Creative_Machine_Embroidery_-_Winter_2019

Men’sBeanie

Embellish a basic men’s beanie with a
tiger embroidery design.

MATERIALS
+Readymade knit beanie
+Stabilizer: cut-away &
water-soluble
+Temporary spray adhesive
+Thread: all-purpose &
embroidery
+Hand sewing needle (optional)
+Tiger head design
(approximately 3¼ "×3¾ "; see
“Designs.”)

PREPARE

• Position the beanie right side up on
  a flat work surface. Find the beanie
  vertical and horizontal center;
  pin-mark.


• Cut along one beanie side seam
  from the lower edge across the
  crown. If there’s no side seam, use
  the upper seam or pleat as the cut-
  ting guide.

EMBROIDER

• Hoop a piece of cutaway stabilizer.
  Spray temporary adhesive over the
  stabilizer. Position the beanie over
  the stabilizer, centering the design
  placement pin-marks within the
  hoop; finger-press to secure.


• If available, use the baste-in-the-
  hoopfeatureonthemachineto
  securethelayers.


• Lightlyspraythebeaniewithtem-
  porarysprayadhesive.Centera
  pieceofwater-solublestabilizer
  overthebeanie;finger-pressto
  secure.


• Loadthetigerdesignontothe
  machine.Embroiderthedesign,
  changingthreadcolorsasdesired.
  
  
  • Remove the hoop from the ma-
    chine and the stabilizer from the
    hoop. Carefully cut away the water-
    soluble and cut-away stabilizer close
    to the design perimeter.
  
  
  
  

CONSTRUCT

• Fora beaniewithouta lining,posi-
  tionthebeaniewithrightsides
  together;pin.Zigzagstitchtheside
  seamclosetotherawedge.


• Fora beaniewitha lining,position
  thebeaniefrontandbackwithright
  sidestogether;pin.Continuepin-
  ningtheliningrightsidestogether
  tocreatea loop.Zigzagstitchclose
  totherawedges,leavinga opening
  ontheliningforturning.
  
  
  • Turn the beanie right side out
    through the opening. Hand stitch or
    machine stitch the opening closed.
  
  
  • Remove the remaining water-
    soluble topper according to the
    manufacturer’s instructions.
  
  
  
  

DESIGN

Floral border: Embroidery Library, Delic ate

Blo oms Border, M16163; emlibrar y.com

Floral corner: Embroidery Library, Delicate

Blo oms Corner, M16168; emblibrar y.com

Tiger head: Concord Collections, Tiger Head;

annthegran.com

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