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  • Re: What fabric brand do you recommend?

    Mary, I would also double up on your fabric,cut 2 and serge them together or baste them together so they don't slide when embroidering. This is a very "heavy" design for this type of fabric. It looks very light weight. I got a hold of some fabric one time,that I thought was alright until...
    Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by jalcumbrack on 06-12-2008
  • Re: What fabric brand do you recommend?

    Hi Mary, I also do a lot of quilting. Joan is right with the different weights with muslin. If you want to continue to use up what you have ,Joan suggested that you use water soluble stabilizer on top, that will help. But I think what you could do is maybe double the fabric,use a heavy stabilizer on...
    Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by jalcumbrack on 06-10-2008
  • Re: Stitch Density and Fabrics

    Hi Jo, I always use the water soluable on top of any design,it helps lay the stitches on top of the fabric a bit more.there are many different weights of that as well,the one I use is the one at ATG .So far it is the best I have used,it is fairly economical,and it has never failed me yet. By using the...
    Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by jalcumbrack on 06-02-2008
  • 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
  • Re: Stitch Density and Fabrics

    Well, I guess my first question ,is what are you using for stabilizers? Are you hooping it or are you going outside the hoop? If it were me I would use a sticky on the hoop,then an iron on,light tack tear away on the back of the sweatshirt.Then lay it on the sticky,and embroider it out side the hoop...
    Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by jalcumbrack on 06-01-2008
  • Re: Thread Breaking in My Machine

    There are multitudes of reasons or causes for thread breaks. It can be caused by different situations. One of the main causes of thread breaks that I have is that the thread is not seated in the thread path. Hold the thread firmly in your right hand with enough thread in your left hand to go through...
    Posted to Today's Top Tips (Forum) by alssweetheart on 05-02-2008
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