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Hoop Impression or Burn

Occasionally you may be working with a dense or very sheer fabric and experience what is called hoop burn. Sometimes it is just an impression left on the fabric, but some of them can be a real burn. As previously noted, you can get the fantastic (IMHO) Snap-Hoop which you can read about in my blog about...

Posted to The Avid Embroiderer (Weblog) by pat71896 on 02-18-2011
Complete newbie needs help on how to hoop shirts, tanks, a-line dresses and other 2 sided items on Brother PE770

Hi, I was recently given a BrotherPE770 as a gift and have the basics down, but I really need step by stp instructions on the easiest way to use this machine to embroider and applique on shirts etc. without sewing it together! I know there is a way to do it and move the back of the item out of the way...

Posted to General Discussion (Forum) by raynemarie on 07-05-2010
Re: Embird question!

I do have a blog on endless hooping that includes photos. Check it out! There are many ways of doing that function, and Pattiann has listed one, and my blog shows another. One thing to look for is designs that have a pre-digitized design set for rehooping. These are nice , they don't have a specific...

Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by pat71896 on 05-01-2009
Re: Fleece Embroidery

Allow me to add that you will want to place a piece of water soluble stabilizer, generally light to medium weight, on top of the fleece. Your stitches will not 'sink' into the fabric. You have other options if you are not comfortable with glue. I am not a glue fan either. I use a water soluble...

Posted to General Discussion (Forum) by pat71896 on 02-26-2009
Re: How do you stop hoop marks?

You don't mention if you have washed the garment yet, but I think that a good washing should take care of the issue. I might even put a little extra fabric softener in the wash because softeners 'relax' the fabric. I might 'touch it' up with an iron as well. In the future, I agree...

Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by pat71896 on 12-30-2008
Re: Stitching out Fonts from My Software versus Purchasing the Font?

I love your name - mehoopany! To hoop or not to hoop, that is the question. Another method of 'hoopless' embroidery can be found at my blog which is a different method than Carol is discussing in her blog. That does not mean that her method is wrong, it just means that these two methods are different...

Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by pat71896 on 12-06-2008
Re: Material comming out of hoop

Remove the bobbin and bobbin case and clean out any lint and thread snips. Re-thread the machine with the presser foot in the up position. Check the bobbin to be sure the thread is feeding from the bobbin in the right direction and though the proper guides. Hoop-less will not resolve the issue. Hoop...

Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by Pattiann on 11-30-2008
Re: Hooping and getting it straight

Hi Joan, Sorry I have been a bit out of touch here, but what I do is this" I keep both parts of the hoop fastened together, lay the adhesive stabilizer on the back of the hoop, and smooth it to make sure it is tight. Then I lay the Marked t-shirt onto it, lining up the markings on the shirt to the...

Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by jalcumbrack on 10-23-2008
Re: Hooping and getting it straight

Judy's instructions are great. I need to be able to see the process and then read the instuctions. Read this blog . There are photos to help you. I do understand your problem. Hoopless embroidery is a technique which, once you understand, will be really helpful for lots of items. Practice on some...

Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by pat71896 on 10-22-2008
Re: Embroidering Name on back of jacket - best way?

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 recommend that you do open the hem for a more professional look. That means some extra work, but well worth it when you see the results...

Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by pat71896 on 10-21-2008

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