Terribly unhappy with embroidery work done for me (pics)
09-19-2010, 01:57 PM
#132
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Oh what a sin :( that really sux I can get my own to look better than that and I'm just learning embroidery. I'm so sorry that happened to you. I know, if you're like you say, and won't say anything, just tell Mom it's made with lots of love. She will love it, puckers and all. Wendy
Ooops, I see you have a solution, that's good too :)
Ooops, I see you have a solution, that's good too :)
09-19-2010, 04:01 PM
#134
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Location: Guntersville, Alabama
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First, I am assuming you paid for this work and why pay for something that was not done well? If this is a business, I am surprised they would offer it back to you, looking like that. Take others advice and go back for a talk with them about it.
The embroidery was not done well, stabilizer was not used properly, tension was probably too tight, not hooped properly, etc. I hate to confess how many times I have taken out embroidery designs & fonts that I did not like. I would first try taking it all out...or ask the person that did the work to do it.
Using a seam ripper and working mostly on the back, you can pick at the embroidery and remove it. A time consuming job, but for a major project like you have, it will be worth it. I use a seam ripper, hat pin, tiny sharp scissors and work on it slowly...it will come out. As far as holes in the fabric after you remove the stitching, just take a washrag and wet the fabric. The holes will close up. Let it dry, then spray it lightly with starch and iron it. It will look like new! Ask me how I know all about this!
I don't know where you are, I am in Alabama, but if you were close I would gladly do it for you. I have become a "professional" with this. Ha-ha!
The embroidery was not done well, stabilizer was not used properly, tension was probably too tight, not hooped properly, etc. I hate to confess how many times I have taken out embroidery designs & fonts that I did not like. I would first try taking it all out...or ask the person that did the work to do it.
Using a seam ripper and working mostly on the back, you can pick at the embroidery and remove it. A time consuming job, but for a major project like you have, it will be worth it. I use a seam ripper, hat pin, tiny sharp scissors and work on it slowly...it will come out. As far as holes in the fabric after you remove the stitching, just take a washrag and wet the fabric. The holes will close up. Let it dry, then spray it lightly with starch and iron it. It will look like new! Ask me how I know all about this!
I don't know where you are, I am in Alabama, but if you were close I would gladly do it for you. I have become a "professional" with this. Ha-ha!
09-19-2010, 04:16 PM
#135
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Try putting the embroidered piece face down on a very thick bath towel folded several times. then pressing the piece on its back side, stretching out the wringles holding the iron down hard on the back of piece into the fluffy towel. This has worked in some cases when I have had a problem that is similar. Give it a try. I do embroidery. Pat
09-19-2010, 04:48 PM
#137
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Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
Originally Posted by Rachelcb80
I've pondered over this for the past day and a half now and I think I've decided what I'll do. I'm going to print out some letters in a font I like, trace them on to fusible and applique those letters on to a new piece of banner. Applique that new banner over the old one, then cut the old one away. A little more work but I'm just worried that I'll spend even more time quilting on this cruddy banner, only to find out it didn't work to even the puckers out. Then I've really got a mess on my hands. It's at a fixable point now so I'm going to fix it.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help!
I understand that you don't want to confront the person who messed up, but, after you have fixed up the quilt and cut away the offending part, would you consider writing to them, sending back the cut out piece, telling them that that you were really displeased with the work and were not able to use it and had to rework the whole thing because of what they did wrong. You might want to print out this thread and enclose it as well so they can see that a whole bunch of women (and men) who work with textiles were pretty unanimous that this was a really bad piece of work.
This lets them know that what they did is not good enough, saves you from having to go in there and say it all to their face, and, if they are honourable, they can write back and offer to refund you!
Do please post a pic when you are done- from what I can see, this quilt looks gorgeous!
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