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In the Hoop Gnomes Tutorial
Make these adorable Gnomes with big feet in the hoop of your embroidery machine with this video tutorial and designs by Ballyhoo Creations.


Five Easy Hand Stitches for Making Quality Dolls, Puppets, and Plushies
Need some help with hand stitching the finishing touches on your cloth doll or puppet? Let me show you the FIVE stitches I turn to when mak


Is the Vivilux Laser light worth the money? Plus a helpful attachment tip
Honest review of the vivilux laser for sewing and machine embroidery.


Hand Puppets in-the-hoop
These simple in-the-hoop puppets can be made from any fabric using your embroidery machine.


Tools for Dolls & Puppets
A list of tools for making dolls and puppets, plus links on where to find them. Plus a video to explain why these are so great.


Fabrics for Dolls & Puppets
All my secret fabric sources for making dolls and puppets are shared in this video and table of shop links.


How to Make the Yab Puppet
Easy-to-follow video tutorial for making the Yab puppet in the hoop of your embroidery machine using fleece or fur.


FREE Video Series for Making Dolls, Plushies, and Puppets
Learn about tools and techniques for making dolls, plushies and puppets.


Heart Plushie Tutorial
This is the video tutorial for the Heart Plushie made in the hoop of your embroidery machine.


How to Make the Skylar ITH Doll
Video tutorial for making the Skylar art doll in-the-hoop of your embroidery machine


How to Make the Billy ITH Doll
learn to make this charming art doll with simple one-piece body after watching this video tutorial


How to Make River & Rowan ITH dolls
Video tutorial for making the River and Rowan art dolls from Ballyhoo Creations.


How to Make the Kris ITH doll
Make this posable Santa art doll in the hoop of your embroidery machine with this design and video tutorial from Ballyhoo Creations.


How to Make the Jessie ITH doll
you will find the video tutorial for the Jessie (Mrs. Klause) art doll here, using the in the hoop design from Ballyhoo Creations.


In the Hoop Ghost Tutorial
Stitch a cute trio of ghost plushies in the hoop of your embroidery machine with minimal materials.
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