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EMBROIDERY —————————————————————————————————————————————

Preparing the fabric

After attaching a stabilizer material to the embroidery fabric, it is stretched on an embroidery frame.

Attaching a stabilizer material to the fabric

Attach a stabilizer material for embroidery to the fabric to prevent poor quality embroidery designs.

Memo

zWe recommend the stabilizer material for embroidery. Use a water soluble stabilizer on thin materials like organdy and fabrics with a nap like towels. For details, refer to "Optional Accessories" (page 1).

Note

zAlways use stabilizer material for embroidery with stretch fabrics, thin fabrics, fabrics with a loose weave and fabrics where stitches easily contract.

CAUTION

●Always use stabilizer material when sewing embroidery projects. The needle may break or bend if you embroider without using a stabilizer material for thin fabrics or stretch fabrics. Furthermore, the pattern may be sewn incorrectly.

aPrepare stabilizer material that is larger than the embroidery frame being used.

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aFabric

bSize of embroidery frame c Stabilizer material

bIf you are using stabilizers with adhesive, place the adhesive surface of the stabilizer material against the back of the fabric, and iron it with a steam iron.

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aStabilizer material b Fabric (reverse side) c Attached surface

†When it cannot be ironed or placed in the hoop.

For fabrics, such as towels, which cannot be ironed or for embroidering in places where ironing is difficult, place the stabilizer material under the fabric, and stretch it on the embroidery frame without attaching it.

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