Creative_Machine_Embroidery_-_Winter_2019

1 ½"

Grainline

the thread markings of the bust

dart. On the featured sample, the

center of the design is 1½ " from the

armscye at the shoulder; however,

this measurement may need to be

adjusted depending on the size

you are making. It is also important

to note that while the center line is

straight, it does not run parallel to

the grain line on the pattern (A).

• Repeat to mark a second, mirror-
  image line on the dress front
  opposite side.


• Find the horizontal center of each
  line; pin-mark. Find the half-way
  points between the shoulder and
  the pins and the waistline and the
  pins; mark.


• Hoop a piece of cutaway stabilizer.
  Spray lightly with temporary
  adhesive, then smooth the fabric
  over the stabilizer, aligning the
  design vertical centerline with the
  vertical line and the horizontal
  centerline with one of the upper
  horizontal marks.


• Smooth the nap, then place a piece
  of water-soluble topper over the
  fabric. Secure with tape or using
  the machine’s baste-in-the-hoop
  function, if available.


• Embroider the design, changing
  colors and trimming jump threads
  as necessary.


• Repeat to embroider a second
  design along the lower half of the
  vertical line and two more designs
  along the opposite side line.


• Mark the seam and hem allowances
  on each flutter sleeve, then
  randomly mark the placements for
  8–10 tiny rose designs within those
  markings, rotating them to add
  interest.


• Embroider the designs, following
  the same steps as previously.

A

• Construct the dress per the pattern
  instructions, omitting the narrow
  hem and replacing it with a single-
  fold hem.

DESIGNS

Delicate Rose Border M20291 and Tiny

Rose M17519 designs: Embroidery Library;

emblibrary.com

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