Joyce Roberts Designs
Joyce Roberts
PO Box 803
League City, Texas 77574
 

Machine Embroidery Help!

The study of stabilizers for machine embroidery can be complex and confusing.
    Just remember that when the embroidery is dense a medium weight stabilizer is needed or use several lighter weight layers. 
    I like to use a tear-away stabilizer when the back of the piece will not be seen. 
    Water soluble stabilizers are wonderful, but usually need several layers to support the embroidery. 
    I do leave a medium weight stabilizer in many of my small wall quilts to provide support for the embroidery.
   When the piece is too thick for embroidering,  hoop two layers of water soluble stabilizer and baste around the edges

Besides using a sticky spray and the correct stabilizer, try spraying the embroidery background fabric with starch or a sizing spray.  Press the fabric after spraying it evenly.

Change your machine needle after two hours of steady embroidering.  Do give your machine a break from embroidering after two hours.  You will find less thread breakage and better all around performance.

Do remember that different fabrics require different procedures for embroidering.  I use 100% cotton thread and fabric for my quilting projects.

If you find thread bunching under the hoop (a problem called bird nesting) you may have a bent needle, need lint removed, or a different stabilizer.

To resize the pieces after embroidering keep the corners at right angles and leave the stabilizer on the back of the pieces to provide support for the design until you have assembled all the piecing.

Consider that all piecing should have ¼ inch seam allowance when creating a quilt project.

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