Have a look at Emb Library's hints about sewing with denim Bev, love Chris

I always do ???hugs

I use a lightweight on mine sew the stitches stay nice Have had no problems & it is one of my favorite things to sew on! Hugs Loralye

Denim is a delight to sew - I always use tear a way with mine. Good luck Bev in what you are sewing. Sarah.

Depending upon the density of the design...you can starch it a couple of times with spray starch and hoop and sew without a problem...you can also so this with linen...I know, but it does work. We had a Baby Lock instructor teach a table runner class with starched linen and we all sewed the entire design around the table runner and no one had any problems...heavy starch is the key...go figure...

Denim comes in different weights. I did tear away and wished I hadn't, Now I starch and iron till stiff on prewashed fabric. It sewed up nice but if was not too dense of a design. On those really dense designs I will use tear away. With embroidery there are always variables.

I recommend at least floating a cut away underneath for better registration of the stitches. I don't really like tear-away as it can distort the design when you tear it away.

Bev, I hoop the denim and just float a thin tear away stabiliser under it. Have never had any problem with denim. Hugs Yvonne