Well...I'm a sucker for a kit and although it was kind of expensive, I figured I should invest in the Perfect Placement Kit from Designs in Machine Embroidery now so that I can have perfectly placed embroidery right from the get go.
The kit includes 15 plastic templates for linens (towels, sheets, napkins, etc.) and clothes (cuffs, shirts, boxer shorts (!?!?! - who embroiders those???), as well as target stickers, a mini ruler, and a CD with a user guide (I wish it was an actual paper manual. It is too lengthy and detailed to print out so you have to be at your computer each time you want to read the instructions).
Conventions are provided as to where to place designs on the items as well as directions for preparing the fabric for embroidery. Sure, you can figure out placement for your embroiderables yourself but these templates just make it super fast and easy and very accurate for a newbie like me. The results are very professional looking and since I know I'll have the templates forever I thought it was worth it to have the speed and convenience of these embroidery tools.
If you'd like to see what's in the kit and how to use it, here's a video from Designs in Machine Embroidery:
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