Jul. 3, 2009
Embroidering on Velvet
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Recently someone asked me embroider a velvet skirt for a Irish dancing solo dress- it has been a learning experience! You need to hoop the stableizer and spray on an adhesive to attach the velvet to. I've been told that it would help if there was a long basting stitch bordering the design to keep it in place. Also, I need to remember that the design should only be resized +/- 20% for best results. I'll write to let you know how it turns out. Well, we did it. I changed the spray glue to 505 and did a basting grid to stablize the velvet. The design stitched out with minimum puckering and the seamstress made a gorgeous dress to go on a beautiful dancer. |
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