoop your garment and more. Along the way, we’ll tell you a bit about the EM-1010 and what makes it the perfect embroidery machine for beginners and pros alike.

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00:00 Intro

00:44 Material

01:01 Hooping

02:04 About the EM-1010

03:34 Loading jacket into machine

05:30 Embroidery demo

06:35 Product reveal & profit potential

We begin this episode with a quick overview of the materials you’ll need, including your hoops, backing, thread and more. Then, we give you a full demonstration of how to safely hoop a larger garment like this jacket while also explaining why Ricoma's EM-1010 semi-commercial embroidery machine is perfect for projects like this one.

Next, we show you how to properly load your jacket into your machine to ensure that your design comes out smoothly. Then, we go over the settings you need to run your design on your EM-1010, before showing you how to trace and contour trace to make sure your design is within the embroidery parameters.

Once we’re done embroidering, we clean up our backing and reveal the final product before going over how much profit we stand to make from a project like this.