CAULDRON ASSEMBLY
- Gather and sort all the pieces to
prepare for assembly. - Begin with the top pieces. Load
the same top and bobbin thread
used to embroider them, then set
the machine to a ladder stitch 6mm
wide and 2.5mm long. If possible,
slow the machine down and use a
see-through foot for better visibility.
If a ladder stitch is not available, use
a zigzag stitch. - Working with the pieces right side
up, abut the side edges of two
pieces. Stitch from the lower (wider)
end to the upper end, keeping the
edges butted together tightly. As
you stitch, the lower edge will start
to lift up as the top of the cauldron
begins to form. - Repeat to stitch six more pairs of
top pieces. To expedite sewing,
use the chain method of sewing,
abutting the next two pieces under
the presser foot immediately after
the last two are sewn. - Repeat to stitch the bottom sections
together in twos. Begin at the lower
(narrow) end and stitch toward the
top, ending at the point of the V.
These pieces will develop a deeper
curve when stitched together. - Cut all the chained pieces apart.
Set the machine for a triple zigzag
stitch that is 6mm wide and 1mm
long.- Place the end of the 6mm boning
under the presser foot, and stitch
a few stitches to anchor it. Raise
the presser foot and, working with
the pieces right side up, center the
seam over the boning (B). Stitch
over the abutted seam, centering
and stitching the boning to the
underside of all the upper and
lower paired pieces using the
chaining method. - Cut apart all the sections from the
boning, then trim the boning of the
upper sections even with the upper
and lower edge satin stitching, and
the lower sections even with the
satin stitching at the lower edge
and even with the top of the V (C). - Repeat to stitch pairs of upper and
lower pieces together to create sets
of fours and add boning. - Repeat until all the upper pieces are
stitched together in a full ring. - Repeat with the lower pieces, but
on the last seam, stitch ½ " from the
lower edge and leave the rest of the
seam open. This will be used to pass
the atomizer cord through. - Place one circle right side down on
a flat work surface. Place hot glue
along the outside edge.- Turn the cauldron base upside
down and center the circle wrong
side down over the opening at the
bottom. Press gently, then turn
the cauldron base right side up.
Place hot glue over the circle at the
bottom of the bowl, then position
the remaining circle right side up
over the glue. Hold firmly in place
until the glue is set. - Push the awl through all the eyelets
to make sure they are not clogged
from the spray sealant. - Align the cauldron top over the
cauldron base, aligning the eyelets
and with the V edges to the inside
of the overlap (D). - Align the eyelets of one center
band over the center seam. Place a
brad through the first eyelet of the
center band, through the top eyelet
and into the bottom eyelet. Hold
the three sections firmly together
and spread the prongs apart on
the back, flattening them as much
as possible. The prongs should be
parallel to the bowl seam.
- Turn the cauldron base upside
tip
Use a small dot of hot
glue to secure the band
ends together.B CD
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- Gather and sort all the pieces to
prepare for assembly. - Begin with the top pieces. Load
the same top and bobbin thread
used to embroider them, then set
the machine to a ladder stitch 6mm
wide and 2.5mm long. If possible,
slow the machine down and use a
see-through foot for better visibility.
If a ladder stitch is not available, use
a zigzag stitch. - Working with the pieces right side
up, abut the side edges of two
pieces. Stitch from the lower (wider)
end to the upper end, keeping the
edges butted together tightly. As
you stitch, the lower edge will start
to lift up as the top of the cauldron
begins to form. - Repeat to stitch six more pairs of
top pieces. To expedite sewing,
use the chain method of sewing,
abutting the next two pieces under
the presser foot immediately after
the last two are sewn. - Repeat to stitch the bottom sections
together in twos. Begin at the lower
(narrow) end and stitch toward the
top, ending at the point of the V.
These pieces will develop a deeper
curve when stitched together. - Cut all the chained pieces apart.
Set the machine for a triple zigzag
stitch that is 6mm wide and 1mm
long.- Place the end of the 6mm boning
under the presser foot, and stitch
a few stitches to anchor it. Raise
the presser foot and, working with
the pieces right side up, center the
seam over the boning (B). Stitch
over the abutted seam, centering
and stitching the boning to the
underside of all the upper and
lower paired pieces using the
chaining method. - Cut apart all the sections from the
boning, then trim the boning of the
upper sections even with the upper
and lower edge satin stitching, and
the lower sections even with the
satin stitching at the lower edge
and even with the top of the V (C). - Repeat to stitch pairs of upper and
lower pieces together to create sets
of fours and add boning. - Repeat until all the upper pieces are
stitched together in a full ring. - Repeat with the lower pieces, but
on the last seam, stitch ½ " from the
lower edge and leave the rest of the
seam open. This will be used to pass
the atomizer cord through. - Place one circle right side down on
a flat work surface. Place hot glue
along the outside edge.- Turn the cauldron base upside
down and center the circle wrong
side down over the opening at the
bottom. Press gently, then turn
the cauldron base right side up.
Place hot glue over the circle at the
bottom of the bowl, then position
the remaining circle right side up
over the glue. Hold firmly in place
until the glue is set. - Push the awl through all the eyelets
to make sure they are not clogged
from the spray sealant. - Align the cauldron top over the
cauldron base, aligning the eyelets
and with the V edges to the inside
of the overlap (D). - Align the eyelets of one center
band over the center seam. Place a
brad through the first eyelet of the
center band, through the top eyelet
and into the bottom eyelet. Hold
the three sections firmly together
and spread the prongs apart on
the back, flattening them as much
as possible. The prongs should be
parallel to the bowl seam.
- Turn the cauldron base upside
tip
Use a small dot of hot
glue to secure the band
ends together.B CD
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