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by crazypatchmama 23 Apr 2016 ( edited Apr 24'16 13:51 )
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Hi, embroidered for my throw pillow but should I loosen the tension here? when I ironed it, there is a slight wrinkle. do I lower the number or increase the number of my tension? appreciate suggestion from you experts :-)

Thanks , Hugs, Mary

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by babash 23 Apr 2016
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Not an expert but just wanted to ask.
Did you put the saying together yourself or was it a bought design?
Could be you reduced the design or letters too much.
Also the stabilizer you used shrunk if you steam pressed it.
What I am trying to say is it might not be a machine tension problem.
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
It was a design I had, not sure where I got it from but I did not change the size or anything, first time I tried it, I steamed iron the fabric but not the stabilizer. Will try it again, Thank you for your comment, appreciate it. :-)
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by lbrow 24 Apr 2016
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I agree with babash I think stabilizer is your problem
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
Thank you for taking time to make a comment. Appreciate it Hugs
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by craftyann 24 Apr 2016
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I was just at a seminar on stabilizers etc and the teacher said that these pukers from not treating your fabric like it will be treated when finished. So if you are going to wash it later, wash it first and if you are going to press with steam, do it before you embroidery so it gets the shrinkage out before stitching.
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
Thank you for sharing this information Will try it again, wash the fabric, steam press the stabilizer and fabric before I embroider, will show my next one next week. Thank you again :-)
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by dragonflyer 24 Apr 2016
+4
Very nice...and I also believe it is a stabilizer issue...
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
Thank you Kim, when you say it is a stabilizer issue, I used a tear away stabiiizer, should I use another kind? My fabric is quite thin, forgot to mention this as well. Thanks for you comment.
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by pennifold 24 Apr 2016
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I agree with the others. Love the saying, love Chris
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
Thank you Chris, you are always there to share your comment, really appreciate it a lot. Hugs, Mary
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by michemb 24 Apr 2016
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Very nice and I like your two color choices to emphasis the importance of ''good''
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by michemb 24 Apr 2016
I agree that it looks like a stabilizer problem, if your fabric is thin I would try a iron on tearaway. The iron on gives your fabric much more stability than just using glue. I use it on almost everything I do now and have no more issues or problems with fabric puckering or stretching. Mine is a very thin stabilizer so hooping is not a problem either. Good luck on your next one.
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Michelle
by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
Thank you Michelle, have never really done that much embroidery, so my stabilizers have really only been tear away . will order the sulky iron on stabilizer and try it again. Appreciate your advice. You make such nice embroideries, love your bapron series. Hugs, Mary
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by gwillmann 24 Apr 2016
+4
Since your material is thin, it would not hurt to float an extra piece of tear away underneath. Good luck. Hugs.
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
Thank you for your advice. You will know once i try it again. Hugs,
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by teun 24 Apr 2016
+2
Sehr schön
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
Danke. :-)
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by noah 24 Apr 2016
+2
Looks good from Canada hugs
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by crazypatchmama 24 Apr 2016
thank you Carolyn.