I have done a lot of FSL designs, putting as many in my hoop that will fit.
I use a layer of WSS, then scraps of WSS and then another piece of solid WSS and I have never had a problem. Might be a good idea to put a basting stitch around first.
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by dragonflyer
28 Oct 2015
Hmm, not sure how effective a basting stitch would be...normally you would use a basting stitch to anchor fabric to the stabilizer...but in this case no fabric....a basting stitch is not going to keep the stabilizer from slipping at the hoop edge if it going to slip...
by jerrib
28 Oct 2015
I wasn't sure about the basting stitch, but it was just a thought. I haven't had any problems with WSS slipping.
30656thank you all very much I will get some more of that rubber shelf liner so I can add it to the hoop. Maybe because I have magnets I don't need the shelf liner? does anyone use this shelf liner with magnets to hold the wss down?
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by graceandham
28 Oct 2015
I sometimes just use the "frame" of used stabilizer - just enough edge to hoop it, cut open the center so you can stitch. This helps prevent shifting, too.
by pldc
28 Oct 2015
ok not sure i understand this? Just cut the hole of the rubber shelf liner then use wss on top to make the lace?
by shirley124
29 Oct 2015
PLEASE PLEASE be careful when using shelf liner. I was using it when doing some FSLace and the machine foot hit one edge because I had too much inside the hoop. It put the embroidery unit out of alignment and I had to take into the shop and have it fixed. I have learned my lesson. Hugs Shirley
by dragonflyer
29 Oct 2015
Lor, instead of using individual strips on the hoop edge, some take a piece of shelving larger than the outside hoop, then cut away the inside of the shelving leaving just the outside "frame" of the shelving...it would kind of look like a picture frame...you just need to be sure that you cut away enough of the inside shelving so it is out of the stitching area...when you hoop you do not have strips to contend with...just one "frame of shelving" to center over the bottom hoop, then your stabilizer, then the top hoop...
by pennyhal2
29 Oct 2015
I cut my shelf liner into one inch strips, On the back side of the inner hoop, I put a strip of double stick tape. Use a width that is just the width of the inner hoop. My hoop is 1/4" so I use 1/4" tape, I put the tape on the sides and on the top/bottom of the inner hoop stopping before getting to the corners, do not go around the corners.
I then press an edge of the shelf liner to the double stitck tape so that none of it shows on the inside of the hoop. So your inner hoop looks like it has wings on it. Put the inner hoop on top of the stabilizer, then hoop it. The shelf paper will form a cushion between the inner hoop and outer hoop so that when you tighten it up, it will grab hold of the stabilizer and hold it firm. No shelf liner will be showing on the inside of the hoop. It should come up a little ways over the sides of the outer hoop. If not, cut the shelf liner a little larger. The shelf liner will stay in place for months.
299559I just did 4 of them in my 5x7 but I did use 2 pieces of OESD Wash Away.
158716sometimes too many make the stabilizer shift, I try to use the smallest hoop that fits the design. My preference would be just 1. it is disappointing to finish and find one of the edges is off just a tiny bit. It ruins the whole design for me
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67271As many as you can get to fit..
I will rotate any FSL design that I am doing multiple ones so I can get as many in one hoop as possible.
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by dragonflyer
edited 28 Oct 2015
Me, too...just make sure your WSS will not slip...I have been known to use the rubber shelf lining on the long sides of my 8x12 hoop to keep the stabilizer from shifting...
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