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#2681
Love your Quilt. Did you do it all on your Husqvarina (fabric and all or just the quilting designs?)
#2683
Your Ellegante
Sorry to hear about your Mom and her stroke. I hope she is doing better now. What do you like or want to talk about embroidery?Do you do FSl? I like doing small sachet bags for lavender.
#2684
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 214
labtechkty,
The quilt is absolutely gorgeous. Did you do the digitizing? Love it.
The quilt is absolutely gorgeous. Did you do the digitizing? Love it.
#2685
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 214
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I just saw this on another group and thought it was interesting. Using metallic threads.
http://academyofquilting.com/library...icult-threads/
http://academyofquilting.com/library...icult-threads/
#2686
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Hemet, CA
Posts: 1
Sometimes I double my stabilizer to make it thicker then hoop it, and then put the embroidery fabric on the hoop using the "fix" method. if I have a lot of stitches in the embroidery, I put a piece of thin muslin over the stabilizer, it seems to keep it from tearing when there are many stitched in the embroidery. I'm new to the board, so hope this helps.
#2688
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: San Isidro de San Ramon, Costa Rica & Calgary, Canada
Posts: 21
Regarding stabilizers--if you are using the right one for your embroidery you should only need 1 layer. The more stitches require a need a medium to heavy cut away. If you don't want the backing to show, try a piece of organza. It is see through and will hold embroidery perfectly.
Also, the backing needs to be framed in the hoop with the fabric. It defeats the purpose the have it sitting underneath.
Hope this doesn't sound like a teacher but I use the excuse that I taught embroidery classes for some years and earned my living as a commercial embroiderer.
Wendy G.
Also, the backing needs to be framed in the hoop with the fabric. It defeats the purpose the have it sitting underneath.
Hope this doesn't sound like a teacher but I use the excuse that I taught embroidery classes for some years and earned my living as a commercial embroiderer.
Wendy G.
#2689
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 159
Do you mean to use the organza instead of a stabilizer? I have used organza on top of some designs and with water soluble underneath when I do some of the lace designs. I have always had a separate stabilizer underneath, wither a tear away or the water soluble.
Regarding stabilizers--if you are using the right one for your embroidery you should only need 1 layer. The more stitches require a need a medium to heavy cut away. If you don't want the backing to show, try a piece of organza. It is see through and will hold embroidery perfectly.
Also, the backing needs to be framed in the hoop with the fabric. It defeats the purpose the have it sitting underneath.
Hope this doesn't sound like a teacher but I use the excuse that I taught embroidery classes for some years and earned my living as a commercial embroiderer.
Wendy G.
Also, the backing needs to be framed in the hoop with the fabric. It defeats the purpose the have it sitting underneath.
Hope this doesn't sound like a teacher but I use the excuse that I taught embroidery classes for some years and earned my living as a commercial embroiderer.
Wendy G.
#2690
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: San Isidro de San Ramon, Costa Rica & Calgary, Canada
Posts: 21
I'm afraid, that I am a little paranoid about stabilizers as without the proper backing, the embroidery is useless. Hope this helps.
Meant to add, that twinkle organza works best! It is the most stable.
Wendy
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