| Many new to embroidery have experienced | | | | stretching effect on the fabric, so |
| numerous problems because of the inferior | | | | stabilizing will be easier. - this takes |
| quality of free embroidery design files that | | | | careful planning as one needs to know what |
| they downloaded over the internet. One of | | | | top stitches are needed to make the design |
| the biggest mistakes that many new sewists | | | | and what stretching effect this will have on |
| make is using free designs patterns that have | | | | the finished design pattern and fabric. The |
| problems built in. Even if you are lucky | | | | goal is to put the underlayment in so that |
| enough to do everything else right and use | | | | the thread art designs on top will have no or |
| inferior designs, results will probably not | | | | very little effect on the fabric. (no |
| be good. Many of the free embroidery designs | | | | puckering, no cupping or off outlines or |
| files that one can download are the first | | | | miss-aligned parts) Without proper |
| efforts of someone that has just begun to | | | | underlayment, it is almost impossible for a |
| digitize and thus are not very well made. | | | | design to sew out well, even with the best of |
| Many new to this great hobby use these | | | | stabilizing. Another important consideration |
| because they are free and easy to download | | | | for sewing ease is thread changes and jump |
| without using a credit card, but this is | | | | stitches. Skill and careful planning is |
| where the trouble begins. Then when outlines | | | | necessary to eliminate all unnecessary jump |
| are off or there are gaps in the sewing and | | | | stitches and thread changes. So choose your |
| poor results are evident, how does one know | | | | embroidery designs well and avoid the |
| where the problem lies? Is it the designs or | | | | disappointment and frustrations of trying to |
| the stabilizers or even worst - Can it be the | | | | use poor designs. Even free designs can |
| new embroidery machine? We have a test so | | | | cost a lot more in time, garments, |
| one can determine if the design is at fault | | | | frustrations and disappointment that a |
| or if the stabilizer is the problem. We make | | | | purchased quality one - there really is no |
| available free designs, free sewing lessons, | | | | comparison in the pleasure you will have |
| free thread color charts and info that you | | | | while sewing quality embroidery designs |
| may need to learn so you can get great | | | | patterns.Terry Carter is the webmaster and |
| results with your embroidery designs | | | | author of embroidery articles at |
| projects.There is a big difference in the way | | | | |
| embroidery designs patterns sew out because | | | | embroidery designs by Thread Artist. He has |
| of how the designs files were digitized. All | | | | an article about embroidery software for |
| designs should have a foundation, | | | | digitizing and lettering fonts |
| underlayment stitches that sews before the | | | | |
| design itself, to help stabilize the fabric. | | | | at embroidery software. There is free |
| These underlayment stitches are put in so | | | | embroidery digitizing Tutorial at this web |
| that the stitches on top have a minimum | | | | address - embroidery by Thread Artists. |