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