pennyhal2 — Cute Embroidery

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Does anyone know what kind of fabric to use when making purses that will keep your credit cards safe? By that I mean protecting them from being electronically copied while in the purse.

6 26 Apr 2015

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by pennyhal2 in Project

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Mug rug that I will probably change the wording on next time. I think it'd be better saying "water-wood" instead of "mug-cookie."

11 15 Apr 2015

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by pennyhal2 in Community

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I have a problem stitching out a basting outline. In one spot of the outline, my thread always jams up, shreads, or breaks. I've looked at the stitches in my software and can not see anything wrong with them. I have no other problem stitching designs out

7 25 Mar 2015

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Does anyone know if vilene is toxic for dogs? My puppy seems to have found some and chewed on it. Don't think he actually ate much. I always have considered it to be a starch, but really don't know if there are chemicals in it.

4 22 Feb 2015

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I have a tshirt that I embrodered on using a iron-on cutaway stabilizer. I've had this tshirt about 8 months and its been washed several times. Today, I noticed that the tshirt was cut at the edge of the embroidery. It looks as though the needle must hav

5 21 Feb 2015

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by pennyhal2 in Community

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I bought some rather thick towels recently. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on stitching on the dense band on these kind of machines. It looks like it would be tough for the needle to penetrate. Also, I'm afraid if I stitch there, the stabilizer

4 03 Feb 2015

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by pennyhal2 in Project

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A mug rug I made for myself!

36 31 Dec 2014

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I'm looking for a website that has a chart that lists different types of stabilizers and their uses. I have no clue which stabilizer is best for which project, or what are all the different kinds of stabilizers. Right now I sort of learn by experience...

2 06 Dec 2014

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by pennyhal2 in Project

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I made some more mug rugs to sell at a craft show I'm doing this week. This was a free design and the stitches did not line up perfectly, but I like how it turned out anyhow. The octopus was a freebie too, and the bird is Embroidery Library. They are don

16 01 Dec 2014

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by pennyhal2 in Community

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I have been making mug rugs in the hoop. I use washaway stabilizer. I was not washing the rug when done and gave one to a friend. When she a water bottle on it and it got wet, the stabilizer apparently got wet too, and wicked into the fabric. So when it d

9 05 Nov 2014

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by pennyhal2 in Community

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How do you tell the weight of thread? Seams like I look for the weight of some threads and it must be hidden in code...or perhaps I need a magnifing glass? Is higher the weight the thinner the thread? Does it change between mfgs?

1 30 Oct 2014

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by pennyhal2 in Community

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Does anyone know if it is ok to leave in tearaway stabilizer in a project? I grabbed the wrong stabilizer. I thought I had used a cutaway, but it is actually a tearaway. Have no clue if this will cause problems or not.

6 27 Oct 2014

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by pennyhal2 in Community

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Does anyone know of a website that sells decorative snaps?

6 26 Oct 2014

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by pennyhal2 in Project

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I did this pumpkin in white. Unfortunately, when I put a wss topper on it, I also grabbed a white leave in stabilizer as well. Went to wash the stabilizer out and discovered what I'd done. I can probably save it by carefully cutting away some of the stab

15 11 Oct 2014

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by pennyhal2 in Project

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Ok, the chipmunk from that series. My friend has been dealing with ovarian cancer going on 9 years now. I need to clip the jump stitches in the ribbon.

11 27 Sep 2014