Yesterday was fraught trying to get some sewing done. I spent a hour trying to get this hoodie into my large embroidery frame (20x30cm). Finally I got it into the machine and it all popped out... I got it set up again eventually and checked all was ready to sew, pressed the button and after 15 stitches the needle broke. The air was blue. After putting a new needle in I changed the design and used a smaller frame - success. I used a thick clear wws on the top which is still in place. The hoodie is a birthday present for one of Twm's close friends. The design is from UT and one I have sewn out many times. Here its placed on the back of the hoodie. Later in the day I was on the machine again and had further hassles, all in all I thought it was probably Friday 13th. Apologies for the quality of the pic too but thanks for looking and I know that Twm will be very happy with his gift to his friend
If something won't stay in the hoop, I don't hoop it. I hoop stabilzer and pin the fabric to it. I was scared to do that at first, but now I pin most everything. It's a little trickier to get the fabric lined up correctly. But, someone told me to put marking on the backside of the fabric and that solved that problem.
