Embroidering a Monogram Duffel Bag for an INSANE Profit

Do you want to learn how to make a major profit by embroidering a custom monogrammed duffel bag and travel kit? In this episode of Embroidery Hub, we'll demonstrate step-by-step how to customize a duffel bag and toiletries set using Ricoma’s MT-1501 single-head commercial embroidery machine. We’ll show you how to digitize your own monogram design using our industry-leading Chroma digitizing software, as well as how to hoop a bulky duffel bag and so much more. Along the way, we’ll also discuss how much money you can realistically make from a project like this. Click here to learn more about the Ricoma MT-1501 embroidery machine: https://ricoma.com/US/machine/mt-1501 Join the Ricoma newsletter for educational blogs, videos, and live webinars: https://info.ricoma.com/newsletter To learn more, schedule a virtual demo today: https://ricoma.com/US/virtual-demo Get our latest Ricoma embroidery YouTube videos sent straight to your Facebook Messenger: https://manychat.com/l2/RiCOMA.us Follow Ricoma on Facebook to check out more of our videos and educational content, and to tune in to our Live Q&As:   / ricomahq   Follow Ricoma on Instagram to view more great videos and tutorials featuring custom apparel masterpieces that you can make from home:   / ricomahq   Follow Ricoma on TikTok for even more educational and entertaining videos:   / ricomahq   To receive embroidery tips and techniques from seasoned pros and get free embroidery content and advice, join our Facebook group, Embroidery & Printing Business Help:   / embroideryprintingbusinesshelp   00:00 Intro & profit 00:33: Materials 01:03 Digitizing your design 02:56 Hooping 03:31 Duffel embroidery demo 05:29 Travel kit embroidery demo 09:45 Product reveal 10:22 Profit continued We begin this video by giving you a brief overview of how much profit you stand to make from a custom embroidered duffel bag and travel kit before diving into the materials you’ll need for this project. This includes your blank bags, hoops, needles, and more. We also go over why the Ricoma MT-1501's larger embroidery area and oversized clearance space is perfect for embroidering bulkier items, like this duffel bag. Next, we show you how to digitize your design using our Chroma digitizing software. We discuss the tools and settings you can use to digitize a monogrammed text design, as well as offer preactical digitizing tips to ensure your letters come out seamlessly. Then, we show you how to easily hoop your bags using a Mighty Hoop and load them nto your machine. Afterward, we'll take you through our pre-embroidery routine and show you how to program your embroidery machine using the MT-1501's touch screen control panel. After this, we clean up our design using our scissors and repeat the process for the travel kit. Once finished, we go over your profit potential in more detail.