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Posted by bboopgirl@gmail.com on April 13, 2007, 10:51 am
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> >~~~~~~~~~TIP~~~~~~~~~
> >Some regular stabilizers (not water soluble of those that are applied
> >with water) can shrink and cause your embroidery to pucker when the
> >item is steam pressed or washed. To see if yours shrinks, cut a square
> >and measure it. Then give it a good pressing with a lot of steam.
> >When dry measure again. If there is a difference, be sure to steam
> >and press that particular stabilizer before you hoop. I have also
> >found some mesh iron on stabilizers can shrink. I always give these a
> >shot of steam (holding iron above, not touching) before I iron them
> >on.
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> >NEW DESIGNS: All new designs are on INTRODUCTORY PRICING (except fun
> >sets) and all have FREE SAMPLES.
> >http://www.bfc-creations.com/Designs/index.html
> ...snipped the ad...
> Well, that certainly was the best hint I've read in a while. The last thing I
embroidered was on a
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> sweat shirt and the darn thing puckered like crazy after I had washed it (hung
the darn thing to dry
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> too). I also had preshrunk the shirt first so it shouldn't have been a
problem. I will now be
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> checking my stabilizer prior to using it.
> Thanks
> 5 foot 2
Happy that it might help someone. :) We have experienced that as well
and it can be so frustrating after putting all of that time into a
project.
Thanks and happy stitching,
Kerrie
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>Some regular stabilizers (not water soluble of those that are applied
>with water) can shrink and cause your embroidery to pucker when the
>item is steam pressed or washed. To see if yours shrinks, cut a square
>and measure it. Then give it a good pressing with a lot of steam.
>When dry measure again. If there is a difference, be sure to steam
>and press that particular stabilizer before you hoop. I have also
>found some mesh iron on stabilizers can shrink. I always give these a
>shot of steam (holding iron above, not touching) before I iron them
>on.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>NEW DESIGNS: All new designs are on INTRODUCTORY PRICING (except fun
>sets) and all have FREE SAMPLES.
>http://www.bfc-creations.com/Designs/index.html