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Embroidering with Metallic Threads

Do you have problems with thread breakage and fraying when embroidering with metallic thread?  It is small comfort, but you are not alone!  There are some things you can do to improve the results when working with metallics The most important thing you can do is to use the correct thread.  A high quality thread [...]

How to Stabilize Embroidery Designs

Stabilization is a tricky and complicated part of machine embroidery; but it is also the underlying foundation of good embroidery. Without proper stabilization, designs may pucker or sag and outlines may be off, stitches may sink into the fabric or fabric might poke through the stitching. Stabilization is the one area of embroidery that causes [...]

Cutwork Embroidery by Machine

Cutwork embroidery is a beautiful form of needlework where portions of the background fabric are cut away and discarded, with the edges worked over in satin stitching. There are many kinds of cutwork. The simplest form of cutwork is that which contains small open areas, such as eyelets, with no connecting bars.  Richelieu embroidery is [...]