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Tips for using machine embroidery hoops

Posted by Myra Bosch on Monday, August 10, 2009, In : Machine Embroidery Supplies 

Once you've selected a stabilizer for your project, it's important to hoop the stabilizer and fabric correctly to get the best results. Use a dedicated machine-embroidery hoop or a third-party hoop that will fit easily under your presser foot.

Below are some hooping tips for embroidery. They're aimed at users of machines with built-in hoop control for digitized embroidery with dedicated hoops but can easily be adapted to third-party hoops for free-motion embroidery.
  1. Baste the fabric to the stab...

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Machine embroidering a lace design

Posted by Myra Bosch on Monday, August 10, 2009, In : Machine Embroidery Designs 

There are many beautiful lace designs available for machine embroidery. Although the designs are dense with thread, they do need tulle to hold together. Heavy weight water soluble stabilizer is perfect to keep the tulle stable in the hoop while the design is stitched out. (Please refer to an article on STABILIZERS elsewhere on this blog.)

Here are the materials you will need to machine embroider lace designs.
•    Embroidery machine (embroidery machines can be purchased at a discount price f...
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Which stiches to use for digitized embroidery

Posted by Myra Bosch on Monday, August 10, 2009, In : Machine Embroidery Designs 

There are three basic stitch types that are used for all embroidery:
 
Running stitches
These are also known as walk stitches and are single line stitches which run one stitch between two needle penetration point. A running stitch goes from point A to point B. They are used for very fine detail and also for underlay.
There are different variations of running stitches such as two-ply and bean.
*     A two-ply stitch is a running stitch that goes from point A to point B and then goes back from poin...
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