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Posted by Emily Bengston on April 12, 2008, 7:32 pm
On 4/11/08 8:55 PM, in article 3N-dncuHbsQvi53VnZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d@comcast.com,
> I'm leaving right now to deliver it to DGD, she has another
> competition tomorrow.
>
> I decided to make eyelets using the embroidery machine. (Ok
> Kate, I have *serious* eyelet envy ATM). I created a
> several step process:
>
> Sewed a 1" "+" at the center of the eyelet with the regular
> SM to a piece of tear-away stabilizer (because it's velvet I
> can't actually hoop the fabric);
>
> Hooped just the stabilizer, started the design, first step
> of which was a small circle;
>
> Removed the hoop, used a leather punch to make a hole in the
> exact center of the circle;
>
> Replaced the hoop sewed a slightly larger circle to be sure
> It was still centered;
>
> Sewed two circles of satin stitch, second one slightly wider
> than the first.
>
> I ran into a couple of problems, apparently fuzz got into
> the bobbin (hate that clunk-grind-stop thingy) and I had to
> dismantle the bobbin and clean it out.
> But other than that, the eyelets look great, I used
> embroidery poly in the bobbin and regular SM thread on top
> for a better color match. I'll make a couple of changes
> next time, but SUCCESS!
>
> Now on to the navy suit....
>
> Beverly
>
>
Congratulations, Beverly, sounds like another job "Well Done".
Emily
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