I spelled friday wrong. the rest of the towel is done.

there seems to be lots of good suggestions. At last result get another towel. But I like the idea of leaving itin and making a joke out of it.

My un correctable mistakes, and there are a few of them, go to my family or in my linen cupboard. lol. I have made an applique and stitched it over a few items, dont know about towels they are hard to unpick and reset under the machine. I do like Evas suggestion tho. Make fun of it and maybe do a couple the right spelling as well.
Helen

I would do an applique over the error. If it is possible. You have not loaded a picture, so we can see it and maybe give more input -hugs Yvonne

Make fun of it, a heirloom family joke!
If it is a Christmas design I am thinking of Grinch (you will have to add him, of course ;-)) who stole the "i" and left a "y" - or whatever the mistake was.
or declare it to a spooky towel only to use at friday 13th.
I am sure this special one will become the most beloved favourite.

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by crafter2243 23 Aug 2010

Love this idea

by nhsmith55 23 Aug 2010

Cute idea!

by stitchinkate 24 Aug 2010

I agree, will be the favorite towel. Wrap it up with a note that you thought you were perfect, but are sadly mistaken, lol!

by daisy530 24 Aug 2010

TGIF! :)

Oh gosh!!

I just cannot proof read/check my own work and see any errors, my brain just seems to say 'Well you created this so it must be OK' so I always try to let someone else, Hubby or Daughter look at it. It's so much easier to see someone elses mistake.

I do hope you can sort this out as others here have suggested.

Good luck

It is very time consuming to rip out stitches (trust me) and really difficult on a towel (really trust me!) because of the loops in the fabric.
Also you mention the rest of the design is finished so even if you ripped out the mistake you would have to line up the correct friday to the rest of the design.
I suggest you just make a new towel because it sounds like a set you are making and want them all to match. If it isn't a matching set you can applique over the mistake with friday spelled correctly.

I do the same as others here. put to side and start over much easier LOL. you can take it out by picking threads but usually it is not worth the time and effort, and it can ruin the piece anyways. I have tried before and was almost done when it ripped the project, all the time was wasted so never again. partially why I embroider before I actually sew items together.
good luck and let us know what you do.
Welcome too!!!

Sorry about the mistake, but for all us new embroidery people we are going to make mistakes but we learn from them. Just chalk it up to learning and start over on another or save the rip out for a later time. Just be patient and it will eventually come out.

I'm in agreement with others, it's best to start over. I've tried the other route where you cut the back stitches and try to get them out from the front. Well that didn't work for me, I made a bigger mess. My daughter does a lot of ripping with embroidery when she goofs up one of the Irish Dance Dresses, but she has a special seam ripper, it looks between a box cutter and stylist. It does the job if you have the patience. Just keep that one for yourself and start a new one for her. ;)

If it were me, and I can not see very good, I would trash it and start over. I have a few items here that I do a practice run on sometimes. They are done on my mistakes and when the design does not turn out like I want it to, pieces. If it is more than just a few stitches, by the time I get through trying to erase it, I have a royal mess! So sorry this happened to you!

LOL, won't be your last goof, I always tell everyone I do it just to keep myself in practice for removing stitches. I use a seam ripper, little scissors,a good pair of tweezers and lots of patience but it's all worth it. I'm removing a name off a towel as we speak. Good luck and enjoy ripping while watching your favorite TV program.

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by justapple 23 Aug 2010

BTW, those shavers or erase machines don't do well on towels.

by keeponsewing 23 Aug 2010

Welcome to Cute! I noticed you are new.

Sorry for you doing this, it is not impossible though.
Applique when all else fails!
Wish you patience.
From Bev

You have to "erase it" I have the machine to do it, but before that I used a man's brand new blade and I shaved it, first from the back, then from the top, you have to do it very careful not to damage the fabric. Well that is the way I do it maybe we will get another ideas from Cuties.

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by mommadooks 23 Aug 2010

How does the machine erase it? I sure dont understand. The stitches are in there.

by mops 23 Aug 2010

The machine meant is a type of shaver.

Only way to do it is with LOTS of patience. Carefully cut through the stitches at the back and unravel the thread at the top. I hate it when I make a mistake like that as it takes SO much time to take it out and then line it up for the new letters to embroider.
Good luck!