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12821Thanks for asking. I was wanting to know the answer too.
by stitchship
04 Jul 2008
You are welcome. Let's hope more ideas come in. We have been given some good ideas, but I believe that the more, the merrier!
46153What kind of machine do you have? Pfaff and Viking have an "endless hoop", and precise positioning on the machine. These two features make endless FSL a snap. If you don't have those available try this... Cut your WSS about a foot longer than you want your lace. Draw a straight line with a fade away fabric marker down the middle from one end of WSS to the other.Mark your hoop top and bottom so that you can line up the line on your stabilizer in the same place every time.Hoop and stitch one section of the lace. Then re-hoopthe stabilizer making sure your marks line up and that your needle will start the next section right where you finished the last one. Clear as mud???? Hope this helps.*4U
by stitchship
04 Jul 2008
Thanks for your reply! Excellent advice! I have a Bernina and I just love it. I know that this one can position precisely too, because I had to redo a design that started shifting while I was embroidering, and had to find the exact stitch to redo and continue. It was too time consuming. Is it as easy as it sounds?
by maryjo
04 Jul 2008
I'm not familiar with the Bernina, but the precise positioning and Endless hoop on my Pfaff makes endless designs VERY easy. I did a set of queen sized sheets for a wedding gift with lace all the way across the top of the top sheet and on the edges of the pillowcases. Not saying I ever want to do it again because it was quite time consuming. But they looked great and the bride and groom loved them!
by mops
05 Jul 2008
Good advice maryjo. I have an 'endless hoop' too, for my viking in this case. Works a treat. But if you haven't you have to be very precise when rehooping. The more marks you make on the stabiliser the better.
by stitchship
05 Jul 2008
Maryjo, I wish you had a picture. I have never heard of an endless hoop, but I am going to find the Pfaff and Viking dealers in this area, and I will go to see them. If it is so easy... than it is for me! Nobody likes to take forever doing something.
by stitchship
05 Jul 2008
Mops, I appreciate that advice. I would have to use Wss and mark that. Hopefully with a blue sewing marker, that will not run into the embroidery.
Thanks for your reply!
6832there r others with a better way. I know there r continous hoop designs.
145789I have made lace stitchship but it was n strips that were then sewed together by hand, I was told U could sig zag it with machine but I chose to join it using same thread I made it with & used little stitches that I kind of wove it together with. It was time consuming as ea. piece was just 6" long, but I was satisfied with it & no one else could tell how I did it, I later sonsidered that perhaps I could have used the same thread & a fine steel crochet hook & joined it, but haven't tried that yet. Wish I could b of more help to U. Let us know how you do it. (more)
by stitchship
04 Jul 2008
Thanks for the information. It does sound time consuming... I don't know if I could do it like that. But if push comes to shove...
by stitchship
04 Jul 2008
Though, I must tell you I admire you for doing it like that. I am finding out, that if you don't tell people the mistakes you make, or the changes, or your little tricks, they don't notice, and furthermore, they assume your work is perfect (unless there are obvious flaws) ;)
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