hello everyone.
I'm new to this site and I need help fast. I'm working on a baby quilt, (fleece) for a young mother back home (Kentucky). I have had nothing but trouble since I started.
I finally got thru the first name, now the middle name has given me fits from the beginning. my machine keeps skipping stitches and fraying the thread. I have changed needles, rethread top and bottom. cleaned hook area and under bobbin. I am using medium tear away stabilizer(never used before) and water soluable stabilizer on top. I don't know what else to do.
can anyone help me?
Unfortunately I'm travelling in the Italian countryside for 3 weeks and don't get back to my country of Australia till the 10th October, so I'll be interested to see how you fare. Good luck and welcome to this great site. ❤️ Chris, Newcastle, Australia
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I would iron the fleece, the section that you are going to embroider on, flat, being careful not to burn it, I do this with towels and I use a spray on starch, it REALLY makes a difference to the end result. .
Then I would only hoop the stabiliser and pin the fabric to that, slightly stretched (but not so much so that it pulls out of shape), then pin the WSS on top.
The main idea is to get the pile of the fabric to lay as flat as possible so you can stitch it.
I would use a 90/14 needle, preferably a Top Stitch needle from Superior threads, or you could even try a Stretch Needle and if possible slow your machine down.
The other alternative is to trim the fleece in the area you are going to embroider, but I didn't like the finish the only time I tried that.
I hope some of this helps.
Hugs and roses and a big welcome to Cute.
I got it worked out. I changed the needle and took off my verigated thread and put on a solid color. Worked so much better. Finally got her name stitched.
Thanks to all for your advice.
I think your blanket looks amazing. Hope we see you on Cute again.