Embroidery machine - free standing lace question
I am not overly experienced in machine embroidery.
I am attempting to make a free standing lace bookmark on my embroidery machine.
I followed the tutorial provided by the company with respect to water soluble stabilizer, thread, needle, and hooping. Approximately 2/3 - 3/4 of the way through a 28,000 stitch pattern, the stabilizer began to show gaps, and then the bottom/top threads began to ball up, ruining the design. I ended up having to cut the stabilizer and remove the bookmark from the hoop.
So, my questions:
- is free standing lace a really difficult project? It seemed to go so well, until the problems began!
- could it be that my machine ran too fast and the needle heated and caused the holes to appear (DH suggestion)? If so, should I slow my machine and try again?
- can I double hoop stabilizer? if so, will this help or hinder the process?
- is it possible that I had the stabilizer too taut? I was using a metal/magnetic hoop as it's the only one I had close to the correct size.
Any other suggestions and options are welcome!
Thanks
GEMRM