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Another post from the newbie here...
And I am not sure if this should go in the Q&A Area or the Embroidery Community Area. Please let me know.
Here is my question: I recently started working on some dishtowels for my mom. She wanted flour sack towels for each day of the week. I found the designs and started working. The designs contain many thread jumps and leave the back of the towel very messy. What is the recommended way to make this look better? Or.. should I double the towel over and stitch it so you can't even see the back? These dish towels are pretty large. TIA for your thoughts and advice.
Maria
Stitching on a Brother DreamMaker Innov_is VE2200
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Go Here for an example of the embroidery file I am using.
www.oregonpatchworks.com
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Hi there and let me welcome you to this great site. Personally, when there are a lot of threads on the back I cut them off. The other alternative is to use an iron on fusible covering. Or as you suggested covering it all together. Some designs do leave a lot of stitches and really it's up to you as to how you want to finish things off. Good luck with it all. Love Chris, Newcastle, Australia.
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This is a perfect place to ask the question. The Q&A was set up to answer questions about this site (although it is used for other reasons too).
Is the design on the back still messy after you trim the jumps?
Is the design on the back still messy after you trim the jumps?
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thanks for the clarification about where to post. That makes sense to me.
Yes the design is still messy after I trim it all up. I will post pics after I stitch the next one and before I hand it over to my Mom.
Yes the design is still messy after I trim it all up. I will post pics after I stitch the next one and before I hand it over to my Mom.
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Some time i leave the thickest tearway there on the back .i think it looks better then a messy bunch of threads and it won't wash off hugs carolyn
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dragonflyer
30 Dec 2013
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Hi and welcome to Cute!!! I see you have some very good answers to your question...sometimes it is the way the design is digitized...and sometimes it is just the design...I have re-digitized many designs to eliminate jumps...but if all else fails..cover it with a fusible backing...select your designs carefully to avoid this situation..
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graceandham
30 Dec 2013
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I trim the really long "connects" on the back, but do not trim any thread shorter than about half an inch so the thread won't work through to the other side. Glad you found us! Welcome.
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Do you have the threads cut off automatically? That leaves a hairy bush at the back when there are lots of jumps. Some of the jumps, like between those yellow pips on the strawberry, are unavoidable, others may be the result of bad pathing when digitising. As a rule I cut the large ones front and back, and leave the short ones on the back. A thin fusible at the back, like Cloudcover, secures and hides the ends.
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Thanks for going to look at the file. Yes I so have it cutting between jumps. I like the idea of turning that off on my machine and just trimming the front threads. I so glad I found this site!
I turned of the automatic cut between jump stitches off long ago. I didn't like the way it looked and the threads got caught up in the other stitches.
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Personally, I would contact the digitizer and ask if that is how it is supposed to look on the back. A well-digitized design really should not leave a bird nest on the back. Hugs. Nan W
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I quite often use iron on Vilene (The soft one) to hide threads. I also use it on t shirts to stop it from being itchy.
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Designs that are well digitized do not have a lot of jump stitches if any. You can trim the back threads as you go along or do them at the end. Look for designs that are digitized well. Some free ones and cheap ones are just not worth you time and effort. Suzanne
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With colour work designs it is hard not to have jump stitches as there is nowhere to run the joins under and hide them.
I would turn off the automatic trim as it does leave the back messy when there are a number of jump stitches.
I would turn off the automatic trim as it does leave the back messy when there are a number of jump stitches.