Hi, Has anybody got this design & stitched it out, I think it was a freebie. Gorgeous until the outline.....why does this keep happening???....Have a nice week end, xx

j'adore !

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

merci, xx

I have had a real close up look at you little bear and yes the outline is a bit off here and there. The face is great with the dummy but the fur around his head and feet is a bit off - make him look like a fuzzy bear. I would use a marker pen to fill in the bits and you know what - after one washing no one will ever notice. I think he looks great. Sarah.

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

thank you, xx

I just did a small design on a onesie and had the same problem with the outline stitches, sometimes I think the free designs are not perfect..

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

yes i was thinking the same, thank you, xx

I read all of the comments and I agree with the group. I would hoop this fabric along with a cut-away and float another piece underneath. Since there is a high nap on the fabric, I wouldn't worry too much about it because as soon as it is washed and dried it will fluff up around your design. ;)

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

i just said to justonlyme, that i just hooped towel & floated 2 pieces under, i will try it again & post the outcome, thank you, xx

Your bear turned out really cute.
I hoop one layer of stabilizer with the fabric, and then float a second layer, opposite direction, underneath, for all real heavy designs. I also wrap my hoops with Glad Stretch & Seal (I think that is what it is called...someone borrowed my box). The kind that has a tacky side. But I put it on the sides of the hoop so the tacky side is out. It lasts for lots of projects. Does not take up much space in the hoop either.

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

on this occasion i hooped just the towel & floated 2 pieces under with wss on top, i will try it again, thank you, xx

Ithink because it is a freebie.I have lots of free patterns that does that.Still very cute.

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

yes it is a cutie, thank you, xx

In agreement with others, I'd try extra stabiliser and just hoop the stabiliser and baste the towel or fabric down to that, to stop it pulling in with the denseness of stitching. Some of the plasticcy type of washaway on top, also basted or pinned around the edges could also help contain the outline to where it's meant to be. It can be a great learning curve for us to try different methods of hooping on the same project to see what difference it makes. This is a cute design and I'm sure the recipient won't care a jot for the slight 'outline issue'. It's true that some are purposely done that way. Lovely hot pink!

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

thank you for your comment, i hooped this one, i don't normally do that, i use the sticky stabilizer & wss on top, i'm going to do another today & see if there's any difference, xx

no matter he is still adorable....soozie

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by jeanfoz 09 Feb 2014

she is, thank you, xx

Last week someone told me this can be caused by too many stitches for the stabilizer. Try floating a piece of tear away under the hoop or using 2 layers of a light weight stabilizer at a 45 degree angle to each other.

For my self - it has always appeared the fabric shifted when it happened to me. Or stretched. I look to stabilize by some type of 'glue' not just a baste. Good Luck - He is adorable.

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

thanks for the input, it all helps, xx

It might be just the fabric you are using as michemb says she had no problems with it. Have you stitched it on anything else, a simple cotton fabric for instance?
It might be due to the digitising; I noticed apart from a few bits in the legs all parts have the more or less same stitch direction, from bottom left to top right - that can spell problems as the fabric is pushed in one direction.

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

I'm going to try it on something else tomorrow & see if there's any difference, thank you, xx

Looks so cute

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

thank you, xx

so cute

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

thank you, xx

You have several great answers. i think it is mainly that push-pull thing and the density of the design. One thing I might add it that on some of the designs that I know I have had outline trouble with is that I skip ahead to the final outline, stitch it out then go back to the beginning and start over stitch it all out including redoing the last outline.

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

thanks i'll try that, xx

....your fabric may be slipping in the hoop...in addition to other suggestions I would try using the rubber shelf lining on the sides of the hoop to help prevent slippage...

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

I've heard about these, i'll have to look on ebay, thank you, xx

by greysewist 08 Feb 2014

No need for Ebay unless you're in a really isolated area. The $2 shops usually carry many colours of shelf liner on small rolls. It's what people often use in caravans to stop the plates etc moving around on the shelves while travelling. Some also use a piece as a gripper for taking lids off jars, and it can be handy to use under coasters or mats to stop those slipping as well -useful stuff!

I have stitched this out and I don't remember having a problem with it,

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

I will give it another go tomorrow on different material, thank you, xx

It just makes him look fuzzier :-) As others have some, some designs deliberately put the outline off for a certain "look" - Urban Threads for one with their sketches and watercolor designs. Looks great "as is".

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by maggiecal 08 Feb 2014

the iPhone and Mac like to change what I'm saying - as others have SAID ....

by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

thank you, xx

You have gotten great answers. This is a cute bear.

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

yes i have, thank you, xx

Yep it is called push & pull just as Vicki has said. the density of the stitches create it so proper stabilization can help both top & bottom. If I can I will add another pc of stabilizer to my project if I see this happening, to the under side of the project or perhaps a heavier stabilizer. Still it does happen & only an embroider would notice it as a flaw. Now a days there are many designs that are specifically created to achieve this look. It is a very cute bear & Carolyn's suggestion of zigzagging it works really well. We have all been here & I am sure we will all be again. Can you remember where you got the design from? Hugs Loralye

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by basketkase 08 Feb 2014

You are so right, Loralye about the style of digi......as most of you know, I have created some that the outline is the major part of the design and the fill is purposely askewed, so the only real mistakes are the ones we think we see...right?

by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

No i can't remember where i got it from, thanks for your input, xx

Jean.....I believe there can be several issues, one is hooping, which I myself have difficulties getting the right tension on the fabric, then there is "pull compensation" which is kind of like the stitching pulling against itself and causing shifting on fabric.......I don't know how to exactly explain the pull compensation, but I do know it can affect outline registrations........

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by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

Thanks, Its just so frustrating after all that sewing, some parts are perfect & some way off......xx

not sure why but i take to to my sewing machine and fix it with a zig zag to make it perfect again hugs

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by basketkase 08 Feb 2014

...and you do this "fix up" beautifully!

by jeanfoz 08 Feb 2014

Thanks Noah, I might try that, xx

by noah 08 Feb 2014

its fools the best of them i know:):)