Ricky's Tip for today is ?????????????????????? Tip Please Ricky

oops I forgot to say minnieb too ;(...I'll get it together before the day out *4U ;)

TU meganne for that GREAT info *4U ;)

Thank's to Meaganne and Minnieb.

Don't forget to iron the pieces. I keep them on a tray and once in a while iron the lot and construct handy sheets.

Thanks Ricky I have soooo much to learn but I know a good teacher

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by mpo14011 09 Jun 2008

Thank you, minnieb.I had a very good teacher-just passing it along.

If you use soluble thread to stitch your leftover pieces of stabiliser together you won't need to worry about trying to remove the stitches from your embroidery as they will disolve in water, either when washed or sprayed. hugs, M

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by minnieb 09 Jun 2008

you can get soluble thread ???
I will have to look into this more

by mpo14011 09 Jun 2008

That would be great for wss.

by meganne 09 Jun 2008

I know it is available from Shoppers Rule
http://www.shoppersrule.com/mm5/m... - hugs, M

by gerryb 09 Jun 2008

BE SURE AND MAKE THAT BOBBIN AS WATER SOL.! YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET IT MIXED UP WITH ANOTHER BOBBIN!

by minnieb 09 Jun 2008

now that could be fun

OK.This is more an idea then a tip and it works!Some of you might already be doing this.When you finish an embroidery and pull of the tear-you usually have quite a bit of stabilizer left.Don't throw it away.They can be joined on your normal sewing machine using your largest straight stitch and used again to stabilize more embroideries.I just put one on top of the other as close to the edge as possible, just enough to be able to sew both pieces together.When you pull the tear-away from your embroidery you just have to snip the stitches on the stabilizer.Clear as mud?

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by elenu 09 Jun 2008

This is a good tip Mpo. Because it is sometimes a nuisance to go to my 'ordinary' machine I just dab pritt stick here and there and that holds the odd pieces together to enable you to use them up.

by minnieb 09 Jun 2008

what is pritt stick and where do I get it

by mops 09 Jun 2008

Pritt is a brandname for a very hand glue stick.

by mpo14011 09 Jun 2008

Now there is an idea!

by elenu 09 Jun 2008

I see Mops has partly answered your query Minnieb. Pritt is a brandname for a very clean & easy to use stick of glue for sticking paper & card. It is safe & solvent free. The bottom of stick is pushed up as the glue is used - I use it a lot for card making & it does a good job of sticking odd bits of stabiliser together.

by newipswich 09 Jun 2008

Thanks for the great tips! I was thinking there was alot of waste after doing a project. now I can salvage some of it. Flowers!