Brace yourselves--I am about to impart upon you a piece of knowledge that will make your life as an embroidery professional sew much easier! Mostly everyone knows the importance of using a water soluble topping when stitching items with nap (such as the mint blankies, minky spa wraps, minky pillow cases and fleece blankets), but it's somewhat difficult to remove all of the topping without leaving gummy residue behind.
While at Market recently I had the chance to talk to other industry professionals regarding different tips and techniques for machine embroidery. There are bunch of creative people out there and I draw a lot of inspiration from them, especially when doing applique work on seersucker items from the Mint line.
To Market, to Market...As usual, I had such a great time at the Atlanta Gift Market! It was nice seeing old friends and meeting new ones. We had lots of questions about applique, fonts and embroidery tips, so we thought we would jot some of them down here.
Did you know that just about every product in the mint line can be stitched on home embroidery machines? Yes, even those pesky nap rolls can be stitched by thinking a little bit outside the sewing box.
Remember back when the lunch boxes had the pocket on the top? (I must admit I still have several originals in my mint. Retired Colors Museum!) Before I purchased my Fast Frames system, I used to have the darnedest time stitching on them. Sewing through the two layers of nylon and the insulated lining caused the thread to loop on top of the bag, giving the embroidery a hairy appearance--I don't know about you, but I don't do hair. I was very excited when Christi decided to lose the pocket, but was suprised to learn that not everyone felt that way.
