Originally Posted by romanojg

DJ, the free standing lace egg holders and baskets on embroidery.com stitch out so well. Since I knew my grandkids might be playing with them, I used serger thread instead of rayon like normal. I slowed the stitch speed down, used a 90 top stitch needle and doubled the stablizier. I didn't want to spend a fortune on thread just in case they became play toys. Since then, my little ones have grown so now I need to make lots more this year. Save your scraps of water soluable stabilzer, it makes great starchy water to stiffen up your designs if needed and I also spray a little 505 on it and put it on the hooped stabilier and use it when I need just a small area needs extra or I need to mend an area of stabilzer that got ripped, etc. Works great.