This is the second saying I stitched out. I used Wilcom to decrease the size for the 5x7 hoop. As you can see the stitching pulled quite a bit. What do I do for future stitch outs so that this does not happen?? I used a very good quality cotten for this and tear away stabilizer. I added embellishments to the frame to help draw the eye away from the puckers.

Well i like it wrinkles and all !!hugs carolyn

very nice project

I found that when this was happening I had to spray starch it several times to make it quite stiff before I did the embroidery.

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by noah 31 Aug 2011

good idea !!thanks carolyn

You have it framed nicely. You could try ironing from the center to the edges with a stiff fusible interfacing to help straighten out some of the puckering. For most of my projects I wash, dry, and iron the fabric. Give it a good starch and then hoop it with stabilizer and float another piece underneath the hoop. Using two stabilizers on most projects gives a nice finished look.

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by samenne 31 Aug 2011

Do you float the same type of staplizer?? And is it just placed between the feed and the hoop??? And, starch?? Liquid or spray???

by capoodle 31 Aug 2011

Any type of starch will do. It's just about making the fabric firm and usually a tear a way stabilizer yes between the feed and the hoop.