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Posted by John J. Bengii on June 15, 2008, 10:48 pm
If you can digitize you may be able to load in the redwork and turn the
stitches into a small satin pattern to thicken it.
Try shifting the redwork and restitching in three or four different shift
directions.
> Hello! I'm relatively new to machine embroidery, but I have recently
> become obsessed with it.
>
> My DGD has also, but I do all the work. She comes up with the ideas. She
> has requested a butterfly bed quilt, which I am to make; the designs have
> already been chosen. She wishes to have the quilt patches alternate with
> filled and redwork designs. Her final request was that I embroider the
> redwork with a thread that is thicker so that it will stand out more.
>
> I hesitate to use cotton because it will fade with washing; however, I've
> never seen polyester 30 wt. My other thought is to go over each redwork
> design twice so that it pops a bit more. Is that feasible?
>
> Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I'm at a loss as to solve this
> one with my little experience.
>
> TIA
>
> Stitchin Duchess
>
>
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