WhenusingtweezerstoremovesmallMylarpiecesfrom
anembroiderydesign,placethepiecesona papertowel
to prevent them from clinging to your hand.
Grace, emailEASYEMERY
Useanemeryboardtofile
bobbinstitchesloosewhena
designstitchesimproperly.
JudyS.,InstagramBAGSAVVY
Embroideringreadymade
bagsis difficultbecause
they’rehardtohoop.Toeasily
embroidera readymadebag,
turnthebagwrongsideout.Hoop
thefabricwiththeembroideryarea
rightsidefacingup.Cliptheremainder
ofthebagawayfromthehoopand
needleduringembroidery.
LindaM.,emailVisitcmemag.com
formoretechniques
andtrickstoinspire
yourembroidery.GREATWEIGHT
Use60-wt.embroiderythread
whenembroideringsmall
letteringandnumbers.The
lightweightthreadprevents
tanglesandbunchesonthe
fabricrightandwrongside.It
alsocreatescrisp,easy-to-read
lettering.
LindaD.,Facebook
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tips to [email protected] or post
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chance to win a fabulous prize.STABILIZERSAVER
If a pieceofstabilizeris slightly
toosmalltohoop,adherea small
pieceofmaskingtapetothe
outeredgeoftheinnerhoop.
Hoopthestabilizer,andthen
finger-pressthestabilizeredge
tothetape.Thetapesecures
thestabilizer,preventingit from
slippingoutofthehoopduring
embroidery.
BettyD.,Facebook
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