Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Cutwork
Cutwork lace is very versatile and has a large variety of uses, from decorating
linen and clothes to creating doilies and coasters.
Fabrics: Firm, tightly woven fabrics which do not fray easily
are essential for cutwork.
Stabilizers: You will also need wash-away, or water-soluble stabilizers.
We recommend to use water-soluble mesh, such as Vilene. Vilene D0102
is a non woven dissolvable stabilizer which is imported into the US, is
sold in large rolls and is sometimes repackaged under different brand names.
Some of these brand names are Fabri-Solvy by Sulky, Wash-Away, and Aqua
Magic.
Film-like water soluble stabilizers, such as Solvy by Sulky or Avalon
by Madeira, are not good for the cutwork projects.
Threads: We recommend to use either polyester or rayon embroidery
threads.
Needles: We used 80/12 embroidery needles. You can use thinner
needles if you use fine fabric.
To test our quality and your skills try this free design:
Size: 179/100 mm,
Stitches: 13038
Colors: 2
Click to download a zip file containing the corresponding format:
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Step One: Hoop your fabric with a layer of water soluble mesh.
Upload the file into your machine. Start embroidering. The machine will
embroider the outline of the design and stop. |
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Step Two: Take the hoop from the machine. With a pair of sharp
scissors cut away the fabric in the places shown on the picture. |
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Step Three: Return the hoop to the machine and finish embroidering. |
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Step Four: Neatly cut away the excess stabilizer. Wash away
the remaining stabilizer, neatly spread on a flat surface and leave to
air dry. Press if needed. |
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Check out more examples of cutwork using designs from our Catalog:
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