Ok another test****i heard on here "i do a knock down stitch when i embroider on heavy fabric****So i thought what on earth is a KNOCK DOWN STITCH??So i googled it ***Then my friend Jerri told me my program had it and sent me picture after picture of how to do it!!!(cuties are the best)So picture one is with this stitch**I saw it was a stitch you sewed first instead of using wws ***I didn't like the grey shadow showing Do you???So i asked Jerri again how do i make it smaller and again she explained So i tried sewing it the second time(picture 5)***Then i tried it the third time doing it my way using wws(picture) Now which way do you like???

I also like number 4..... I think it looks best.

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by noah 04 Jan 2017

I have a hard remembering what this stitch is called so i call it my knock up stitch lol

Number 4 looks perfect. I also use the Dry Cover Up. I got mine from Nancy's Notions. It is a colored vinyl type stuff that you use like mylar and it keeps the loops down and it comes in colors to match as close as you can to your fabric. Great for white stitching on black.

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

ok thanks now i know i will look for some in Canada ??/hugs

Awesome design..Well done they look Stunning!!!!

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

thanks Sonja hugs

Have a happy Christmas, happy sewing

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

Thanks Lucy hugs 4u2

Wow, I really like the one with the purple bow too. It looks great.

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

me to hugs

I like number four best, besides it has a purple ribbon. I think sometimes we get too many stitches and it makes the design too stiff.

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

thanks

I like the 3rd on the right with the purple ribbon the best.....not sold on the underlay surrounding the bell........maybe if it was the color of the towel?

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

thanks for looking do u use this stitch Vicki??

by basketkase 22 Dec 2016

No, I had never heard of it.......

Très joli dessin, bravo !!! Joyeux Noël !!!

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

Thanks the same wish for you:):)

I think the extra underlay causes the bells to POP. Especially when the colors (towel and embroidery) are so similar, the embroidery needs the help. Love your work. This is a trick I need to add to my arsenal. The Cuties who post often teach me so much. Thanks to all.

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

Your welcome hugs

Like number 4 best.

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

I like 4... Instead of a knock down stitch I use tulle to match the towel. It disappears and keeps the tuffs down. After sewing I Just cut around the design and leave it there. You can not see it and it is soft... Nice work!!

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

ok thanks for the info :):)

Mmm interesting, thanks for sharing this, i had never heard of the underlying technique.. So how exactly can one do the underlying? do all machines have this option.. i would tend to agree with mops that it would be better to do the underlying just underneath the design and use the same colour so that it doesn't distort the beauty of the design itself.
My preference is also pic no 4!

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

ok thanks for commenting hugds

by jerrib 22 Dec 2016

You have to have the feature in your embroidery program. Carolyn and I have SewWhat Pro and they just added this feature to their software.

by dragonflyer edited 22 Dec 2016

Well, you do not necessarily have to have the feature built into your embroidery program..this type of feature can be digitized very easily...generally this "knock down" stitching would be done in a thread color that matches the towel...

by mops 22 Dec 2016

SWP calls it 'nap tack stitch' which describes it better than 'knock down stitch'

by sjbrower 05 Jan 2017

It's also called pile-drop stitch. I have some circles, ovals and squares that I use.

Carolyn, I always starch and iron the pile flat, on the section of towel where the embroidery design is going, then I use 'Dry Cover Up' on top of the towel and WSS underneath. I have found this technique to be the easiest and by far my most preferred method for embroidering on towels.
Hugs n roses, M

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

Wwwwwwwwwww another idea thanks:):)BUT i never heard of dry cover up??will half to search out this lol

by toogie 22 Dec 2016

Me too, I'm wondering what dry cover up is.............

by Smokey12 22 Dec 2016

I also use the Dry Cover Up. I got mine from Nancy's Notions. It is a colored vinyl type stuff that you use like mylar and it keeps the loops down and it comes in colors to match as close as you can to your fabric. Great for white stitching on black.

by fera 22 Dec 2016

I use clear water soluble topping film on my towels, after embroidery remove what film I can and the rest can be washed away. Thanks have never heard of knock down stitch or underlying technique - must look it up..Hello from Canada

#4 is best in my prefers, hugs Maria

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

yesssssssssssssss

#4 is best in my opinion.

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

yesssssssssssssss

Why do you use a colour that does show, the idea of those underlays is that they do not show as they are only meant to tame the loops of a towel or prevent the embroidery to sink away in fleece or velvet. And having it slightly larger than your embroidery means the loops do not curl back over the outline even after being laundered time and again - which I never do, I always make the ubderlay the same size.

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by noah 22 Dec 2016

Mops this was my first try and i had to play with color to see it and i will use better color next round This was /is just me learning ok hugs

I am slow to understand, but that is normal! Kay

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by noah 21 Dec 2016

Yes but i am showing
#1 What the Knock down stitch is for us who never heard of it or saw it **like me
#2 showing pictures of it it big to small And
#3 Just right OK

by FiestyBear 22 Dec 2016

Wow, I am glad I stumbled onto this conversation - I just heard about the "knock down stitch" a few weeks ago (and yes, I have SWP) but haven't had a chance to try this back ground thing yet - good to see your illustrations. :-)