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You are sew right because the one I don't use any more was originally with my sewing machine! I now use that seam ripper in the kitchen to clean out tiny places, and for that, it is excellent. Pat, The Avid Embroiderer
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Joan - I so agree! Just one word of caution, if you are still using the seam ripper that came with your machine, please replace it. They get dull just like anything else. No one sharpens seam rippers! I got a new one myself and cut myself so do be careful with a new one, the difference between your old...
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Thanks Pattiann! I have struggled with those things for a long time and now I can make it easy to do! PThe Avid Embroiderer
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I just finished a project that had very small dots (it was a lady bug) and the jump stitches between them were quite short as well. I used a small scrap of my water soluble stabilizer over the area and it made the jump stitches easier to clip and I did not nick other stitches. It would also work on small...
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It, as Pattiann said, depends on the length of the jump. I used to clip each one, but now I am more prudent. Clipping allows for a thread to be subject to unravelling. If you are doing a pair of jeans, that would be very bad. If you are doing a wall hanging, the clip won't have much usage, so ravelling...
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Wow Ann you guys are really getting it over there, we have had hardly anything over here, a bit of wind and a few rainstorms but nothing else. All the bands must have come over your way. Take care, if you hear something like a train very nearby and you don't have a rail track close enough to hear...
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When I first heard this tip, they only said to use the dishwasher. Being in San Diego, I would not know such information. Thanks, Ann for the remainder of the input. The circuit breaker makes great sense. I am not in an earthquake prone area, but everyone in California gets PSA's regularly reminding...
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Thanks for this information. It makes sense that the digitizer should be able to 'lock' (or whatever it is called) those stitches. I will look forward to your blog, I always learn so much from you, Pat, The Avid Embroiderer
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You are very welcome,that is why these forums are here, it is like having 250,000 experts at your door,LOL!(not that I am ) On the front stitches between letters, I simply use the fabric paint pens, not only does it save a lot of time,but you cannot even tell it is there.It solves two problems,having...
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WOW! I have always cut the jump stitches on the back, but some of these ideas are making me rethink that action. I do cut away from the 'knot' area. And, Fray Check is an excellent product for a misplaced cut. Certainly, a long jump on a tote, for instance, would be cut because reaching into...