21st Mar 2014 | Posted by Mr. Vac and Mrs. Sew
I Can Not Hoop This! How Can I Embroider On It?
One of the best finds we have made is Stability stabilizers and my personal favorite is Aqua Adhere. Aqua Adhere goes into your hoop as though it is the fabric with the shiny side up. Then you take a wet sponge and wet the Aqua Adhere. Then just place whatever you want on the Aqua Adhere and it will not move. So you know the corner of the napkin you want to embroider - Use Aqua Adhere! How about the ribbon you want to embroider - Use Aqua Adhere! Or the towel you can not get in the hoop - Use Aq
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18th Mar 2014 | Posted by Mr. Vac and Mrs. Sew
What is a Satin Stitch?
A satin stitch is a tight zigzag stitch – available to use on many sewing machines. If there is no automatic option for creating a satin stitch it can be manually created by setting the stitch length to zero (0) or close to zero.
12th Mar 2014 | Posted by Mr. Vac and Mrs. Sew
Did you know this about a Commercial Embroidery Machine?
When I used to think of an embroidery machine with 10 needles I assumed that more than one needle would be embroidering at a time. So say there was red in the right corner the machine would be doing that and in the other corner were the green was the other needle would be working on that and say yellow in another part of the design. Well I guess I am not the only one because many people say they thought the same thing. Just to clear this up a commercial embroidery machine only embroiders one nee
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7th Mar 2014 | Posted by Mr. Vac and Mrs. Sew
What is a Ballerina Neckline?
A ballerina neckline is an oval wide low neckline, which is scooped in both the front and the back of the garment, which displays the collarbone. The term ‘ballerina neckline’ is used because it is reminisce of female ballerina dancer’s leotards.
6th Mar 2014 | Posted by Mr. Vac and Mrs. Sew
What is a Rotary Cutter?
A rotary cutter appearance is similar to a pizza cutter, as the blade is a rounded razor occasionally with pinked edging. Rotary cutters have a variety of uses including cutting layers of fabric into straight strips, or cutting curved lines, and cutting out patterns for garments.