If you read the Blogs here at AnnTheGran, you are going to learn so much. Each new blog discusses a particular issue and then, equally important, is why that issue works.

Test Stitching, Discovery Sew, SewOut are terms that mean, setting up your project in a trial format. Testing your design is NOT a waste of time, it is insurance for your project. And, those tests are useful for a number of reasons, also discussed by Sewblest.

http://community.anntheg...titching-is-so-important

Then check out the companion piece, what to do with those test pieces of fabric with embroidery on it.

http://community.anntheg...uses-for-test-stitchouts


I have always believed that learning is a life long process. These blogs are excellent for your learning process for your beautiful craft.

Pat, The Avid Embroiderer