When I unhoop the shirt/onesie the fabric pulls from the design and is not nice and flat. Is it the stabilizer ? or how I'm hooping? Not sure..Thanks for your help. This only happens on that type of material.

chubbylilblkcat, I would use two layers of stabilizer's - if this had been the problem in the past - also use the basting around the outside edges of the design to secure it in place would also help. Hehehe! I see Teri already told you this. *4U

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by chubbylilblkcat 08 Jul 2008

Thank you for the help..:)

You have several answers and as we all know, what works sometimes for one, doesn't work for the other, so try everything until you get the results you desire. I do lots of T's and onesies and I use adhesive spray to fix Polymesh Cut-A-Way that is cut bigger than my hoop. Therefore there is no stretching when the cut-a-way is adhered to the T shirt fabric and all hooped together. I also put a water soluable on top to keep the threads from burying down into the fabric. You can hoop the WSS or not.;)

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by chubbylilblkcat 07 Jul 2008

Thank you very much..

I like to hoop the poly mesh cutaway( 1 or 2 layers), spray with adhesive( baste or pin) and when finished, iron on knit interfacing on the inside. This keeps stitches from scratching baby.

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by chubbylilblkcat 07 Jul 2008

Thank you very much..

I don't hoop anything that stretches, I use a spray-on glue like '505' and glue the article down on 'stitch 'n tear' which holds it firm and you don't get stretching in the hoop. *4U

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by chubbylilblkcat 07 Jul 2008

I'm going to try that also..Thanks

You have gotten my answers but I wanted to know how you are liking your new machine? A flower for you.

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by chubbylilblkcat 07 Jul 2008

I love it so far.. I have been playing around with it non stop... :)I have been trying to figure out the ped lite.
Thanks for asking..

Like Ricky I prefer the iron on stabilizer for Tees & onesies & I also run basting stitches if I do not use iron on. Good luck with the next one. *4U

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by chubbylilblkcat 07 Jul 2008

Thanks

Good question ;) *2U

I'm not sure if this helps, but after I lay the garment on the stabilizer, I "secure" the item more with pins around the edge. Also, Shirlene hooked me up with the idea of putting a bastig stitch around the image. I don't have pulling or lumpiness anymore with the fabric. :-)

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by mad14kt 07 Jul 2008

Sounds good 2 me ;) *2U

by chubbylilblkcat 07 Jul 2008

I will also try that.. Thanks sooo much

How have you stabilized it? It might need 2 layers of iron on stabilizer. Sounds like the design might be a bit dense. It may not have been digitized for stretch fabric.Maybe you should also slip a piece of tear-away under the hoop.See if this solves the problem. Ricky

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by chubbylilblkcat 07 Jul 2008

Thank you.... I'll Try that, I was only using one layer.

by mad14kt 07 Jul 2008

Sounds good AGAIN ;) *2U