This is an altar cloth made for the Sisters of Charity. Had a difficult time with the puckering, good thing she gave me a small piece where I could try out the embroidery before I did this, in the end, I put 2 sheets of tear away stabilizer and only a slight pucker can be seen I think. I wanted to use a more dense font but it was too dense I think. Am interested to know what you do to avoid puckerings. thank you. Hugs, Mary
11496This is lovely and I think a lot of what view as puckers may just need ironing with a litte spray starch to flatten the fabric. I find that with some fabrics no matter how much I starch them, the fabric will pucker especially when going diagonally across the grain.
An iron-on stabilizer might help, but you need to get one that is a washaway if you don't want it to show on the back. I also would experiment with a sticky back washaway too. Having said all that, getting the right combination of stabilizers without making the fabric bullet proof can be tricky. I put two layers of vilene on top of the fabric in addition to the bottom stabilizer when I think I may have pucker problems like when I do tshirts. It add a little extra space under the threads so that the fabric has a little space to relax. I use vilene scraps for the first layer and a regular sheet on top of the scraps. The solid top layer keeps the foot from getting caught in the overhanging parts. I don't use spray glue on the vilene for this as it tends to make it more difficult for the needle to go through all those layers.
1 comment
by crazypatchmama
14 Aug 2017
Thank you for your comment and advice. Will take note of this next time.
33641I think it is beautiful!/Lillian
1 comment
by crazypatchmama
14 Aug 2017
Thank you, Lillian, you are always there to give me your support. Hugs, Mary
14579166023It is beautiful. It's simplicity and the phrase give me goosebumps. You did a wonderful job. As far as puckering goes, like others said, a lot depends on the fabric. In addition to two layers of stabilizer underneath, I have used a wash away on top.
1 comment
by crazypatchmama
14 Aug 2017
OOOhhhh, thank you sooo much! I will try putting a wash away on top next time.
14637Love it and I think you were right to use two layers of tear-a-way.
1 comment
109780
360642Beautiful job, Mary...as for puckering...a lot can depend upon the type of fabric it is, too. Spray starch can help. I know some quilters who will spray starch 5 or 6 times to get the fabric very stiff before embroidering. It does help quite a bit with puckering. I think you did the right thing by testing out the fabric before beginning your project. That can answer a lot of questions before you move onto the actual project.
1 comment
by crazypatchmama
14 Aug 2017
Thank you, Kim . I did spray starch it as well, maybe that also helped. I tried so many times, believe me, I was about to write to you but know how busy you are, but changing the font probably helped as well, no longer as dense. I saw the one you did for Carolyn, one of them is dense, but hers did not pucker, maybe it is in the digitizing as well? I used the font available in my program, Times block in the beginning, and it was just a disaster. But the one on top is Carlton UC. Hugs, Mary
318443
261163I love the simplicity of this frontal Mary.
With regard to puckering issues I try not to have my fabric too tight so there is a bit of give, but it depends on the fabric. I know others have suggested spray starching the fabric, but I haven't tried it. I'm sure others will come along with more suggestions. Good luck, ❤️ Chris
1 comment
by crazypatchmama
14 Aug 2017
Thank you, Chris, I did spray starch as Kim suggested, maybe that also helped. Luv, Mary
234497This looks great and please what is the font you used?
1 comment
by crazypatchmama
14 Aug 2017
Thank you, I used Carlton UC from the fonts available in my program from Pfaff, Express Monogram Wizard.
115752