Quilty-Louise

I can't wait to get my machine back from the shop. They said it
should be ready by July 1st. I sure hope they are right.

Haven't done any embroidery yet on the smaller embroidery machine
since I got it back 2 weeks ago.

Heck I just used it for the first time yesterday since I got it back on
June 12.

Quilty-Louise

A few weeks ago I went to a thrift store and found 15 cloth dinner
napkins for $3.49. They are white damask 17" x 17".

I am planning to embroider on them, but not sure what to design to
do. Nor what I will do with them when I finish.

Any ideas? I don't want the design to be to heavy in density, but I also
don't want to do anything to "vintage" like in design.

mannem

How about something 'christmassy'? might make nice gifts

Jratcliff

Great idea!
How about redwork type designs? They are generally a little lighter in stitching.

diamondee

​How about words that are food related in different languages.

romanojg

You can lay them out where it looks like triangles overlapping and not only put a design in the middle of napking but the small part that over lapes, put a coordinating design that will hold them together to make a table runner. it makes a really cute one. You could die them first too.

Quilty-Louise

Thanks for all the suggestions.

The napkins are 100% polyester can it even be dyed?

romanojg

I just did a google and there were lots of sites on how to do this. One comment was that it also stains less than other fibers. Worth checking into.

GrandmaSewNSew

Could someone recommend where I can get iron on stabilizer on line to use with tee shirts. I'm having a difficult time finding any and would ideally like it to be wider than 12 inches. Thanks.

nena

Hope I am doing this right. Could not see where to start new thread. I have the small brother se400. After over a year setting here, I got it out and did a couple of little things. Decided I wanted more patterns so I bought 50.00 worth of patterns. ( thought I was getting a card. ) not... had to downloaded to computer. OK that's fine except found out I had to have software to use them. Ok, pd 100.00 for software. Got it today and now my computer says It can not find a drive to load the software. I have a gun but no shells.... What to do? lol Any ideas?