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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Applique
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| You'll need a scrap of fabric for the applique (this scrap should be
about 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"), the fabric or item you want to affix the applique
to (it should be large enough to be hooped into a 4" x 4" hoop) and iron-on
light- to medium-weight stabilizer. For this tutorial we used designs from
the Shark
Applique Set.
Tip: The fabric for the applique should not be heavier than the
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| Step One: Press the stabilizer onto the fabric you want to use
for the applique.
Tip: If you make an applique on a T-shirt, knitted polo or dress,
you should stabilize it as well. |
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| Step Two: Hoop the underlying fabric or item without stabilizer.
Then place the applique fabric with stabilizer over it. You can secure
it on one side with adhesive tape, or with a temporary liquid adhesive
for fabric. (If you use liquid adhesive, first spray the reverse side of
the applique fabric and stabilizer, then place it onto the underlying fabric. |
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| Step Three: Start embroidering the design. First your machine
will stitch a baste-stitch to secure the working field. Then the machine
will embroider an outline of the motif. After the outline is finished,
take the hoop out (do not take the embroidery out of the hoop!) and, working
with very sharp scissors, cut away the baste-stitch first, then the excess
applique fabric as close to the outline as possible. |
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| Step Four: Insert the hoop into machine and finish the embroidery. |
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That's it! Here are some more of our results:
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