Hi All, I'm pretty new at all of this but i recently bought a Brother PR600 II and am wondering how do you get the lace embroidery effect? Is it special backing? Please help. Thanks Flos

Welcome Flos! You have enough answers now.So I'll just say HI! & hope to see you back again soon

Welcome Flos! Yes with lace it's all about the stabilizer. I bet you will love the new PR600 you bought. I have the Baby Lock BMP6...it's 'sister' machine. Just be sure to check all needles and the throat plate above the bobbin case afterwards. These machines are so much faster they tend to end up gunked up with anything adhesive or sticky backed you use. I rarely use spray adhesives for that reason. They are a breeze to clean tho... Just be sure to oil it often, unlike single needle machines, as the mfr. recommends... it is essential. Have fun! Try some of the more complex multiple color designs like they have on sale at EmbLibrary.com this week for a $1 and see what quick work a multi-needle machines makes of them! It's amazing. I would not trade mine for a dozen single needle machines!

Welcome Flos to the Cute Family. I am soooo glad you decided to join us. I use H2O gone . WSS. I don't know where you are from but I buy mine at Walmart ( for around 1.87 a yard.) I hope you enjoy your new machine. ( I have been checking into Brother PE 700 ) A flower for you.

First, welcome to the Cute family. I hope you decide to stick around. I just previously purchased what is called H2O Gone. It is a WSS that almost looks like fabric, but disolves wonderfully in water. I usually do 2 layers. *4U

welcome flos - I think that you got good answers. I too, do not use the plastic looking stabilizer. I use a soft WSS.

Hello flos, I prefer the VILENE brand of WSS. As Jrob says, it looks like ordinary stabilizer, but still disolves. Much more strenght in it. My machine does not like the plastic looking stuff at the best of times, no matter what the manufactureres say. Hope this helps. *4U

Flos, WELCOME!! I am so happy to see another new face. You have found a place that has wonderful, helpful friends. I see jrob has helped you with your question, you can depend on her advice to be true. Hugs and flowers.

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You got your answer from Marji but I wanted to welcome you and let you know that we are soooo happy to see you. Ask anything you want. We did....;)

Hi, Flos, welcome to the Cute Embroidery Community! We're glad you're here!! I'm answering this question to get it back to the top so you'll get answers from real FSL experts. First, a recommendation since you're new here: keep all your replies and related questions as answers to your own original question, as that will keep them together in one place. As questions on this forum are answered, they bounce to the top, and it's really hard to keep track of what's going on unless you keep it all under one question. Makes it easier for us to answer, and get your responses, then everybody knows what you're talking about. We have gals here from all over the world, all time zones, and it can get a bit confusing otherwise. OK, that being said, on to the lace A freebie. That's FSL, which stands for Free Standing Lace, and it sews out that way. Why it has the 'cut out' effect on the edges is you sew it out on water soluble stabilizer (WSS), then when you're done, you rinse the stabilizer out and TA DA, it becomes lace. You have to use the WSS that looks like regular stabilizer, not the kind that looks like plastic wrap, because you need to have more stability for your stitches as they sew out, otherwise you'll have a mess. Once you get the stabilizer rinsed out and the piece dried, you could certainly applique it on a pair of jeans, or towels, or anything! I think it would be great on jeans. Hopefully Shirlene, who is our resident expert on free standing lace, will be able to give you clearer directions if you need them. Once again, welcome to our very helpful & friendly family here!!! Marji