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• What the Stabilizer Sellers Won't Tell You

  With that title line, I am thinking that there are hundreds and hundreds of things they won't tell you, but I will zoom in on a few of my personal favorites, in no particular order: Those prices - unbelievably, are way overpriced. This one reminds... Posted Jan 06 2012, 02:00 PM by pat71896 with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: puckering, stabilizers, blog, wss, Badgemaster, FSL, water soluble stabilizer, costs, Heat Away, free standing lace, Forum, density, satin stitch, adhesive, Ann's Club, Cutaway, remake, stitch count

• Got Thread??

  Without thread, embroidery is just a piece of fabric. . . The thread can make a great design more beautiful or take an excellent design and make it average. When newbies first buy their machines, they usually have no idea what purchases await them. I... Posted Mar 18 2011, 02:50 PM by pat71896 with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: blog, needles, The Avid Embroiderer, madeira thread treasure chest, satin, save money, costs, Green, metallic thread, thread breakage, cotton, silicon, thread, Sulky, color changes, colors, Hemingworth, Isacord, Madeira, Jacobean, cotton thread, metallic, polyester, silk, rayon, apron, kitchen, muscle cars, men

• Loosely Woven Fabrics

  If I had one item that I would have liked to really have been knowledgeable about from day one, it had to be working with loosely woven fabrics. As some of you know, I have a site that sells pashminas and they have become quite popular. I am even selling... Posted Dec 17 2010, 03:30 PM by pat71896 with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: stabilizers, annthegran stabilizer, costs, machine embroidery, Christmas, spreadsheet, Pashmina, brayer, monogram, monograms, tearaway, adhesive, scarf, placement, delicate, tricks, techniques, Designs in machine embroidery, gift ideas, my embroidery mentor, loosely woven fabrics, Eileen Rocha, Deborah Jones, linkin, baste, stitches, thread clippings

• Updates Aplenty

  Maybe it is my age, or maybe it is just because things change, but so often, I think of things I could have added to previous blogs. As you are aware, my blogs are all my personal experiences that I share with you. I appreciate it when someone comments... Posted Jul 23 2010, 04:45 PM by pat71896 with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Tips, projects, stabilizers, avid embroiderer, annthegran stabilizer, needles, The Avid Embroiderer, thread tension, costs, bean, thread breakage, tension, thread, Centering

• The Center of Attention

  Over time, I have enjoyed doing my embroidery a great deal. Even when I was frustrated in the beginning (not necessarily limited to the beginning) when everything looked like a snarled mess, I just never wanted to give up. I listened to what the dealer's... Posted Jul 09 2010, 04:30 PM by pat71896 with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: projects, fabric, stabilizers, annthegran stabilizer, hooping, thread tension, save money, costs, digitizing, Forum, density, AnnTheGran, save time, pillowcase, cuff, placement, Centering

• The Living is Easy

  It is summertime here in southern California. That actually means that the days are balmy to hot and the nights are balmy to cold. My friend rents his beach side condo and he laughs about the people from Arizona. They come here to cool off, and then in... Posted Jun 25 2010, 04:15 PM by pat71896 with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: stabilizers, avid embroiderer, annthegran stabilizer, costs, batting, monograms, applique, adhesive, summer, Design Downloads, 4th of July, coaster, scissors

• Bean Stitch 11/14/08

  The first time I saw a ‘Bean’ stitch, it was from a distance of about 12 feet. I could see that there was something different about this embroidery, but could not put my finger on it. I asked the owner of the project and they explained it... Posted Nov 14 2008, 03:07 PM by pat71896 with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: The Avid Embroiderer, Badgemaster, costs, Holidays, spreadsheet, prewound bobbin, bean

• Badgemaster (original published date - 8/22/08)

  8/10/11 - Here it is 3 years later and I just wanted to add that I still use and LOVE Badgemaster. I use it for so many things, not just FSL. I ran out recently and bought some Ultra Solvey. What a surprise! It is the same, but at a significantly higher... Posted Aug 24 2008, 03:17 AM by pat71896 with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: embroidery designs, stabilizers, blog, The Avid Embroiderer, tips for new embroiderers, save money, wss, towels, Badgemaster, FSL, water soluble stabilizer, costs, machine embroidery