but this weekend I did some towels and I hooped the stabilizer and just pinned the towels and the top stabilizer onto tho hoop. It worked so good. I was easily able to line up the design so it was straight on the towel and design stitched out beautifully. I would however like to know how the basting stitch works. I was wondering how you remove it. Is it under the design or just around the edges? Thanks, Maureen

I create basting stitches to go around the inside edge of the hoop at the furthest perimeter of the stitch field.
If you email me with the exact size of the stitch field of your hoops AND your format, I will create a set of basting stitches for you.

I always baste my material to the stabiliser as it hurts my hands trying to hoop many layers.
Hugs n roses, M

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by mmgreyhounds 15 Jul 2009

I would love that. Thank you!

Some machines have basting stitches built in, one of mine has and I always use it. For my other machines I digitized an outline in a large stitch just inside the hoop for all frames.

I also never hoop anythng any more. I use bastingstitches to hold all in place. A lot easier to place your designs in the right place. After design is done just remove the bastingstitch on the backside (spoolthread) Makes it all easier.

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by mmgreyhounds 15 Jul 2009

Thank you! Everyone makes it sound easy. I hope that it is.

How does the design stay put while you are sewing it without it moving on you????? I'm new at this. *4u all

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by meganne 15 Jul 2009

You hoop your stabiliser and Pin your material to it, making sure you stretch the material if it needs it. Use plenty of pins and point them in towards the centre or out towards the frame so the machine can stitch over
them easily.
hugs n roses, M

i have never done a embroidery without hooping the project,i will try that to hooping just the stabilizer,thanks for all the tips,still learning new thing,we are never to old to learn new things,gr connie

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by iris2006 15 Jul 2009

Connie, I just don't believe that you are doing all your embroidery with hooping. You make so many towels. Just try it this way and you will see "it makes life much easier". Good luck. Carla

I don't hoop anything any more. I use basting stitches to hold the fabric in place. To remove the basting stitch, I pull out the bobbin stitches and the top stitch just pulls out. I never have a problem using this method and I can place the design much easier.

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by mmgreyhounds 15 Jul 2009

It sounds easy enough. Thanks!

Just double-checked. If you belong to Mary Britt's pnw-brittembroidery yahoo group she has two free basting stitches available one is: Basting Stitches 125.0 x 174.0 m and the other is Basting Stitches 99.8 x 99.8 mm

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by mmgreyhounds 15 Jul 2009

Thank you!

Congradulations! I must admit I have tried the non hooping and had disaster results. Would like to know the secret. I do use the basting stitch a lot. My digitizing program has that option so I do use it. It tacs the material down around the design area. On towels I place WSS on top so I can take the basting stitch out before dissolving the WSS.

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by mmgreyhounds 15 Jul 2009

I watched it very carefully and made sure that it stayed flat. I don't know if that made a difference.

I have to agree, I thought they were pretty crazy, too. Guess I need to spend more time reading and sewing than downloading designs. I have seen some free basting stitches and have downloaded some. When I read that you could pin your project to the stabilizer I could not visualize how that would work. Thanks for asking your question - the answers have really cleared up a lot of things for me.

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by mmgreyhounds 15 Jul 2009

For me too!

I mostly hoop the stabilizer. Spray ,attach item to be embroidered. Pin with straight pins around edges{basting stitches are to much trouble to take out} lay a piece of solvy on top and stitch. Sometimes I float a an extra piece of stabilizer on bottom if needed. What do the rest of you do?

The basting stitch goes around the design area with a long stitch - just like basting. I normally hoop the stabilizer, spray with KK2Y or Solvy spray glue, position the design, put a piece of WSS (Solvy)and then baste. The baste is a rectangle or square completely around the design. It is both on top and bottom. It is easily removed. On towels I always use a clear water dissolvable stablizer (Solvy) and then baste. This keeps the stitches on top of the fabric pile and they do not sink into the towel. Does this help? Hope so. I do this with fleece, also.

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by mmgreyhounds 14 Jul 2009

Yes, It helps very much. I also do the clear stabilizer on top so the stitches don't sink in, but I always hooped it. I'll have to get some spray and find a basting stitch. Thanks!

Does your machine have a baste in the hoop, or as on the Viking a"fix" stitch. If not, there are files you can download (or purchase) that will baste in the hoop. I usually use the 1st color I will be using and do that catching both the towel (in this case) and the topper. I use the foot petal so I can go slower and keep things lined up. After I am finished, take the hoop off, turn it over and clip & pull away the bobbin thread; the top thread will just lift away. Then I unhoop and continue as you do if you had hooped it. Hope we have helped you a little bit. To answer your question, the basting is around the design so you can remove it.

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by mmgreyhounds 14 Jul 2009

I have no idea if it has a baste in the hoop stitch. I'll have to look and see. I also never considered using the foot petal to slow it down. That is a good idea!! Thanks!

oh the basting stitch is a very loose stitch it does not stay on the area at all thats what i use is basting stitches i never hoop anything life is easier that way and less trouble lol

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by mmgreyhounds 14 Jul 2009

lol! I need less trouble too. I have seen embroidery design basting stitches, is that what I would use? or just a sewing stitch?