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Hi Connie, If I may ask what type of fabric you are using and what type of stabilizer are you using? The main thing to remember is you cannot over stabilize anything. The lighter the fabric the more stabilizer you will need to use with it. By increasing the stabilizer it should get rid of the issue....
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Welcome to the wonderful world of machine embroidery (ME) and AnnTheGran (ATG). ME is the most fun craft, it is beautiful, and creative, you are going to fall in love! I suggest that you get your feet a little more wet before you try splitting designs. It is something that requires a lot of patience...
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Pattiann is right on target as usual! Stabilizers can be very confusing for any embroiderer. If you need a little info on them, check my blog on stabilizers . Pat, The Avid Embroiderer
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Mary Anne - Sometimes, even after being checked by the best repairperson in the universe, we still have problems. The design shown, with the outline out of alignment is actually a stabilizer problem. That may sound odd to you, but do try your design with an extra sheet of stabilizer. For the denim, I...
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Christie- Welcome to the wonderful world of machine embroidery (ME) and AnnTheGran (ATG). ME is the most fun craft, it is beautiful, and creative, you are going to fall in love! If you are new, I recommend that you use the fonts you probably will find on your machine for the time being until you have...
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Great information, thanks Marge! What an interesting way to decide on stabilizers. I never thought of it that way, but certainly, the number of stitches does enter into the equation. So, all you newbies, read all the great information in the Forums and Blogs here at ATG and you will find yourself being...
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Pat-Unfortunately there is no such thing as a general purpose stabilizer for machine embroidery. If there is one issue that is confusing to new and experienced embroiderers, it is stabilizers. I recommend that you try different types to get familiar with them. Ann has many in her store that are "...
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Hi, I need a general purpose stabilizers , it doesn't need to be adhesive , nor water soluble. I see there are a number of annthegran stabilizers but I'm confused to what I need. Would you suggest medium ? or lightweight ? what about the soft ones ? do they work as well ? I do a number of dishtowels...
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Patty - You are so right. I feel that it is easy to understabilize, but it is very difficult to over stabilize. That extra padding certainly can make a great deal of difference. Glad you joined us, we learn and have a lot of fun here! Pat, The Avid Embroiderer
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Sounds like you are going to embark on a fun project. In addition to testing out the water soluble stabilizers on both the top and bottom, you will want to use the same color bobbin as the top thread. That way both sides will be the same. Just try to remember that standard bobbin thread is lighter in...