SPREE Stitchers Embroidery Club (OESD)

What's in the box: Expect machine embroidery design files in OESD's usual styles rather than physical supplies, though the site does not clearly explain what each club release includes.

OESD (Oklahoma Embroidery Supply and Design) is an Oklahoma City company that makes machine embroidery designs and supplies. Its SPREE Club appears in the main menu of oesd.com next to new releases, supplies, software and a My Designs area. That placement suggests club content goes into the same account where you keep designs you buy. OESD says its library holds about 70,000 designs. Its recent releases focus on freestanding lace, appliqué, quilting in the hoop, tiling scenes and stitch and turn projects, so club members can probably expect work in those styles. Shoppers should know one thing up front: this is for people who own an embroidery machine. It is not a hand embroidery or cross stitch kit, and nothing on the site suggests that floss, fabric or hoops come with a membership. The main pages do not explain club pricing, how often releases arrive or what each release includes. Read the club page carefully before you join, and confirm the file formats work with your machine. The strengths are an experienced design company, a very large catalog and educational resources for learning new techniques. The weaknesses are its narrow audience and how little detail is easy to find. If you embroider by machine and already like OESD's style, this club is worth a look.