Creative_Machine_Embroidery_-_Winter_2019

• Light-coloredlinenfabriccoupled
  withcontrastingthreaddoesn’tpro-
  ducedistinctholesbecausetheeye
  is attractedtothethreadinsteadof
  theholes(D).Dark-coloredlinen
  fabriccombinedwithcontrasting
  threadhasthesameeffect(E).Both
  lookscanbeachievedwithoutthe
  useofa wingneedle.


• Verydarkdenimfabriccoupled
  withmatchingthreadmakesit
  difficulttoseetheholes(F).Use
  thiscombinationforprojectsthat
  letenoughlightpassthroughthe
  fabric,suchasa skirthem,curtains
  ortablecloths.


• Usea light-coloredcottonknit
  T-shirtwitha contrastingoutline
  threadcolorforaninterestinglook
  anddistinctholes(G).

tip

Positiontwopiecesof

woveninterfacingin

oppositegraindirections

ontheknitfabricwrong

sidebeforeembroidering

toaddstability.

Darkdenimandmatching

thread

Light-coloredknitandcontrasting

thread

FG

CONVERTINGDESIGNS

Embroiderydesignsthathavea large

areaofX-shapedstitchesaresuitable

forwingneedleembroidery.Usea

wingneedlefordesignsnotspecifi-

callydigitizedforwingneedlestoadd

anotherlayeroftextureandinterestto

thedesign.

• Thefeaturedmonogramback-
  grounddesignhasX-shaped
  stitchesfillingthecircleareaand
  is appropriateforconversion.The
  designdoesn’thavea colorchange
  betweenthesatinstitchandthe
  X-shapedstitches(H).


• Usinga universalneedleand40-
  wt.rayonthread,stitchthedesign
  outline,endingthestitchingbefore
  theX-shapedstitching.Installa

Light-colored linen and

contrasting thread

Dark-colored linen and

contrasting thread

DE

H I

wing needle, thread the needle

with 60-wt. white cotton thread,

and then embroider. Once the wing

needle embroidery is complete,

install a universal needle and rayon

thread, if desired, and then stitch

the remaining design (I).

DESIGNS

Filigree: Sew Timeless, Wing Needle Pieces, #2;

http://www.sewtimeless.com

Flower Frame: Sew Timeless, Heirloom Pansies,

Alphabackground; http://www.sewtimeless.com

Rose: Sew Timeless, Wing Needle Pieces, #17;

http://www.sewtimeless.com

Scroll: Sew Timeless, Wing Needle Pieces, #9;

http://www.sewtimeless.com

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