Embroidering on Screens

Posted by Nadyne Nelson on September 15, 2007, 8:45 am

I have just returned from a 6 week long trip but before I left, I saw
instructions for embroidering on screens but now I can't find them. Does
anybody on this list have them or can point me to a site where I can get
them? Thanks.

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Nadyne Nelson
nadyne@prospectiveplanning.com

Posted by 5 foot 2 on September 26, 2007, 2:16 am

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:45:43 -0400, "Nadyne Nelson"

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Did you still need some information on this? What kind of screens are you
talking about? Pet
Screen, fiberglass screen or the good old fashioned aluminum window screens?

5 foot 2

Posted by Nadyne Nelson on September 26, 2007, 6:05 am

It's pet screen and I've already broken two needles. I definitely still
need help!

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Nadyne Nelson
nadyne@prospectiveplanning.com

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Posted by 5 foot 2 on September 26, 2007, 12:06 pm

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:05:31 -0400, "Nadyne Nelson"

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I've done pet screen without using any special needles. I bought a box of 100
Bernina brand needles
size 80/12 last year some time and use them for just about everything. I was
told they were made my
Schmitz. The pet screen I used was made of fiberglass.

Here is how I did it. I hooped tear away stabilizer. I laid the screen down on
top of the hoop and
basted it in place. Because the stitches tend to sink into the holes of the
mesh I placed a layer
of water soluble stabilizer on top of the screen. That was it, and then I
stitched away, no special
thread and no need to slow down my machine. When it was done I removed as much
of the stabilizer as
possible and then wet the top stabilizer to remove any excess.

I don't know why your needles are breaking, what brand of machine do you have?
Can you stitch
through the hem of a pair of jeans with ease? Being short that is my acid test
for any good sewing
machine in my house. If I can't hem my jeans the machine is not good to me no
matter how many fancy
designs it can stitch.

5 foot 2

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