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What are Embroidery Stabilizers & How Are They Used?
So... What Exactly is a Stabilizer?
Embroidery stabilizers are simply an applied weave that is added to various fabric types to help reduce or eliminate bunching and puckering. They are also important in reducing the ability of the stitches to take on the texture of the fabric that they are being applied to or sinking too deeply into the fabric. Many lighter fabrics are especially susceptible to these issues, since they lack the stiffness of other materials such as leather. The application of
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Dec 24th 2017
Make a Sassy Bandana For Your Family Pet!
There are so many projects we have thought to do with our sassy little Sugar Skull. We have thought about putting onto a denim jacket, the pocket of jeans or on a t-shirt. They would all be perfectly good places to embroider this little gem. But we decided that our pet Daisy needed a little bit of wardrobe for herself. So we made her a pink bandana that shows off the Sugar Skull!Here Are The Items That You Will Need...
Sugar Skull embroidery patternFat quarter squared offMedium weight cut away
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Dec 24th 2017
Meet Our Featured Member --- Louise Smith
Featured Member for December - Louise Smith1. I have been embroidering since 2013, so almost 10 years, wow how time flies! In 2013 my husband bought me my machine as he saw it in the shop and thought I might like to do it make quilts. I quilted but had never embroidered before and I didn't use it for a few months because I didn't really know what to do with it. Sounds odd but then he enrolled me in a class and the rest is history. I LOVE my machine and doing embroidering...I make gifts for
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Jan 1st 1970
Meet our Featured Member --- Dixie Hedges-Lloyd
Featured Member for November: Dixie Hedges--Lloyd1. How long have you been embroidering? How did you start your machine embroidery journey?I have been embroidering for just under 2 years, but I have sewn on and off for almost 40 years. Three years ago, my mom and I went to a local event hosted by a sewing center, where we got to try embroidery projects on a fancy-schmancy machine. She ended up buying the machine at that point. A year later, I could no longer let her embroider all by herself,
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Jan 1st 1970
Meet our Featured Member --- Anita Brixey
1. How long have you been embroidering? How did you start your machine embroidery journey?I bought my Brother NQ1400E embroidery machine in February of 2016. I began learning the ins and outs of different types of embroidery designs through trial and error. I really learned with a lot of help from Facebook groups like Tattered Stitch's, where more experienced ladies are willing to share how they do things.2. What is your favorite type of project to create?I went to a craft show that my
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Jan 1st 1970