I have posted this on
Applique Forum but thought I would share it here! When I first got my machine, I could not figure out for the life of me how not to sew the back of tiny shirts and onesies! With the help of a wonderful lady at AllBrands where I bought my machine, I discovered what worked for me.
FAQ's:
I do not hoop anything- EVER.
I do not prewash anything- EVER.
I use Sulky's medium cutaway most of the time. Every once in a while I will use medium tearaway but rarely.
I use my 4"x4" hoop for burp cloths and newborn onesies. Anything bigger gets my 5"x7"
1. Iron and startch (if needed) the shirt to get the wrinkles out.
2. Turn the shirt inside out.
3. Line up the side seams of the shirt and iron a crease down the center of the shirt.
4. Hoop your stabilizer and spray it with adhesive. I use 505 spray that I buy at my local All Brands. I purchase my stabilizer at Hancock Fabrics when they are 50% off.
5. Place shirt or onesie that is inside out on flat surface. I use my ironing board.
6. Line up center of hoop with center crease in shirt and place face down on shirt. Measure middle of shirt if needed.
7. Press down to secure shirt to sticky stabilizer.
8. Flip the hoop and shirt over. I put my hand on the top of the shirt when I flip it so it doesn't move off of the stabilizer.
9. Your shirt/onesie should look like this! I then rub out any wrinkles that may exist in the shirt that is on the stabilizer.
10. Don't forget to hold the shirt out of the way when embroidering! You need to "babysit" it, especially on tiny onesies! I usually have to constantly move extra material out of the way with the tiny clothing items.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for sharing your hooping technique.
ReplyDeleteThank you - I needed this!!
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't I think of that - brilliant!
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ReplyDeleteCan't wait to try this thank you so much
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome way of non-hooping, thanks so much for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteGreat technique, I think you are long gone by now but just in case you still check you blog there are first timers out here that thank you for posting :)
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DeleteAbsolutely brilliant! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely brilliant! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are a noble person. Thanks for helping.
ReplyDeletethank you so much just got an old machine just to practice on then I will buy a new one got pe-180d lovely machine but only does 4x4 inch but love it ….. thank you love this method so easy to do only practicing at the moment …..lots of hugs pam xxx
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