Bobbinwork
Embroidery
BY NANCY FIEDLER
Bobbinwork allows you to use thick or unspun threads
that will not go through the eye of the sewing machine
needle. Use bobbinwork to embellish crazy quilts or
create your own textured fabrics for piecing.
Using bobbinwork with your embroidery machine can
add a new design element to your embroidery and quilt-
ing. Often you will see this technique used with built-in
decorative stitches such as feather and ladder stitches.
Textured embroidery designs add a unique look
to any quilt. Use your embroidery software to
create bobbin work designs. Create stippling as
the fill stitch, making sure to select single line.Single-line quilt designs are ideal for bobbinwork.
With planning, a quilted project can be reversible,
with texture on one side and traditional quilting
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