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I have uploaded photos of my design in the Challenge Section.  I am having problems with it in regard to 1) Gaps  2)  Puckering  3)  Outline does not meet design.  Any help is greatly appreciated

Let us know what kind of fabric and stabilizer you used. With all that fill it seems to be a pretty dense design that would require a heavy stabilizer. Most of the time the stabilizing is the culprit.'

Nancy

I used 2 sheets of badgemaster and my material was thin cotton (tea towel mat'l)  Margie

Margie, I am not that familiar with badgemaster. I do know that they recommend it for free-standing lace, applique, patches and cutwork. My opinion since this design looks pretty dense is to use 1-2 sheets of tearaway. Sometimes if your fabric is very thin you should steer clear of dense designs. There is a post in this section for embroidering on tea-towels, since your fabric resembles that it should be helpful. If my fabric can get away with it I always choose to use cutaway for stability.

Thanks everyone for your help.  I didn't know starch was still around.  I thought everyone used Magic Sizing.  I am going to store to get some and will let you know how it works.  Thanks again for your help. 

I've only been embroidering 2 yrs so I'm a novice at this..what is hoop-less method?  thanks

Hi, LS............

I am new to this site, but not to ME.  I found this visual in the BLOGS (see header at top of this site) - http://www.annthegran.com/cs/blogs/avid-embroiderer/archive/2008/06/05/the-avid-embroiderer-presents-quot-hooping-and-hoopless-embroidery-quot-june-6-2008.aspx

Much easier than typing out the instructions. 

Pattiann

Hi Margie,

I had the same exact problem with a few of my designs. Sorry I don't have pics of those, I did use them anyway and I colored in the skipped spots with a fabric marker and outlined the black also(with the fabric marker). What I have since discovered is that when my software ask me do I want to convert to blocks if I say yes I get this problem. If I say no, I do not have this problem at all. My software is PSW. I really don't know if all software offers this option. Are you using software to tranfer your designs to your machine? I don't think the stabilizer or fabric weight has anything to do with the skipped spots or the outline meeting the designs appropriately. Of course the puckering may be attributed to the stabilers or fabric weight. I hope this helps somewhat. Let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Embroidering,

AL

Margie,

I just looked at the towels you are doing and they look like the same type of fabric that I am using right now,it is very thin cotton. this is only a suggestion, you might try using a basting stitch before you start your design to hold everything in place while the design is stitching out. When I do this type of towel, I use 2 sheets of Ann The Gran water soluble stabilizer underneath,then on top of that another piece of water soluble,I use the basting stitches at the beginning.This helps to keep the fabric from shifting. I do these the hoop-less method so as not to get hoop burn on the fabric, You have to be very careful when doing this type of towel and this method as they are so light weight they can easily shift, Once the basting stitches are there I don't think you will have as many problems with it, You can never over stabilize something,so if it looks like you are still having problems with it add another piece of water soluble under it. When done take as much of the waster soluble off before laundering or spritzing with water.

I hope this helps you out some and Good luck with them,

.  here are some free basing frames for you in case your machine does not have them  http://www.threadartist.com/embroidery_basting_frames_ 

Judy