could anyone give me some tips on how to embroider on a knit shirt? i know you need ball point needles but not sure about what stabilizer is needed. any help is appreciated..

thank you all for the advice. i used the tips! and it turned out perfect too. i apreciate it. *************************************************

I do it the same was as Jrob - and I do not hoop my shirt only my stabilizer then use the spray adhesive to stick shirt to stabilizer. I can get my shirt exactly positioned that way. Then I pin around the edge of the hoop catching the shirt and stabilizer. Make sure the pins are out of your stitching area! My machine does not have a running basting stitch. (This is just the way I need to do it!!) Sue

I agree with Jerilyn, it's the same as I do and it is always a good result. Good luck Carla

Carla, I always use a med or heavy weight cut-away stabilizer attached with Termporary Adhesive and if the design is very dense, I add a tear a-way floated underneath that. I also always use WSS on top to keep the design from being buried into the fibers. Then to finish it, I use a Cover-The-Back fabric that just irons on and keeps all from being scratchy. ;)

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by carlawoods 19 Nov 2008

thanks a bunch! that is really helpful!

by carlawoods 19 Nov 2008

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If you don't have iron on, I use the spray adhesive. And I agree with mpo14011, cut away for anything stretchy. Both will help prevent the fabric from bunching up.

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by carlawoods 18 Nov 2008

thank you! ***

Iron on tear away stabilizer. If it is extremely stretchy use cut away.

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by carlawoods 18 Nov 2008

thank you! i knew someone would know! gonna try it out in just a bit! ***