I know I keep saying that there is no question that is Silly - BUT - I would like to know -- How can to tell if a design is FSL without stitching it out. I have been going through old designs and found so many I had forgotten I have,but collected them many, many years ago and did not keep appropriate information with the designs.

Think this question must have somehow got lost.

Lyn, most FSL is higher in density than just a design that is meant to be stitched on fabric. Designs have to have a design that can stand alone - that is why it is called FREE STANDING LACE - the stitches are made in a manner that the LACE if strong enough to hold together - I have an edit program that allows me to do a stitch simulation - if I haven't the paperwork to back it up - from the designer that states it is FSL (free standing lace) I use that - even then - it is hard to tell - if you are worried if a design will stand alone - the best thing to do would be to stitch it on knitting or organza and watch the stitching and make a decision if it would stitch out without the knitting or organza and hold up on it's own. Good luck dear and let us know what you decide.

3 comments

by drro 14 Feb 2012

This is a good question. If you look at them on a program like Wilcom, can that show/tell you?

by mi30kaja 14 Feb 2012

Thank You both Cuties, Sadly when I started collecting designs, I did not think it would be so much easier IF I have collected them into folders or kept the information with the design. I will have to try and work out Wilcom. Does this work???

by cfidl 15 Feb 2012

Wilcom has a slow redraw and yes you can tell whether it is FSL by how many layers of stitches. Some have only 2 layers and a border while strong FSL has 4 - 6 layers.