LOL I've never worked in a school system. I don't have the patience for it (but my husband does!) I've tutored, and taught at a Science Museum where everything had to be entertaining as well as educational. So I guess that was my training for CZcams. 🤣
I’m so glad I found you! I’m getting my embroidery machine this coming week and I’m doing all the research I can. This series is full of fantastic knowledge and information. Thank You so much 😊
Thank you! I’ve just found you, and am so glad I did….I’ve been embroidering for 10 years and you taught me things I didn’t know…now to catch up on all your other videos…🌸
Hello Ms Balli. Your videos are so good. You don’t bear around the bush, you speak well, you don’t rush and you’re prepared. All good teaching skills. Am going to watch your earlier videos even though I’m a little past beginner; I expect to pick up hints. Thank you.
I work in a fabric and sewing machine store and we have a big choice of stabilizers on enormous rolls that we sell by the yard. Check your local fabric store, they're very inexpensive! 😊
I can’t wait until I get my machine! I’ve ordered a sample pack of stabilisers so I can test out a few out and see which I prefer before I buy a load of it.
hi, I’m most of the way through this beginner series and would like to thank you sincerely for all the amazing advice and sharing your knowledge .. I just purchased my first machine and it’s waiting on my sewing table, for our first adventure .. I feel so much more confident now, that it will be a success :)
Thank you so very much.. your videos are making me more comfortable to get started. My machine is on its way and I haven't watched them all yet but I am making my way. Oh! Also loved your oopsies!! 😂 they are funny. Thank you again
Thank you for all the great information! I got an embroidery machine 2 weeks ago & I’m having a blast with it. I really enjoy watching your videos & and I’m learning a lot from them 😊👍🏼
Thank you so much! I’m brand new to machine Embroidery. I bought a Baby Lock Flare. I finally tried it first the first time with great success. I used 2 layers of cotton fabric with Warn n Natural batting in between. Just one layer was good. It came out perfect!
Thank you for the wealth of information. Your videos are the best I have seen. You get to the point and stay on point. Thank you. I am a new subscriber
Luci this is GREAT information, thank you for going over in detail. I have purchased World Weiner and honestly, it's cheap but works great. I love the tip about yard sales & thrift stores, I will have to check that out.
That's an IKEA pegboard. They used to sell paper towel holders that would fit 12" wide stabilizer rolls but they discontinued them. You might be able to find similar items on Amazon - it's very convenient to dispense stabilizer when hung that way 😁
As all other have said, so glad I found you! these tutorials are so valuable. I am also extremely new to machine embroidery. I have a curious brain and always thinking how else can I do this?? I have packing paper from when we moved a few years ago - I have used it for wrapping gifts and everything. I did have the thought that it could be used as a stabilizer...... My *very old* gifted Husqvarna Designer I might be angry with me? She did go in for a spa day for a full service. I've been learning how she likes things. Thoughts?
Some people use things like paper or wax paper for stabilizer but I don't recommend it. Bits of paper can get pushed down into your bobbin case. And that bobbin case on the Designer 1 is finicky to begin with. (I still use my D1) Stabilizer also has some lubricant on it for less friction and it won't dull your needles as fast as regular paper. Packing paper makes for excellent sewing patterns - maybe use it that way instead?
I have a terrible time with sticky stabilizers. I can’t get it stabilizer to peel off the back of the towel. I love the idea of the stitch n wash stabilizer , it sounds like it’s exactly what I need. Thank you so much for all of this information it’s exactly what I needed explained so I am able to understand it. Obviously I’m new to embroidery but I’m so excited to be able to do it.
Thank you for doing these videos. I plan to get stabilizer soon. I plan to use your links. 🙂 Edit to add. I did the same thing with the film wash away. Messy messy messy hahaha.
Thank you sooo much for suggestions for my gift tea towels. I just made two gorgeous embroidered gift tea towels for my best friend of 60 plus years. Well, I wasn't happy at all with the sticky tear away and the water soluble stabilizers I used. Now they are hard and really not nice, I will try washing them, which I didn't want to have to do. Now I have ordered more stabilizers and I think I have finally what I needed. I'm with you totally on the Iron away topper and the water activated tear away for my redo kitchen gift towels.
I think you'll love the heat soluble stuff for your towels. Be careful with the sticky stablizer though, they can pull the loops out of terry cloth towels. I think I used regular tear-away and used a basting box to float the last towels I stitched. It worked very well and nothing needed to be washed out.
Good point. I usually try to put text on screen for important points, but it takes a LOT of extra editing time. You can also turn on closed captions on CZcams but sometimes it "guesses" very wrong.
Another great and informative video! I would like to try the heat soluble. Currently, used WSS, tearaway and cutaway. Recently, picked up some fusible mesh and looking forward to trying that. Tracey
Come back and tell me if you like the fusible mesh. I've still not used mine. But I'm loving that heat soluble I picked up from World Wiedner. It doesn't get slimy like the WSS.
Hello! Thank YOU...Your videos have been extremely helpful for me and other beginners. I now have my new se 1900 brother machine, stabilizers, needles, and lot's of sewing room accessories. I now I have my USB adaptor to fit my older Mac laptop and 5 USB flash drives. I'm trying now to get brave enough to buy a design and get it into my machine. I need step my step easy to understand directions to do this. I'm still learning these type of computer skills. I mostly just shop on my pc :)) and pay bills and getting back into sewing after years. My request is that your do a # 7 Beginner video on how to download a design from the seller into my laptop and into my machine. That's a hugh request. But it never hurts to ask :))
There are NO amount of Thank yous, for this!!! I am self taught and have just guessed over the years and made so many mistakes. I APPRECIATE this more than words can say!!! Also, what are the hooks called that hold your stabilizer on the peg board called? I have never seen any like this.
Mitakes are a GREAT way to learn, it's just not the fun way. I'm using the ikea pegboard system and they used to have "roll holder" hooks but I think they discontinued those. But Amazon and Ebay sell something similar. They're made to hold paper towels but 8-12" wide stabilizer rolls fit perfectly. Thanks for watching!
I found your channel doing some research on multi-needle. Your videos are great! You are a great teacher and fun to watch and listen to! Plus, even though I've been embroidering for 5 years I've been learning some good things! I like to do tea towels which I sell in our little gift shop but I don't like stabilizer showing in the back. I'm not thrilled having to rinse out the design and then press but I can't figure out another option. Any ideas? I got a donation of sticky back fleece and it's been great for my big ironing table! I use 2 layers and then duck cloth on the top.
Thanks for your sweet comment! I do love teaching. For the back of the towel, I prefer a tear-away stabilizer so there's no stabilizer left when I'm done. I avoid the sticky stuff for terry cloth since it pulls the loops of the towel. Then I prefer the heat soluble for the topper when embroidering instead of the water soluble. That way you don't need to rinse or iron. (other than a quick iron to dissolve the heat soluble that remains behind after tearing away the bulk of it.) Hope that helps!
@@BallyhooCreations Thanks, Luci! I use tear/wash away for bath towels. Usually the design is simple and bold so it looks neat in the back. But tea towels often have a light design and so lots of stabilizer in between text and images, etc. Maybe I'm just picky! I don't like it on dark tea towels, either! I wish they made a topper type stabilizer that is heavier and good for the bottom. I have enjoyed your videos so much. You must have been in communications in a previous life! :-)
Hi. I watched all of your beginner embroidery series and im wondering if you would be able to make a video about what fabrics work with what stabilizers.
Kudos to you for supporting local! But I'm sure you can understand why I refer people to Amazon - I have a global audience that doesn't have access to the same items the local shops carry.
the no-show mesh has a grid to make it stronger. Think of it like a grid of regular cut-away with all of the tiny squares filled with lighter weight cut-away.
What would be the best backing and needle for a thin tshirt with over a 70.000 stitch count? To avoid little holes in the fabric around certain letters?
Are you using a new/fresh needle? A 75/11 needle should work. You could try a stretch needle if your fabric is super stretchy but I don't usually find that is needed and I stitch on thin spandex fabrics a lot. Thin fabrics are not well suited to dense designs and that sounds like your biggest problem. You could try a medium or heavy cut-away stabilizer to reinforce the fabric. Maybe even something fusible so it won't shift. You might also try a thinner thread like a 60 weight poly since your design may have too much stitch density for your lightweight fabric. (I'm assuming you can't re-digitize the letters to make them less dense.)
I think all the answers are within the video. There is no "best" brand but I like purchasing from World Wiedner. Start with a medium cut-away and a tear-away, those cover many situations for beginners. And the topper is used when you have furry, fuzzy or stretchy fabrics and you want the stitches to float on top and not get distorted.
Hello!) I live in Russia and this message is written with the help of an online translator, so forgive me if there will be mistakes) I am engaged in embroidery recently. A year ago I bought a 15 needle embroidery machine. I try to deal with everything myself and generally everything works out. Recently sent 10 T-shirts, 100% cotton, for embroidery. I drew the design and made embroidery on 9 T-shirts, but the tenth.....vsya torn. The fabric of the T-shirt, to the touch, very dry and around the perimeter of the embroidery, in some places, began to tear. I embroidered with a solid adhesive fleece 62g + tear-off stabiliser 80g (80% cotton 30elastane). Then I tried sewing, point fleece 40gr in two layers - perpendicular. No help(* If you have experience in solving similar problems, please advise me).
When the shirt is torn or damaged there is not much you can do to fix it. If the tear is small you can patch and embroider over it as you did. But usually the shirt cannot be saved. Try to get your money back if the shirt quality was bad. Or buy extra shirts because sometimes mistakes happen and must be discarded. So it's good to have extra materials just in case something goes bad.
That's the IKEA pegboard system with the roll holders. I think they're made for paper towels or rolls of paper? But they work for 8" to 12" wide rolls of stabilizer.
Great information. What are your feelings on using a lightweight iron on interfacing on the fabric ALONG with using the stabilizer? This is what they lady at the sewing center said to do.
You can do that- it works well. I feel it is wasteful because you're using twice as much stabilizer. But for difficult lightweight fabrics it might be the best method.
@ballyhoo Creations I wanted to do some sweatshirts on a single needle pe800. Most videos say to use cut away stabilizer with temporary spray adhesive.... but I don't like to use aerosol sprays because sometimes it affects my breathing. So I was wondering if i could hoop cut away and sticky tear away then float the sweatshirts?
I don't like aerosol sprays either. You can use a sticky or fusible stabilizer instead. Using 2 stabilizers might be a bit much for something thick like a sweatshirt on the PE800 since it's motor is smaller. If your design is not too dense, you can even get away with a sticky tear-away. Try it on some scraps with anything stretchy to see which method you like best.
This was great! Thank You! While hunting how to appliqué patterns included on my brother se 1900. I could not find one.. but I found your new video!! Yeah, so great to see you! I'm so looking forward to all your teaching videos. I just like to have things 'down tack' before starting something. I just spent most this morning in my brother operation manual trying to figure out the appliqué section and the patterns they offer. Well that's another story. I still don't get it. Especially the Water Can pattern. That's another story. Anyway, it sent me to videos of appliqué techniques. There must be an easier way. I was pretty much convinced to buy some freezer wrap paper for a backing to iron on. Now I'm not so sure. What do you think about freezer wrap? You answered things I have been wondering, by using a small piece of stabilizer or do I have to cover the hoop. Got that part covered :) I think. Well I could just go on and on. I've been doing so much looking and reading. Taking notes. I haven't done any or very little sewing :/.
You'll get it figured out. Don't be afraid to fail a few times before it starts getting better. I like the heat&bond lite for applique - it stiffens the fabric (less puckering), makes it stick and also much easier to cut.
I'm using the Skadis roll holders but I just found out they were discontinued by IKEA in 2021. hOWEVER, if you search for Skadis roll holder you will find Etsy sellers making a 3D printed gizmo that looks like it will work even better. Give that a try?
You're thorough and I can gasp what you're saying. In stabilizer what Pellon is equal to tender touch. Also, I saw you had SEW ART have you used that software?
Hi Daveeda! I haven't tried it, but I think the Pellon EK130 Easy-Knit® is the equivalent for embroidery backing. I don't actually use Sew Art, I use Embird for all my embroidery software and digitizing.
I’m making a quilt (cotton materials) and cutting the pieces using my Accuquilt. I want to embroidery a pattern onto some of the pieces. Which stabilizer(s) should I use? I tried tearaway and taped the 5” fabric square to the stabilizer. It was ok but it could have been better if the fabric was able to be hooped or stabilized better. Help! Thanks!
Hi Terri! When you float small pieces like that, it can be tricky because you'll get puckering no matter what stabilizer you hoop. This is because the floating pieces are not attached to anything and quilt cotton stretches on the bias and distorts. You need to stabilize the fabric pieces somehow. I would suggest stiffening the fabric with a heavy fusible stabilizer, or treat them with terial magic. If you want the fabric to stay stiff, use the fusible. But if you want it to soften after washing use the Terial magic. Then try using a regular glue stick or basting spray to attach them to tear-away stabilizer. This will make them easier to cut and they won't pucker or shift when you stitch on them. Hope that helps!
I'm planning a video about that for February. You can find charts on the internet to guide you on finding the right stabilizer for your fabric. Eventually you will get a "feel" for what works if you're willing to experiment and make mistakes.
Oooh, good question. I don't think I would try it. The Terial magic requires you to iron it to "set" it. And nylon doesn't handle the iron well. You might be able to stiffen the fabric enough to prevent puckering, but any old starch would do the same. Make sure you're using cutaway stabilizer on bottom and a soluble topper. Also try a microtex needle and SLOW the machine down to it's slowest speed. Then cross your fingers and hope for the best. Ripstop is notorious for puckering even when the pros do it.
Hi Linda! I use the "Madeira Cotton Soft" which is a tear-away. You can google those words in quote marks to find it. Madeira makes other cotton stabilizers and I typically buy mine from World Weidner or Amazon: www.worldweidner.com/collections/madeira-stabilizer
Synthasnot - LOL - it is slimy and gross. The heat soluable evaporates into thin air I suppose. Very sci-fi stuff - I seriously don't understand the science of it unless it's creating invisible odorless polymer vapors all over my room. Yep, that's probably what it's doing.
Great questions! Yes, I still use everything shown in this video and haven't changed my mind about any of it. I've added Sulky tear-easy as my go-to stabilizer for in-the-hoop projects, but otherwise, I don't see much difference between brands and price points unless you're looking for specialty stabilizers that the generic brands don't make.
hello, I had have made a dozen onesies to mail off to my Grandson. The problem I'm having is I prewash everything to make mom's job easier. The Sulky brand tender touch keeps coming off in the wash. I have tried several iron on temperatures, rounded the corners. I even bought a new iron. What's going on here. I'm wondering is the new fabric before wash have a coating of some sort. is it affecting my tender touch from sticking good? Do you think I should pre-wash everything before embroidering.. well I can try on the washed and failed ones..by adding a new piece of tender touch..I'm so frustrated with this Tender Touch not sticking. Thank you
I'm sorry you're having a bad experience with tender touch. I've only used the ThreadArt brand called Cloud Cover so I'm not sure what's happening with your Tender Touch. Are you using fabric softener when you pre-wash? That coats fabric with a plastic film which could cause problems. If it's not that, then it may be the type of fabric your Onsies are made from? They may have been treated with fire-retardant chemicals. I've never heard of that being an issue but I can't figure out why else your fusible keeps coming off in the wash?
Good advice. Have you seen people using paper towels as a stabilizer? It seems like a terrible idea but I'm sure people try to get away with it. I'm not a fan of any rolls from the kitchen being used as a stabilizer. 😁
I am so happy I found your channel. You are so informative and your video is very good quality. Thank you for taking the time to do this series.
Are you a retired educator...this is your calling, you are a natural. Thanks again.
LOL I've never worked in a school system. I don't have the patience for it (but my husband does!) I've tutored, and taught at a Science Museum where everything had to be entertaining as well as educational. So I guess that was my training for CZcams. 🤣
SO much valuable information!! Thank you for this incredibly helpful tutorial 😊
You are so welcome!
I’m so glad I found you! I’m getting my embroidery machine this coming week and I’m doing all the research I can. This series is full of fantastic knowledge and information. Thank You so much 😊
I just got the brother se625 and I am so excited!!! I am completely new to seeing but I love doing hand embroidery
Great video!
I watch you almost daily. You are soo wonderful and such a good teacher. Thank you!
Thanks Sandy! It's great to hear from you and I hope you're enjoying your embroidery machine!
Thank you for sharing, So educational. Love, Love, Love your tutorials. I will watch this over and over.
Thanks so much Beth! I admit, I learned a few things myself while researching the thread and stabilizer videos. LOL.
Thank you! I’ve just found you, and am so glad I did….I’ve been embroidering for 10 years and you taught me things I didn’t know…now to catch up on all your other videos…🌸
Thanks Barb! I love getting comments like yours, it's keeps me motivated to create more videos. :-)
Stabilizers have been the bane of my 'newbie' life. Thank you, thank you for your wonderful tutorial. I've learned so much.
Superb information - thank you so much for this beginner's series and all the great details you're providing for us!
i found embroidery a high learning curve, but fun to learn, and well worth it in the end.
I agree! It looks so easy but it actually takes a lot of practice. Glad you stuck with it long enough to find the fun parts!
Thank you soo much , Great video🎉
Glad it was helpful!
Your educational videos are the bomb! I save most of them to my embroidery list. Thanks!
Thank you so much for saying that!
Thank you very much for sharing your valuable knowledge. As instructive as helpful. You earn a subscription M'am.
welcome and thanks for subscribing!
Hello Ms Balli. Your videos are so good. You don’t bear around the bush, you speak well, you don’t rush and you’re prepared. All good teaching skills. Am going to watch your earlier videos even though I’m a little past beginner; I expect to pick up hints. Thank you.
Thank you so much!!!
I work in a fabric and sewing machine store and we have a big choice of stabilizers on enormous rolls that we sell by the yard. Check your local fabric store, they're very inexpensive! 😊
You always do a great job with explaining what to do, how to do it etc. Thank you
I can’t wait until I get my machine!
I’ve ordered a sample pack of stabilisers so I can test out a few out and see which I prefer before I buy a load of it.
You're wise to play with different stabilizers, it's a great way to learn!
hi, I’m most of the way through this beginner series and would like to thank you sincerely for all the amazing advice and sharing your knowledge .. I just purchased my first machine and it’s waiting on my sewing table, for our first adventure .. I feel so much more confident now, that it will be a success :)
Having confidence is key so you're halfway there already! Enjoy your first machine!
These videos are amazing. I just bought my first embroidery machine and this is so helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so very much.. your videos are making me more comfortable to get started. My machine is on its way and I haven't watched them all yet but I am making my way.
Oh! Also loved your oopsies!! 😂 they are funny. Thank you again
Thank you for all the great information! I got an embroidery machine 2 weeks ago & I’m having a blast with it. I really enjoy watching your videos & and I’m learning a lot from them 😊👍🏼
Thank you so much! I’m brand new to machine Embroidery. I bought a Baby Lock Flare. I finally tried it first the first time with great success. I used 2 layers of cotton fabric with Warn n Natural batting in between. Just one layer was good. It came out perfect!
Thank you for the wealth of information. Your videos are the best I have seen. You get to the point and stay on point. Thank you. I am a new subscriber
Thank you Faye! Welcome to the channel!
Luci this is GREAT information, thank you for going over in detail. I have purchased World Weiner and honestly, it's cheap but works great. I love the tip about yard sales & thrift stores, I will have to check that out.
I had not heard about some of the stabilizers. Thank you!
I just found you… I love your videos. Thank you
I love your videos. I am just starting out. You have such great information. You just tell it like you feel. Thank you so much!
Thanks Barb! And welcome to the channel!!!
Water activated sticky- new one for Me, I will be looking at the new source you mentioned as well. Great videos- small life tips included. Very nice.
Awesome! Thank you!
I’m excited to try the iron away stabilizer. Thank you
Just found you to watch. Love your energy & teaching style. Keep it up
Thanks so much!! Welcome to the channel!
Thank you just getting started learning all of this and your video absolutely answered a lot of my questions!
Glad it was helpful!
Love these videos! I couldn't help but notice your stabilizer stands and wondered where to purchase them.
That's an IKEA pegboard. They used to sell paper towel holders that would fit 12" wide stabilizer rolls but they discontinued them. You might be able to find similar items on Amazon - it's very convenient to dispense stabilizer when hung that way 😁
As all other have said, so glad I found you! these tutorials are so valuable. I am also extremely new to machine embroidery. I have a curious brain and always thinking how else can I do this?? I have packing paper from when we moved a few years ago - I have used it for wrapping gifts and everything. I did have the thought that it could be used as a stabilizer...... My *very old* gifted Husqvarna Designer I might be angry with me? She did go in for a spa day for a full service. I've been learning how she likes things. Thoughts?
Some people use things like paper or wax paper for stabilizer but I don't recommend it. Bits of paper can get pushed down into your bobbin case. And that bobbin case on the Designer 1 is finicky to begin with. (I still use my D1) Stabilizer also has some lubricant on it for less friction and it won't dull your needles as fast as regular paper. Packing paper makes for excellent sewing patterns - maybe use it that way instead?
I have a terrible time with sticky stabilizers. I can’t get it stabilizer to peel off the back of the towel. I love the idea of the stitch n wash stabilizer , it sounds like it’s exactly what I need. Thank you so much for all of this information it’s exactly what I needed explained so I am able to understand it. Obviously I’m new to embroidery but I’m so excited to be able to do it.
I also have a hard time with the peel & stick stabilizers! Have fun stitching!
Thankyou so much for these videos, they are so helpful and Igo to them often for help! You are a great teacher!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for doing these videos. I plan to get stabilizer soon. I plan to use your links. 🙂
Edit to add. I did the same thing with the film wash away. Messy messy messy hahaha.
wow, that cotton stabilizer came in my starter stabilizer set. Makes sense that Germany prefers a cotton stabilizer
I'm jealous, it's hard to find natural stabilizers in North America.
Thank you sooo much for suggestions for my gift tea towels. I just made two gorgeous embroidered gift tea towels for my best friend of 60 plus years. Well, I wasn't happy at all with the sticky tear away and the water soluble stabilizers I used. Now they are hard and really not nice, I will try washing them, which I didn't want to have to do.
Now I have ordered more stabilizers and I think I have finally what I needed.
I'm with you totally on the Iron away topper and the water activated tear away for my redo kitchen gift towels.
I think you'll love the heat soluble stuff for your towels. Be careful with the sticky stablizer though, they can pull the loops out of terry cloth towels. I think I used regular tear-away and used a basting box to float the last towels I stitched. It worked very well and nothing needed to be washed out.
❤ thank you for all ur help u really help me I have just been using tear away
enjoying your tutorials. When you mention a product, site, etc., please type it on the screen
Good point. I usually try to put text on screen for important points, but it takes a LOT of extra editing time. You can also turn on closed captions on CZcams but sometimes it "guesses" very wrong.
Very informative. There was one stabilizer I have not hear of was spray soluble
God Bless you for sharing such great tips/knowledge with me!!!
I love your videos, always informative and educational.
Thank you!
Another great and informative video! I would like to try the heat soluble. Currently, used WSS, tearaway and cutaway. Recently, picked up some fusible mesh and looking forward to trying that.
Tracey
Come back and tell me if you like the fusible mesh. I've still not used mine. But I'm loving that heat soluble I picked up from World Wiedner. It doesn't get slimy like the WSS.
I love watching your videos they are so helpful. Thanks❤
Thanks Michele! I love that you took the time to let me know 😁
Thanks for the very thorough information!
You are welcome. Thank YOU for watching!
Hello! Thank YOU...Your videos have been extremely helpful for me and other beginners.
I now have my new se 1900 brother machine, stabilizers, needles, and lot's of sewing room accessories.
I now I have my USB adaptor to fit my older Mac laptop and 5 USB flash drives. I'm trying now to get brave enough to buy a design and get it into my machine. I need step my step easy to understand directions to do this. I'm still learning these type of computer skills. I mostly just shop on my pc :)) and pay bills and getting back into sewing after years.
My request is that your do a # 7 Beginner video on how to download a design from the seller into my laptop and into my machine.
That's a hugh request. But it never hurts to ask :))
There are NO amount of Thank yous, for this!!! I am self taught and have just guessed over the years and made so many mistakes. I APPRECIATE this more than words can say!!! Also, what are the hooks called that hold your stabilizer on the peg board called? I have never seen any like this.
Mitakes are a GREAT way to learn, it's just not the fun way. I'm using the ikea pegboard system and they used to have "roll holder" hooks but I think they discontinued those. But Amazon and Ebay sell something similar. They're made to hold paper towels but 8-12" wide stabilizer rolls fit perfectly. Thanks for watching!
Greatly appreciated 🐻❄️, thanks 😊
I found your channel doing some research on multi-needle. Your videos are great! You are a great teacher and fun to watch and listen to! Plus, even though I've been embroidering for 5 years I've been learning some good things!
I like to do tea towels which I sell in our little gift shop but I don't like stabilizer showing in the back. I'm not thrilled having to rinse out the design and then press but I can't figure out another option. Any ideas?
I got a donation of sticky back fleece and it's been great for my big ironing table! I use 2 layers and then duck cloth on the top.
Thanks for your sweet comment! I do love teaching. For the back of the towel, I prefer a tear-away stabilizer so there's no stabilizer left when I'm done. I avoid the sticky stuff for terry cloth since it pulls the loops of the towel. Then I prefer the heat soluble for the topper when embroidering instead of the water soluble. That way you don't need to rinse or iron. (other than a quick iron to dissolve the heat soluble that remains behind after tearing away the bulk of it.) Hope that helps!
@@BallyhooCreations Thanks, Luci! I use tear/wash away for bath towels. Usually the design is simple and bold so it looks neat in the back. But tea towels often have a light design and so lots of stabilizer in between text and images, etc. Maybe I'm just picky! I don't like it on dark tea towels, either! I wish they made a topper type stabilizer that is heavier and good for the bottom.
I have enjoyed your videos so much. You must have been in communications in a previous life! :-)
Thanks for the info😊
Hi. I watched all of your beginner embroidery series and im wondering if you would be able to make a video about what fabrics work with what stabilizers.
That's a great idea Tamara! Did you have any particular fabrics in mind?
Thank for sharing ❤
Well, Amazon may have some better prices, I shop locally 98% of the time, to support having stores available. Especially independently owned stores.
Kudos to you for supporting local! But I'm sure you can understand why I refer people to Amazon - I have a global audience that doesn't have access to the same items the local shops carry.
very well done. Thank you
you are most welcome!
Hi! why the no show mesh have a grid or pattern and the other cut away did not have any? is there a difference? thanks you
the no-show mesh has a grid to make it stronger. Think of it like a grid of regular cut-away with all of the tiny squares filled with lighter weight cut-away.
So informative, thank you x
Glad it was helpful!
What would be the best backing and needle for a thin tshirt with over a 70.000 stitch count? To avoid little holes in the fabric around certain letters?
Are you using a new/fresh needle? A 75/11 needle should work. You could try a stretch needle if your fabric is super stretchy but I don't usually find that is needed and I stitch on thin spandex fabrics a lot. Thin fabrics are not well suited to dense designs and that sounds like your biggest problem. You could try a medium or heavy cut-away stabilizer to reinforce the fabric. Maybe even something fusible so it won't shift. You might also try a thinner thread like a 60 weight poly since your design may have too much stitch density for your lightweight fabric. (I'm assuming you can't re-digitize the letters to make them less dense.)
What’s the best brand of stabilizer to purchase? Which stabilizer would you purchase starting out? When will you use top layer stabilizer?
I think all the answers are within the video. There is no "best" brand but I like purchasing from World Wiedner. Start with a medium cut-away and a tear-away, those cover many situations for beginners. And the topper is used when you have furry, fuzzy or stretchy fabrics and you want the stitches to float on top and not get distorted.
Hello!) I live in Russia and this message is written with the help of an online translator, so forgive me if there will be mistakes) I am engaged in embroidery recently. A year ago I bought a 15 needle embroidery machine. I try to deal with everything myself and generally everything works out. Recently sent 10 T-shirts, 100% cotton, for embroidery. I drew the design and made embroidery on 9 T-shirts, but the tenth.....vsya torn. The fabric of the T-shirt, to the touch, very dry and around the perimeter of the embroidery, in some places, began to tear. I embroidered with a solid adhesive fleece 62g + tear-off stabiliser 80g (80% cotton 30elastane). Then I tried sewing, point fleece 40gr in two layers - perpendicular. No help(* If you have experience in solving similar problems, please advise me).
When the shirt is torn or damaged there is not much you can do to fix it. If the tear is small you can patch and embroider over it as you did. But usually the shirt cannot be saved. Try to get your money back if the shirt quality was bad. Or buy extra shirts because sometimes mistakes happen and must be discarded. So it's good to have extra materials just in case something goes bad.
What is your rack in the back on your wall holding your stabilizer? I love it.
That's the IKEA pegboard system with the roll holders. I think they're made for paper towels or rolls of paper? But they work for 8" to 12" wide rolls of stabilizer.
Great I have the same board. 😊
Great information. What are your feelings on using a lightweight iron on interfacing on the fabric ALONG with using the stabilizer? This is what they lady at the sewing center said to do.
You can do that- it works well. I feel it is wasteful because you're using twice as much stabilizer. But for difficult lightweight fabrics it might be the best method.
@ballyhoo Creations I wanted to do some sweatshirts on a single needle pe800. Most videos say to use cut away stabilizer with temporary spray adhesive.... but I don't like to use aerosol sprays because sometimes it affects my breathing. So I was wondering if i could hoop cut away and sticky tear away then float the sweatshirts?
I don't like aerosol sprays either. You can use a sticky or fusible stabilizer instead. Using 2 stabilizers might be a bit much for something thick like a sweatshirt on the PE800 since it's motor is smaller. If your design is not too dense, you can even get away with a sticky tear-away. Try it on some scraps with anything stretchy to see which method you like best.
This was great! Thank You!
While hunting how to appliqué patterns included on my brother se 1900. I could not find one.. but I found your new video!! Yeah, so great to see you!
I'm so looking forward to all your teaching videos. I just like to have things 'down tack' before starting something.
I just spent most this morning in my brother operation manual trying to figure out the appliqué section and the patterns they offer. Well that's another story. I still don't get it. Especially the Water Can pattern. That's another story. Anyway, it sent me to videos of appliqué techniques. There must be an easier way.
I was pretty much convinced to buy some freezer wrap paper for a backing to iron on. Now I'm not so sure. What do you think about freezer wrap?
You answered things I have been wondering, by using a small piece of stabilizer or do I have to cover the hoop. Got that part covered :) I think.
Well I could just go on and on. I've been doing so much looking and reading. Taking notes. I haven't done any or very little sewing :/.
You'll get it figured out. Don't be afraid to fail a few times before it starts getting better. I like the heat&bond lite for applique - it stiffens the fabric (less puckering), makes it stick and also much easier to cut.
Thank you!!! Helped me a lot! I just got my home machine 🥰
Glad I could help! Have fun with your new machine!
YAY COTTON!!!!!
I might have already asked you but what are you using for your stabilizer on the IKEA pegboard system?
I'm using the Skadis roll holders but I just found out they were discontinued by IKEA in 2021. hOWEVER, if you search for Skadis roll holder you will find Etsy sellers making a 3D printed gizmo that looks like it will work even better. Give that a try?
@@BallyhooCreations Thank you. I will give it a try.
You're thorough and I can gasp what you're saying. In stabilizer what Pellon is equal to tender touch. Also, I saw you had SEW ART have you used that software?
Hi Daveeda! I haven't tried it, but I think the Pellon EK130 Easy-Knit® is the equivalent for embroidery backing. I don't actually use Sew Art, I use Embird for all my embroidery software and digitizing.
Thank you are very informative u take the guess work out
I’m making a quilt (cotton materials) and cutting the pieces using my Accuquilt. I want to embroidery a pattern onto some of the pieces. Which stabilizer(s) should I use? I tried tearaway and taped the 5” fabric square to the stabilizer. It was ok but it could have been better if the fabric was able to be hooped or stabilized better. Help! Thanks!
Hi Terri! When you float small pieces like that, it can be tricky because you'll get puckering no matter what stabilizer you hoop. This is because the floating pieces are not attached to anything and quilt cotton stretches on the bias and distorts. You need to stabilize the fabric pieces somehow. I would suggest stiffening the fabric with a heavy fusible stabilizer, or treat them with terial magic. If you want the fabric to stay stiff, use the fusible. But if you want it to soften after washing use the Terial magic. Then try using a regular glue stick or basting spray to attach them to tear-away stabilizer. This will make them easier to cut and they won't pucker or shift when you stitch on them. Hope that helps!
How do you know what stabilizer to use with what fabric ?
I'm planning a video about that for February. You can find charts on the internet to guide you on finding the right stabilizer for your fabric. Eventually you will get a "feel" for what works if you're willing to experiment and make mistakes.
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Can I use the Terial magic on a nylon Ripstop? I'm trying to prevent any puckering. And thanks for your video! Super informative!
Oooh, good question. I don't think I would try it. The Terial magic requires you to iron it to "set" it. And nylon doesn't handle the iron well. You might be able to stiffen the fabric enough to prevent puckering, but any old starch would do the same. Make sure you're using cutaway stabilizer on bottom and a soluble topper. Also try a microtex needle and SLOW the machine down to it's slowest speed. Then cross your fingers and hope for the best. Ripstop is notorious for puckering even when the pros do it.
@@BallyhooCreations thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question!
Where did you find the Cotton Stabilizer?
Hi Linda! I use the "Madeira Cotton Soft" which is a tear-away. You can google those words in quote marks to find it. Madeira makes other cotton stabilizers and I typically buy mine from World Weidner or Amazon: www.worldweidner.com/collections/madeira-stabilizer
The water soluble is Synthasnot LOL. DOes the ironaway stuff just sublimate?
Synthasnot - LOL - it is slimy and gross. The heat soluable evaporates into thin air I suppose. Very sci-fi stuff - I seriously don't understand the science of it unless it's creating invisible odorless polymer vapors all over my room. Yep, that's probably what it's doing.
Hi! It has been a few years - do you still stand by these products? Any updates?
Great questions! Yes, I still use everything shown in this video and haven't changed my mind about any of it. I've added Sulky tear-easy as my go-to stabilizer for in-the-hoop projects, but otherwise, I don't see much difference between brands and price points unless you're looking for specialty stabilizers that the generic brands don't make.
@@BallyhooCreations thank you 😍
I wanna know more about the floriani dreamweave, but I'm too cheap
Ha ha, it IS expensive - like $8 / yard!! I don't think I have that one. I think my fusible backing is from ThreadArt.
hello,
I had have made a dozen onesies to mail off to my Grandson. The problem I'm having is I prewash everything to make mom's job easier.
The Sulky brand tender touch keeps coming off in the wash. I have tried several iron on temperatures, rounded the corners. I even bought a new iron. What's going on here. I'm wondering is the new fabric before wash have a coating of some sort. is it affecting my tender touch from sticking good? Do you think I should pre-wash everything before embroidering.. well I can try on the washed and failed ones..by adding a new piece of tender touch..I'm so frustrated with this Tender Touch not sticking.
Thank you
I'm sorry you're having a bad experience with tender touch. I've only used the ThreadArt brand called Cloud Cover so I'm not sure what's happening with your Tender Touch. Are you using fabric softener when you pre-wash? That coats fabric with a plastic film which could cause problems. If it's not that, then it may be the type of fabric your Onsies are made from? They may have been treated with fire-retardant chemicals. I've never heard of that being an issue but I can't figure out why else your fusible keeps coming off in the wash?
Don’t use paper towels they are to soft and do not hold tight enough!!!
Good advice. Have you seen people using paper towels as a stabilizer? It seems like a terrible idea but I'm sure people try to get away with it. I'm not a fan of any rolls from the kitchen being used as a stabilizer. 😁