by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

who has a tip for today

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by mpo14011 22 Jul 2008

You can actually get tear-away that tears both ways.Which way would you tear it!?

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jrob by jrob 22 Jul 2008

AWAY from the design. It tend to raise your stitches and pulls them from the back which not only distorts, but shows your bobbin thread if really badly done.;)

mpo14011 by mpo14011 22 Jul 2008

But it tears both ways!!

minnieb by minnieb 22 Jul 2008

what tearaway don't tear both ways ,Told you I will be on L plates a long time

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by namsy 22 Jul 2008

I have two tips: Learned this recently at a Husqvarna session. 1. Iron finished embroidery design with Silk Organza (hard to find) and it really makes the design "pop." 2. Cassandras Embroidery has a freebie Alphabet each month. You'll love July's give away. You have to go on a hunt for the letters but you see a lot of cute designs/projects on the way.

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jrob by jrob 22 Jul 2008

Thanks for the tips and welcome!

dpickel by dpickel 26 Jul 2008

Great tips, thanks! Welcome to the family. :)

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by mpo14011 16 Jul 2008

All right, this is a serious tip. You experienced embroiderers probably already know this. When you are doing lettering, outlines, redwork or tiny filled in areas, slow your machine to its slowest speed. Medium sized filled in areas- medium speed and large filled areas- fast speed.Ricky

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minnieb by minnieb 16 Jul 2008

thanks Ricky this is a great tip
makes a big diference

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by shirlener88 16 Jul 2008

A little birdy told me - to always love unconditionally - you will be the winner in the long run.

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by meganne 16 Jul 2008

Never bet on horses it's bad for your budget!
LOL!

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minnieb by minnieb 16 Jul 2008

what so we can bet on the dogs
you did say horses
If I put $2 in a pocker machine and don't win I get very upset now what would I be like if I lost a bet that could be fabric money

mpo14011 by mpo14011 16 Jul 2008

What! not even on Melbourne Cup day or the Adelaide Cup? I never do, anyway, I am to stingy---- I like to save my money to go to the fabric store and hope I don't get run over in the process. Right, Left, Right again, then run.....

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by lbrow 16 Jul 2008

B kind to your web footed friends

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minnieb by minnieb 16 Jul 2008

how could you know
I just took a sick wild bird down to the vet he had web feet
my dog found him in our yard

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by simplyrosie 15 Jul 2008

Don't eat yellow snow.

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jrob by jrob 15 Jul 2008

Very good tip.;)

mops by mops 15 Jul 2008

Teri, what time is it where you live. Here it's 5.52 AM.

simplyrosie by simplyrosie 15 Jul 2008

8.54 PM... time to go to bed.

minnieb by minnieb 16 Jul 2008

now thats sick and sick is a diferent sight

mpo14011 by mpo14011 16 Jul 2008

That was what mum always told us when we were young and still living in Germany. I could never work out why some snow had yellow patches on it until one day I saw!( quite by accident.)

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by colonies1 15 Jul 2008

Listen to the old pro's as they know what they are talking about. *4U all

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minnieb by minnieb 16 Jul 2008

listen to the young they do it diferent than choose what way you like
hey listen to all

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by chubbylilblkcat 15 Jul 2008

Look both ways before crossing the street on your way to the fabric store.. HeeHeeHee :)

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minnieb by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

it would be cheaper if I got run over

chubbylilblkcat by chubbylilblkcat 16 Jul 2008

tooo funny

mpo14011 by mpo14011 16 Jul 2008

FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!

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by adelmarie 15 Jul 2008

Upssss sory did not see this post before, and just posted a tip in a separate entry. Flower

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minnieb by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

thats fine we might get more tips

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by nonna57 15 Jul 2008

Never walk away from machine while embroidering. She gets very angry that she is working & you are not!!!! :)

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minnieb by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

have you been talking to my machine

meganne by meganne 16 Jul 2008

Yes mine too i bet!

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by tmbache 15 Jul 2008

Always clip threads as you go. next color might cover part of making it hard to clip. Might also be a light color over a dark not good.

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minnieb by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

good idea

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by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

top tips

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by katydid 15 Jul 2008

Always stitch a sample first.

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minnieb by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

ok we all should do this ,but we are all naughty at times

shirlener88 by shirlener88 16 Jul 2008

if you tes stitch - you know what you are getting into - then you also have lots of test stitches - to pass on to a quilter or to show others - as samples of your designs - or a quilt that you might make. Hehehe1

cindy12 by cindy12 16 Jul 2008

I like your idea to use stitch outs for quilts! I just hate to waste stitch outs. I had an idea to test stich outs on some iron on knee patches, and that way I could cut around them and iron them on things. Do you think that would work? I haven't tried it. Has any of the "cuties" ever stitched on iron on fabric?

mops by mops 16 Jul 2008

I made iron on patches by stitching designs on pieces of denim (mostly the back of a leg of an old pair of jeans and used the two-sided iron-on-stuff.

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by mariahail 15 Jul 2008

Use a coin, to lossen up the screws of your sewing machine, usually the screwdrivers are too big or else the old aching fingers have no strength to use one...so coins are so much easier.

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minnieb by minnieb 15 Jul 2008

Thanks
I have a screwdriver that is very short and has a large handle,I have no idea where I got it but I use it all the time

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by jrob Moderator 15 Jul 2008

Tear-a-way is named that for a reason....you tear AWAY from the design NOT toward it.;)

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tmbache by tmbache 15 Jul 2008

Nice jrob===I always tore toward the designs and bet many others do also.Will remember to tear away like it says!!!!Thanks

namsy by namsy 22 Jul 2008

That really makes sense! Thanks so much!

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