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  • My Anniversary, 5/14/09

    Much to my delight, this is my first year anniversary. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! As my gift to you, you can download my Garden Sayings for free, just click this link . These were in my Badgemaster blog , here is a photo of them. The flowers are from Floral Accent Design Pack and are the perfect...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 05-15-2009

  • Lingerie 1/3/09

    I have been thinking about doing embroidery on lingerie for some time now. I might be doing some laces or even some more dense design. I love embroidery and figured a little bit of additional color would be great. A great deal of lingerie today is made from nylon and/or polyester tricot. Tricot is a...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 01-03-2009

  • Needles 7/3/08

    Needles General Information: The lower the number, the smaller the needle regardless of the type. Fine fabrics, satin, silk, linen, require the #60/8 Sharp or #65/9 Sharp. Either would be good choices. Those fabrics are snagged by a dull or overly large needle. To pierce heavy fabric like denim, use...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 07-03-2008

  • Hooping and Hoopless Embroidery 6/6/08

    Hooping 101 Initially, I thought I might be able to discuss hooping in a single blog. After discussion with others and considering what hooping entails, hooping will be a series. I hope to share my experiences and what I have learned from some very accomplished ME people. Your thoughts and input is also...
    Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 06-05-2008

  • Re: Stitch Density and Fabrics

    I can not stress enough the fact ALWAYS,ALWAYS ,ALWAYS do test sew outs for any type of fabric. It is the best way to tell what stabilizers you need for that particular item.Some may need two,three even more .I never do any embroidery without WSS on the top.It just makes every project come out nicer...
    Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by jalcumbrack on 06-01-2008

  • Re: Stitch Density and Fabrics

    My goodness,I just realized you had two types of fabric you are using here.Silly me !I would say again for the cotton,what are you using for stabilizer's? Cotton is a very light weight fabric,so dense stitches are likely to pucker it. I just thought of something else as well,did you re-size the design...
    Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by jalcumbrack on 06-01-2008
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