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by rtrdogs 05 Feb 2014 ( edited Feb 06'14 02:19 )
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Two different projects, materials and stabilizers but the same problem -- pulling the fabric with ugly results.

What am I doing wrong? The fabric almost looks yanked or stretched in both.

The yellow thread picture is a T-shirt with a medium cut away stabilizer.

The pink thread picture is fleece with a water soluble stabilizer on top of the fleece and on the bottom.

How can I prevent this from happening? Thank you, cuties!!

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Comments (5)
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by greysewist 05 Feb 2014
+4
Sorry but those pics are a bit too close or fuzzy for me to see a problem with them. It sounds like you'd be doing the right thing with a stretch fabric, by using a cutaway stabiliser -I guess it's quite firm in the hoop and not loose enough to be pulled in at the edges? The pink thread/fleece would be a stretch fabric also? So then would also warrant a cutaway stabiliser, I'd think. Can you possibly add another pic taken a bit further away? The other suggestion that may help might be to add a basting stitch to go around the inside of the hoop to keep things firm before the design sews out.
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by greysewist 05 Feb 2014
One more thing :) If the pink is lettering, many of us do have a more challenging time with lettering. It might help to reduce your upper tension a tad for that.
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by goodguy486 05 Feb 2014
+4
Another option is to use a fusible so that it holds the fabric firmly in all directions. Some stretchy fabrics can be difficult to keep from having this problem. It could also be a poorly digitized design that doesn't have any foundation stitches to keep the filled stitches from pulling.
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by poletticel 05 Feb 2014
+2
did you pull the fabrics when you hooped it ? If you pull too much, it may be the problem. Make a test stitch-out on a non-stretching fabric with same designs, then You may see where is the problem : fabric, hooping or designs. Good luck !! Céline
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by mrskiki 05 Feb 2014
+3
Try using a stretch needle as your fabric looks like knit. Also an iron on mesh stabilizer first then hoop a tear away. I personally would not hoop this fabric. Good luck. Hugs. Nan W
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by hart 06 Feb 2014
+1
I had trouble stitching on a T-shirt getting the right tension and I used tear away foam on top of fabric worked really slick. Used tearaway underneath. I agree with the iron on stabilizer and not hooping. Good luck.