How To Embroider A Shirt With A Machine. Attach the hoop to the machine and make sure only the part of the shirt which is going to be stitched and that the rest of the garment is clear of the hoop. Mark the center of the design on your shirt.
Follow your embroidery machines manual to test the stitching area and stitch out the design. Now, the next step is to hoop the fabric. Place a piece of stitch20 over the embroidery area.
When the design is finished, remove the hoop from the machine.
A ballpoint needle works well, too. Mark the center point and horizontal and vertical axis of the template on the shirt using the disappearing ink pen. Attach the hoop to the machine and make sure only the part of the shirt which is going to be stitched and that the rest of the garment is clear of the hoop. Then position the hoop, open the outer ring and insert the shirt in the hoop.