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Wed, Feb 9, 05 at 10:39
| Okay, I'm new at machine embroidery. I just got my machine, a Bernina, in November. I didn't have a lot of time to play around with it through the holidays, but now I'm enjoying playing and learning.
I've learned a few things from my new experiences that I hope I don't repeat! A friend brought me a darling valentine holder that she bought for her 1 year old granddaughter. She wanted it personalized with her name. The holder is a heart shaped pocket and I thought I could manage to stitch the name without taking the item apart. It was a very tight squeeze and after stitching the first letter I realized it wasn't going to work. so I literally spent hours removing the stitches on that first letter! Then I took the item partially apart and stitched the name. I now have to sew it back together again. Whew! What a job! I'm chalking this off as a learning experience! I also learned that the machine puts those stitches in to stay!!!! So...what have you learned from experience with your embroidery projects that I should avoid in the future? |
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- Posted by Joansews4u (My Page) on Wed, Feb 9, 05 at 18:35
| Mary Ann, Buy you a mustache & beard trimmer & work from the back side cutting bobbin threads & scratch off the top. Best $20 I ever spent. |
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- Posted by stitchntime9 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 10, 05 at 11:46
| I highly recommend the mustache and beard trimmer. I use it for hand embroidery and really save time when I make a mistake and have to rip out. The other little tip is to make test samples or mockups of everything before doing the final stitching to find the ut-ohs and fine tune everything before using the final fabric/item. |
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| Something else I learned last night. LOL Always check to see what order your stitches will be sewing in (if you have edited a design). I stitched buttonholes for the first time and since I was stitching them on small straps that I pinned to the hooped stabilizer, I set up a basting stitch around the buttonhole so that the strap would be stable and not move. I forgot to check my stitching order, and it stitched the buttonhole first. A lot of good my basting did! |
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