September 8, 2023
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Debbie SewBlest , EMB 101
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If you embroider a lot of freestanding lace or freestanding
applique projects, you end up with lots of bobbins wound with colored thread.
What do you do with them?
At the price of thread, you don’t want to just pitch it but unused
bobbins take up a lot of space. Fortunately, there are several uses for leftover
machine embroidery colored bobbin thread.
They start by using the bobbin just like a spool. Thread
your machine like normal and stitch away. Color won’t matter because these
stitches won’t show.
Basting Stitches
A basting
stitch helps to hold the fabric or item you are embroidering to the
stabilizer. It is especially useful when floating in the hoop. Since you clip
it and remove it after embroidery, color doesn’t matter.
Basting stitches can be used to show the position of a
design. It is a good check to be sure your design is centered properly on the
item you are embroidering.
Basting stitches are also useful when multi-hooping to be
sure your designs are lining up straight. If the basting boxes don’t line up
evenly, clip them, rehoop, and try again. See how it’s done here.If you need to add a topper to keep stitches from sinking
into fabrics like toweling or fleece, basting stitches hold the topper in the
hoop so that it doesn’t slide out of place.
Applique Stitches
Applique uses special stitches built into the design to show
size and placement of the applique fabric as well as tack-down stitches to
secure the fabric to the item you are embroidering.
Placement stitches are hidden underneath the applique fabric,
so the color of thread used makes no difference. Tack-down stitches are
typically covered up by satin stitching or other decorative edge stitching. See
how these stitches are used in applique here.
Debbie SewBlest