I LOVE that design.
Monday I stitched out a design that had 63789 stitches. Was not thinking
about the massive #number of stitches when I hooped my fabric and the
stabilizer I only used 1 layer and was amazed how well it came out WITHOUT
any puckers.
The stabilizer I used was a Pellon (I don't know the Pellon #)tear away and it
looks like a holey perforated fabric/paper.
But from everything I have read, and experienced in the past from my own
trial and errors is to use 1 layer of stabilizer in the hoop and "float" 1 layer
under the hoop for every 10-15k stitches. The last design I made that had
107k stitches I used 1 layer of cut away hooped, and 3 layers floated under
hoop and a wash away on top of fabric. It came out with NO puckers.
But as I said this was from my OWN personal experience of trial and error.
I ALSO used a 90/14 Large eye needle (or topstitch needle) and slowed my
stitching speed down.
Good luck with you next try.
Originally Posted by
Nanny's dollface
Stabilizer question....please advise.
i am a newbie to embroidery and practicing with different fabrics and designs. Recently, I practiced on a piece of sample medium weight fabric that Joanne's sells - it's shiny on the back side and looks like linen on the front. The design has over 97,000 stitches. This is my third embroidery ever on my Horizon 12000.
After watching multiple videos, I decided to spray baste medium weight cut away stabilizer to the shiny side of fabric and hooped it securely. No puckering when in hoop. When I removed the hoop it had some puckering. Want to redo this design and now I am thinking that maybe I need two layers of stabilizer and use the baste stitch mode before starting the actual design.
Your thoughts? Thanks.