instruction example for cutwork lace machine embroiderie

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Instructions for adding pansy cutwork lace embroidery In order to create the cutwork lace pansy embroidery, featured on our site, you will need:

1. Our Pansy cutwork lace embroidery design: SKU 10601 Pansy cutwork lace machine embroidery design

2. Water-soluble stabilizer suitable for freestanding lace (we prefer Vilene DO4) 3. Suitable machine embroidery thread:

We find that polyester thread for sewing machine is especially suitable for lace designs. In order to have the stitched out embroidery look the same on both sides, we would recommend that you use the same upper thread and bobbin thread in case you use normal thread.

4. Adhesive spray or suitable glue stick to be used for attaching pieces of water-soluble stabilizer. Whatever you use must be able to stick on the water-soluble stabilizer without damaging it and must also be water-soluble, so that the glue could be washed away at the end.

5. A suitable base for assembling the parts of the design. It should provide enough support for press-ing 2 pieces together after using the glue, but at the same time allow to easily stick a pin in it. A cork tile may be just what you need.

6. Suitable fabric for the runner. We used cotton. Warning: This pansy cutwork embroidery was designed using a different assemble as you stitch technique. Unlike other designs of this type you will NOT first stitch out the components and then put them together using manual or machine connecting stitches. The parts of the pansy cutwork lace embroidery will be successively assembled in the process of stitching out the lace. While we find that this technique is generally easier and allows creating beautiful designs with seamlessly connected elements, it also means that one MUST strictly follow the required steps and order of creat-ing and connecting design parts. Sufficiently good stabilizing has always been very important when doing cutwork embroidery. In this case good stabilizing will be crucial to the success, because this technique provides a smaller margin for errors. If the parts do not align correctly due to insufficiently good stabiliz-ing, you will (most likely) not be able to correct this and will have to start over. Having in mind that you will have successively connected together the 2 parts of the design, it will not be possible to redo just the piece that went wrong. If you make a mistake when doing the second part of the design you will most probably have to start from the very beginning

So, now that youve been warned, just take your time and make sure you get everything right! It is NOT so difficult. You CAN definitely do it!

Step-by-step instructions

1. Make sure you first have a look at the files you have received. You have 2 machine embroidery files. The file names contain numbers, which show the order for stitching. You have also received 2 PDF files with templates for both parts of the design. You can print the templates and use them to find the best position of the cutwork lace on your fabric.

You may have already noticed that each of the design files includes 2 cross-shaped stitches. They are very important because they are the placement markers that will make it possible to precisely align the design parts. We have used red and blue thread for these stitches. This was done to make them more visible on the images when creating the instructions. Of course, this also makes them easier to use when aligning the design parts. It is up to you if you will use the red and blue thread. If you want, you may do them with the same thread you use for the whole ornament. This will save you some time as youll skip some thread changes.

On the next page we have provided an image showing the positioning of all design parts.



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Print out the PDF templates for both parts of the design. Rotate the template for part #1 so that its longer side is down. Place the template of part #2 on top and match markers No 1 and No 2 to align them.



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Then use adhesive tape to hold the 2 sheets together.

2. This is how you should proceed with the assemble as you stitch technique

1. Place the water soluble stabilizer on top of the fabric and attach it using adhesive spray.



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2. Use the template to determine the placement of the cutwork on the fab-ric.

3. Mark the position of markers No 1 and 2 on the fabric



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Use disappearing ink marker. After marking the fabric leave it aside for now.

4. Hoop water-soluble stabilizer and start stitching part # 1 of the lace. The machine will stitch out 2 markers and then will stop.



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5. Remove the hoop from the machine but do NOT unhoop the stabilizer. Clean the connecting thread and leave only the markers. Place the hoop on the cork tile (or whatever you are using as a base), then place the fabric you prepared earlier on top of the stabilizer and match the markers on the fabric with the markers you just stitched out using pins. Use adhesive spay to attach the fab-ric to the stabilizer you have in the hoop.



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6. Stitch out the cutwork placement color of part #1.

7. Take the hoop off the machine and carefully cut away the fabric.



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8. Return the hoop on the machine and stitch out the rest of part #1. The stitching will finish with some placement markers. Do not forget to remove the connecting thread but make sure the markers re-main in place. Then unhoop the fabric with the un-derlying stabilizer from the hoop.

9. Prepare a new hoop with stabilizer and begin stitching out part #2. The ma-chine will stitch out the placement markers. After that take the hoop of the machine but do NOT unhoop the stabilizer. Remove the connecting thread.



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10. Place the hoop on the cork tile and then add on top of it the fabric with part #1.

11. Match the markers of part #1 with the markers on the stabilizer using pins.



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12. Use adhesive spray to reliably stick both layers together

13. Return the hoop on the machine and proceed with stitching out the placement stitches of part #2



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14. Take the hoop off the machine and carefully cut away the fabric from the cutwork area.

15. Return the hoop on the machine and stitch out the rest of part #2.

16. Take the hoop off the machine and carefully remove any markers you have on the fabric

17. Dip the fabric in water and leave it there long enough to completely remove any traces of stabilizer.

18. Finally iron the fabric



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Congratulations! You have done it!!!

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