Originally Posted by
mermaid
I have 2 methods..I sew the scraps together with wash-a-way thread, and I seldom hoop stabilizer. Instead I hoop the item to be embroidered and slide a scrap of stabilizer under the hoop where the design will be. The sales person instructed me to do this many yrs ago when I bought my 1st machine.
I have never tried either of these ideas. My sales person told me to extend the stabilizer beyond the sides of the hoop. I will try your ideas. Thank you.