I have been embroidering by hand, off and on for a couple years. I am asking for any tips on getting the hoop to stay in place, and staying straight on a wide line of satin stitch. I always seem to end up diagonal almost, and end up starting over. Thanks for all your help. S.
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My best advice it to leave a bit extra space when you come up from the bottom. the point of the needle is smaller than the eye. so when you are poking through the thread from underneath your eye sees a very small point. but when you go down (on the other side of the satin stitch) poking the top of the fabric your eye doesn’t see the imperceptible extra space that the needle takes up. So as you work along one side is closer together than the other. You must make a concious effort to spread out the threads on that side. good luck!
Made the art quilt for a friend of mine. Her husband passed away last year. In his memory I used his shirts to make the quilt of Hilton Head. He has a home on the island. I used a photo to guide me in my first art quilt.
I’m looking for information for the lovely pieced bag that was pictured in the Feb.6 email which is a “members project”. I cannot see any pictures of the projects on this ‘Show us your project” page so I can’t show it but please tell me if anyone has information on it. Thanks.
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Elastic thread is wound on the bobbin and stitched using a long, straight stitch. The long stitch length and elastic thread will gather the fabric to create a shirring effect. The more rows of stitching you do (roughly 1/4″ apart), the more the fabric will gather. Ensure the fabric lays flat under the presser foot as you stitch subsequent rows. Lightweight fabrics gather better than stiff, heavy fabrics, and one layer of fabric will always gather better than a doubled-up layer. Make sure you backstitch or tie off the end of each row so the elastic doesn’t unravel from the seam.
The way you thread the elastic on the bobbin depends on your machine. With my Pfaff, I hand-wind using moderate pressure on the thread, so it’s on the bobbin tight enough to stay put, but not super tightly stretched. Some machines require you wind the elastic thread onto the bobbin using the machine’s bobbin winder to achieve a tighter stretch on the bobbin.
I have an old Singer that won’t pick up the thread. Took it to a repair guy and he wouldn’t tell me what he did to fix it. I only sewed about 2 feet when it stopped. Do you know what he adjusted?
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I have been embroidering by hand, off and on for a couple years. I am asking for any tips on getting the hoop to stay in place, and staying straight on a wide line of satin stitch. I always seem to end up diagonal almost, and end up starting over. Thanks for all your help. S.
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That’s a great question!
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My best advice it to leave a bit extra space when you come up from the bottom. the point of the needle is smaller than the eye. so when you are poking through the thread from underneath your eye sees a very small point. but when you go down (on the other side of the satin stitch) poking the top of the fabric your eye doesn’t see the imperceptible extra space that the needle takes up. So as you work along one side is closer together than the other. You must make a concious effort to spread out the threads on that side. good luck!
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Made the art quilt for a friend of mine. Her husband passed away last year. In his memory I used his shirts to make the quilt of Hilton Head. He has a home on the island. I used a photo to guide me in my first art quilt.
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I’m looking for information for the lovely pieced bag that was pictured in the Feb.6 email which is a “members project”. I cannot see any pictures of the projects on this ‘Show us your project” page so I can’t show it but please tell me if anyone has information on it. Thanks.
I custom make pillows per order, but this one was specially made for my sister and she loved it. I also make matching valences
I logged in, went to Menu, then Blog, then Project Gallery and I am not seeing any pictures of the projects that folks are talking about. Can someone please tell me WHY I AM NOT SEEING ANY PICTURES?
Hello Sandra!
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If you continue to run into this issue, please send us a screenshot of the error, the name of the device that you’re using (computer – PC or Mac, smart phone, iPad/Tablet, etc.) to the email address of: nationalsewingcircle@program-director.net and we’d be more than happy to take a look into this for you!
Thank you,
Jessica
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Thank you Jessica, I am at a loss so again I sent an email to the address you provided.
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How do you sew with elastic thread?
Hi Darleen,
Elastic thread is wound on the bobbin and stitched using a long, straight stitch. The long stitch length and elastic thread will gather the fabric to create a shirring effect. The more rows of stitching you do (roughly 1/4″ apart), the more the fabric will gather. Ensure the fabric lays flat under the presser foot as you stitch subsequent rows. Lightweight fabrics gather better than stiff, heavy fabrics, and one layer of fabric will always gather better than a doubled-up layer. Make sure you backstitch or tie off the end of each row so the elastic doesn’t unravel from the seam.
The way you thread the elastic on the bobbin depends on your machine. With my Pfaff, I hand-wind using moderate pressure on the thread, so it’s on the bobbin tight enough to stay put, but not super tightly stretched. Some machines require you wind the elastic thread onto the bobbin using the machine’s bobbin winder to achieve a tighter stretch on the bobbin.
If you have a Premium membership, check out my video on sewing with elastic thread and creating a shirred dress:
https://www.nationalsewingcircle.com/video/shirred-skirt-017333/
Hope this helps! Have fun!
Nicki
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I have an old Singer that won’t pick up the thread. Took it to a repair guy and he wouldn’t tell me what he did to fix it. I only sewed about 2 feet when it stopped. Do you know what he adjusted?
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