Top 5 Things Buyers Should Know About Embroidery
Remy LeBeau asked:
1) Embroidery does not take as long as you may have thought. Embroidery is an involved process of stitching an image or letters to a cloth. In the past this was a very tedious and manual process, but with computer technology this process has been “digitized”. Nowadays, it just takes a few days to embroider items in bulk!
2) Embroidery fees are based on the number of stitches used. There is no difference in price whether you use one color or many colors in embroidery as long as they have the same stitch count. However, the size and design details matter in counting stitches.
3) The greater the number of stitches used, the finer your embroidery will be. Your design will dictate the minimum number of stitches that will be required for professional-looking embroidery.
4) There is a one-time digitizing charge. Digitizing is the process of converting your logo or text into a “stitched” image. It is standard practice to be charged a one-time digitizing fee. The embroiderer then keeps your digitized image on file for future reorder or new embroidered orders.
5) There are different thread and embroidery placements options. Satin thread is the traditional thread used for embroidery. It is also the thread used as “default” for digitized embroidery. For an extra charge, you can upgrade the thread to specialty threads like glow-in-the-dark, metallic, and matte threads.
There are several embroidery placement options for polo shirts, woven shirts, jackets, and caps. On men’s shirts, text and logos can be embroidered on the left chest, below the placket, on the back yoke, or above the cuff. On women’s shirts, logos can be embroidered on the left chest, left collar tip, or left hip. Logos for jackets can be embroidered on the left chest, right or left biceps, back yoke, or full back. For fleece and windshirts[wind jackets?], a logo can be embroidered on the left chest, below the zipper, or on the right or left bicep.
Imprints for caps and visors can be placed on the crown, on the left or right side of the cap or on back of the cap.
Bags have different imprint areas depending on the style and cut. Verify the imprint location and size before placing orders. This will guarantee you will be getting the item as you have expected.
Carol
1) Embroidery does not take as long as you may have thought. Embroidery is an involved process of stitching an image or letters to a cloth. In the past this was a very tedious and manual process, but with computer technology this process has been “digitized”. Nowadays, it just takes a few days to embroider items in bulk!
2) Embroidery fees are based on the number of stitches used. There is no difference in price whether you use one color or many colors in embroidery as long as they have the same stitch count. However, the size and design details matter in counting stitches.
3) The greater the number of stitches used, the finer your embroidery will be. Your design will dictate the minimum number of stitches that will be required for professional-looking embroidery.
4) There is a one-time digitizing charge. Digitizing is the process of converting your logo or text into a “stitched” image. It is standard practice to be charged a one-time digitizing fee. The embroiderer then keeps your digitized image on file for future reorder or new embroidered orders.
5) There are different thread and embroidery placements options. Satin thread is the traditional thread used for embroidery. It is also the thread used as “default” for digitized embroidery. For an extra charge, you can upgrade the thread to specialty threads like glow-in-the-dark, metallic, and matte threads.
There are several embroidery placement options for polo shirts, woven shirts, jackets, and caps. On men’s shirts, text and logos can be embroidered on the left chest, below the placket, on the back yoke, or above the cuff. On women’s shirts, logos can be embroidered on the left chest, left collar tip, or left hip. Logos for jackets can be embroidered on the left chest, right or left biceps, back yoke, or full back. For fleece and windshirts[wind jackets?], a logo can be embroidered on the left chest, below the zipper, or on the right or left bicep.
Imprints for caps and visors can be placed on the crown, on the left or right side of the cap or on back of the cap.
Bags have different imprint areas depending on the style and cut. Verify the imprint location and size before placing orders. This will guarantee you will be getting the item as you have expected.
Carol
Machine Embroidery Designs Enhance Wearables & Crafts
Kim Christopherson asked:
Has the machine embroidery bug bitten you yet? Do you want to get into machine embroidery, but just don’t know where to start? Do you wonder if the investment is worth it?
About four years ago, I purchased my first embroidery machine, and I have been hooked to the art ever since. I’ve slowly built a library of designs and I’ve learned how to hoop, stabilize, and choose the right thread!
I started by researching the vast array of embroidery machines available, many of which also do standard sewing. Machines are priced anywhere from $400 up to many thousands. Search the Internet or go to your local Sew Vac or fabric store for a demonstration! Choose a machine based upon how much embroidery you want to do and what your budget will allow.
To tell the truth, I felt weird about using machine embroidery at first. I wanted to be the designer and I didn’t want to depend upon someone else’s creativity to make my work look beautiful. Then, I discovered that I had lots of choices and I couldn’t resist the designs that are available. I found quilt embroideries that you can use to quilt blocks in the hoop and get better results than using free-motion or a long arm machine. I found all sorts of vintage looks in redwork, bluework, and even lace that you embroider right on a dissolvable stabilizer in the thread color that matches your project best. Of course there are many modern detailed designs in every theme from babies and kids to holidays and weddings.
Embroidery designs are “digitized” from artwork. While most sites sell artwork that can be picked up by many digitizers, some sites selling machine embroidery files such as SWAK Embroidery and You Can Make This also have designs from original hand-drawn art. This means that those designs can only be purchased from those sites and therefore, you won’t see them just anywhere.
One great thing about embroidery designs is that they have a color palette selected for you in advance, but you can also adjust the colors to your specifications by choosing from color families and tones. Filled designs are those made up of all embroidered stitches. Appliqué designs allow you to choose fun fabrics to add your own artistic expression to the finished product. If you make some cute cropped pants, but need a matching shirt, find an appliqué design for a tee shirt and use the fabric from the pants in the appliqué to add just the right matching touch.
Some designs are really versatile in that a change of thread color can make the design work for any occasion. Take a balloon design and use thread in your child’s favorite colors. Makes realistic looking oak leaves in any color-palette from spring yellows and greens to fall reds, browns, and oranges. Change the colors in a cute cheerleader design or collegiate alphabet to match your school colors. Even merge two designs or add lettering to a design to make it yours, using your embroidery machine or digitizing software.
Is it worth the investment? Definitely! What could be better than to be able to make a professional looking embroidery design either on ready-to-wear or hand sewn clothing, quilts, or other projects. Even create a business for yourself by creating embroidered items for others!
Parker
Has the machine embroidery bug bitten you yet? Do you want to get into machine embroidery, but just don’t know where to start? Do you wonder if the investment is worth it?
About four years ago, I purchased my first embroidery machine, and I have been hooked to the art ever since. I’ve slowly built a library of designs and I’ve learned how to hoop, stabilize, and choose the right thread!
I started by researching the vast array of embroidery machines available, many of which also do standard sewing. Machines are priced anywhere from $400 up to many thousands. Search the Internet or go to your local Sew Vac or fabric store for a demonstration! Choose a machine based upon how much embroidery you want to do and what your budget will allow.
To tell the truth, I felt weird about using machine embroidery at first. I wanted to be the designer and I didn’t want to depend upon someone else’s creativity to make my work look beautiful. Then, I discovered that I had lots of choices and I couldn’t resist the designs that are available. I found quilt embroideries that you can use to quilt blocks in the hoop and get better results than using free-motion or a long arm machine. I found all sorts of vintage looks in redwork, bluework, and even lace that you embroider right on a dissolvable stabilizer in the thread color that matches your project best. Of course there are many modern detailed designs in every theme from babies and kids to holidays and weddings.
Embroidery designs are “digitized” from artwork. While most sites sell artwork that can be picked up by many digitizers, some sites selling machine embroidery files such as SWAK Embroidery and You Can Make This also have designs from original hand-drawn art. This means that those designs can only be purchased from those sites and therefore, you won’t see them just anywhere.
One great thing about embroidery designs is that they have a color palette selected for you in advance, but you can also adjust the colors to your specifications by choosing from color families and tones. Filled designs are those made up of all embroidered stitches. Appliqué designs allow you to choose fun fabrics to add your own artistic expression to the finished product. If you make some cute cropped pants, but need a matching shirt, find an appliqué design for a tee shirt and use the fabric from the pants in the appliqué to add just the right matching touch.
Some designs are really versatile in that a change of thread color can make the design work for any occasion. Take a balloon design and use thread in your child’s favorite colors. Makes realistic looking oak leaves in any color-palette from spring yellows and greens to fall reds, browns, and oranges. Change the colors in a cute cheerleader design or collegiate alphabet to match your school colors. Even merge two designs or add lettering to a design to make it yours, using your embroidery machine or digitizing software.
Is it worth the investment? Definitely! What could be better than to be able to make a professional looking embroidery design either on ready-to-wear or hand sewn clothing, quilts, or other projects. Even create a business for yourself by creating embroidered items for others!
Parker
Beginner Quilting - Beginners Guide To Make Block Quilt
Jennifer Walter asked:
Quilting - this is something you can have fun with and use it too. Fun, well don’t we all like to stay warm in extreme conditions, sit in a warm quilt and watch television.
Add some really true blue colors to that quilt and fabric that makes you feel extra comfy. With heart felt trueness - there’s no better feeling than to be able to utilize one’s own self created product.
Today machines have overpowered our lives beyond imagination and yet if you were able to have something that you can claim to be handmade wouldn’t express be an achievement of sort.
Quilters like us can have that distinction, yeah almost handmade, as we would require a sewing machine. If the craft of quilt making is to be kept alive then the responsibility will have to be shouldered by some of us thus a start to finish education in very essential for that.
Quilts can be either the simple ones or the more elaborative designed ones, the latter being for the more experienced quilters. Starters always have a query as to what’s the simplest form of quilt making and it is - a basic block quilt.
But what they forget to inquire “How to make block quilt for starters?” Sorry if you are looking for an as easy answer, there can be a whole think fat book written on this matter and I can talk about it for ages. Right now though no lengthy explanations, here is a primary guidance for those looking to start and finish a hassle free project.
List of tolls and supplies required :
* Customary sewing machine
* Spray starch
* Rotary cuter
* Embroidery needles - general size 12
* Iron
* Needles
* Cutting mat
* Quilt batting
* Fabric in 4 colors or 4 shades.
* Pins- beaded head
* Design for block quilt
* Rotary ruler
ASSEMBLING A BLOCK QUILT:
Block quilt is nothing but a quilt that is simply designed. In simple terms, one design on a selected block in sewed on after the other in similar fashion till the desired size is accomplished.
A block can be called as the unit for the quilt. Here below are some steps that could make your block quilt making experience much easier.
1) Get the fabric ready: washing the fabric separately is a prerequisite. That is if you want to ensure that there is no color loss or shrinking fabric dilemmas later. Let it dry dey and then proceed to iron the material once you have sprayed starch to it. Make sure that the material is entirely dry and hard sans wrinkle.
2) Cutting of fabric: Take the fabric and put over a place mat in the form of a heap one over the other. Then take a measurement scale and slash 2 inches X 2 inches pieces using a rotary cutter. Create as many pieces of out the fabric depending on the dimension of the quilt that you’d like o make.
3) Assembling a Block: Once you have the pieces stitch them all to make a bid square or a simple block. Carry on sewing to make multiples of identical blocks.
4) Piecing: This process will see you create the wanted dimension of the quilt once all the blocks have been stitched together.
5) Batting: The batting material should be placed above on the piecing. The upper side of your piecing should face the mat while the sewed portion along the batting. Take the lining material above it.
6) Quilting: take the help of a sewing machine to stitch all 3 layers with one another. For first time learners its recommended that stitching take place on and around a primary block while those who have prior knowledge may select extravagant patterns.
7) Binding: All sides of your fabric should be binded.
Eduardo
Quilting - this is something you can have fun with and use it too. Fun, well don’t we all like to stay warm in extreme conditions, sit in a warm quilt and watch television.
Add some really true blue colors to that quilt and fabric that makes you feel extra comfy. With heart felt trueness - there’s no better feeling than to be able to utilize one’s own self created product.
Today machines have overpowered our lives beyond imagination and yet if you were able to have something that you can claim to be handmade wouldn’t express be an achievement of sort.
Quilters like us can have that distinction, yeah almost handmade, as we would require a sewing machine. If the craft of quilt making is to be kept alive then the responsibility will have to be shouldered by some of us thus a start to finish education in very essential for that.
Quilts can be either the simple ones or the more elaborative designed ones, the latter being for the more experienced quilters. Starters always have a query as to what’s the simplest form of quilt making and it is - a basic block quilt.
But what they forget to inquire “How to make block quilt for starters?” Sorry if you are looking for an as easy answer, there can be a whole think fat book written on this matter and I can talk about it for ages. Right now though no lengthy explanations, here is a primary guidance for those looking to start and finish a hassle free project.
List of tolls and supplies required :
* Customary sewing machine
* Spray starch
* Rotary cuter
* Embroidery needles - general size 12
* Iron
* Needles
* Cutting mat
* Quilt batting
* Fabric in 4 colors or 4 shades.
* Pins- beaded head
* Design for block quilt
* Rotary ruler
ASSEMBLING A BLOCK QUILT:
Block quilt is nothing but a quilt that is simply designed. In simple terms, one design on a selected block in sewed on after the other in similar fashion till the desired size is accomplished.
A block can be called as the unit for the quilt. Here below are some steps that could make your block quilt making experience much easier.
1) Get the fabric ready: washing the fabric separately is a prerequisite. That is if you want to ensure that there is no color loss or shrinking fabric dilemmas later. Let it dry dey and then proceed to iron the material once you have sprayed starch to it. Make sure that the material is entirely dry and hard sans wrinkle.
2) Cutting of fabric: Take the fabric and put over a place mat in the form of a heap one over the other. Then take a measurement scale and slash 2 inches X 2 inches pieces using a rotary cutter. Create as many pieces of out the fabric depending on the dimension of the quilt that you’d like o make.
3) Assembling a Block: Once you have the pieces stitch them all to make a bid square or a simple block. Carry on sewing to make multiples of identical blocks.
4) Piecing: This process will see you create the wanted dimension of the quilt once all the blocks have been stitched together.
5) Batting: The batting material should be placed above on the piecing. The upper side of your piecing should face the mat while the sewed portion along the batting. Take the lining material above it.
6) Quilting: take the help of a sewing machine to stitch all 3 layers with one another. For first time learners its recommended that stitching take place on and around a primary block while those who have prior knowledge may select extravagant patterns.
7) Binding: All sides of your fabric should be binded.
Eduardo
Embroidery Machine Designs For The Modern Individual
David Faulkner asked:
Tired of looking for that perfect embroidery machine design? Do you feel like all the embroidery machine designs you have looked at have something missing?
Then you haven’t seen the Janome Memory Craft 9500 just yet. This tool is probably the most technologically advanced machine in the market today that offers excellent embroidery machine designs and state-of-the-art computerized tools to help you create the best possible embroidery project.
The Janome Memory Craft 9500 is a product that has been cultivated in the technological centers of Japan, and you can only get it from two dealers - Mr. Vac and Mrs. Sew. There are only limited stocks of this marvelous apparatus so you have to check out all its features right now and see for yourself if you will benefit from this contraption.
There are actually many modern embroidery machine designs available today, each with its own characteristic features, but the Janome Memory Craft 9500 stands out in several ways.
First of all, this product is a very comprehensive collection of everything you will need to start on your needlework. It has an Ultimate Starter Kit, which contains everything from thread to needles to bobbins. It has everything you need for your embroidery projects.
Among the contents of the Ultimate Starter Kit are the vibrantly colored and very tough and resilient polyester threads that are sold in retail outlets for more than $300. It also includes a number of PolyStar bobbins that you can normally buy for about $100. In addition, the kit also contains almost 4,000 digital pantostock, plus a cap and sock hoop which costs $100 in regular retail shops.
The phenomenal tool also includes several embroidery machine designs in a software program that comes with the package. There are several embroidery machine designs for making letterings to add to the pre-programmed embroidery patterns. If you want to add more embroidery machine designs, you can also download more by using the flash memory stick that is also included.
Another great feature of the Janome Memory Craft 9500 is its 4.7″ LCD touch screen monitor, which allows you to rearrange the embroidery machine designs in a very convenient manner. The interface is very user-friendly and you will have no trouble navigating the software on this monitor.
As mentioned, this wonderful innovation will only be available for a short period, so if you want to take advantage of the modern embroidery machine designs offered by this product, don’t waste time and place your order before supplies run out.
Try to find out what type of warranty that your machine carries. Warranties are typical when you get a machine but, a few companies will not give you one. The warranty is essential because it show you exactly what the maker of the product will guarantee about that machine. You may also want to find out about any lessons or guides that are available for the machines that are offered at that sewing center. There are some of the machine companies that will give you a video lesson that will show you how to use the machine.
Frances
Tired of looking for that perfect embroidery machine design? Do you feel like all the embroidery machine designs you have looked at have something missing?
Then you haven’t seen the Janome Memory Craft 9500 just yet. This tool is probably the most technologically advanced machine in the market today that offers excellent embroidery machine designs and state-of-the-art computerized tools to help you create the best possible embroidery project.
The Janome Memory Craft 9500 is a product that has been cultivated in the technological centers of Japan, and you can only get it from two dealers - Mr. Vac and Mrs. Sew. There are only limited stocks of this marvelous apparatus so you have to check out all its features right now and see for yourself if you will benefit from this contraption.
There are actually many modern embroidery machine designs available today, each with its own characteristic features, but the Janome Memory Craft 9500 stands out in several ways.
First of all, this product is a very comprehensive collection of everything you will need to start on your needlework. It has an Ultimate Starter Kit, which contains everything from thread to needles to bobbins. It has everything you need for your embroidery projects.
Among the contents of the Ultimate Starter Kit are the vibrantly colored and very tough and resilient polyester threads that are sold in retail outlets for more than $300. It also includes a number of PolyStar bobbins that you can normally buy for about $100. In addition, the kit also contains almost 4,000 digital pantostock, plus a cap and sock hoop which costs $100 in regular retail shops.
The phenomenal tool also includes several embroidery machine designs in a software program that comes with the package. There are several embroidery machine designs for making letterings to add to the pre-programmed embroidery patterns. If you want to add more embroidery machine designs, you can also download more by using the flash memory stick that is also included.
Another great feature of the Janome Memory Craft 9500 is its 4.7″ LCD touch screen monitor, which allows you to rearrange the embroidery machine designs in a very convenient manner. The interface is very user-friendly and you will have no trouble navigating the software on this monitor.
As mentioned, this wonderful innovation will only be available for a short period, so if you want to take advantage of the modern embroidery machine designs offered by this product, don’t waste time and place your order before supplies run out.
Try to find out what type of warranty that your machine carries. Warranties are typical when you get a machine but, a few companies will not give you one. The warranty is essential because it show you exactly what the maker of the product will guarantee about that machine. You may also want to find out about any lessons or guides that are available for the machines that are offered at that sewing center. There are some of the machine companies that will give you a video lesson that will show you how to use the machine.
Frances
Beginner Quilting: Your Essential Guide
Will Robins asked:
Of all of the hobbies out there at the moment, there is none rising as fast as quilting. Although that hobby, and indeed art, has been around for years, it is experiencing more popularity than it has done in over a century. Beginner quilting is a great outlet for your creativity and can occupy your mind for hours on end with something beautiful to show at the end of it. You can simply start with a couple of pieces of material to sew patterns on and move up from there, in line with your growing confidence and expertise. Beginner quilting is a worthwhile pastime for anyone and will nicely introduce you to the art with very little financial commitment. It will also give you good practice so that you will soon graduate to the more complicated designs. For more info see http://www.iheartquilting.com/ on Quilting.
Beginner Quilting - Lesson One
As previously mentioned, a good starting point for beginner quilting is sewing and embroidering on two pieces of material that are already cut to a uniform size. The only items of equipment you will need for beginner quilting is material, a needle and thread. Keeping it simple for a start will teach you more for a lower cost than starting off more complicated and immediately losing confidence. Follow the steps of beginner quilting and you will not go far wrong:
1. Buy two equal measures of fabric. They should be uniform in size and have an all-over pattern. The top and bottom piece can be different, but they should both be continuous in pattern.
2. Buy a piece of batting. This will be used to support the material when you sew it to make sure that the edges are even on the finished product. It is an essential tool in beginner quilting.
3. Before commencing sewing, wash both pieces either in a machine or by hand. Wash them together though so that any shrinkage of the material is experienced by both pieces rather than just one of them. This will save you cutting them to size at a later date.
4. Place the fabric pieces one on top of the other with the right sides, or the sides that will be the outer material, facing each other so that the inside is on the outside as such.
5. Place your beginner quilting batting underneath the pieces and begin to sew a seam around the bottom of the material and on both left and right sides. Only sew the top approximately three quarters of the length of the side so there is still a distinct gap. You should leave half an inch of the beginner quilting from the hem.
6. Turn the beginner quilting inside out via the gap at the top of the quilting after removing the batting from underneath the quilting. Be sure to examine the hem of the beginner quilting so that you notice any mistakes before completing your piece. All extra sewing should be performed with the quilting turned inside out, as it was when you sewed the original hem.
7. Finally, stitch up the rest of the quilt when the beginner quilt has been turned out correctly. Iron it to make sure that the fabric is even.
You have just had you first success at beginner quilting! However, making it and making sure that it stands that test of time are two different things! You should do your best to look after the piece so that it achieves a measure of longevity. Always hand wash the quilting and hang it outside to dry. Never use a dryer. If you want to preserve your beginner quilting then you should cherish it. You should now be ready to move on to your next project!
Octavio
Of all of the hobbies out there at the moment, there is none rising as fast as quilting. Although that hobby, and indeed art, has been around for years, it is experiencing more popularity than it has done in over a century. Beginner quilting is a great outlet for your creativity and can occupy your mind for hours on end with something beautiful to show at the end of it. You can simply start with a couple of pieces of material to sew patterns on and move up from there, in line with your growing confidence and expertise. Beginner quilting is a worthwhile pastime for anyone and will nicely introduce you to the art with very little financial commitment. It will also give you good practice so that you will soon graduate to the more complicated designs. For more info see http://www.iheartquilting.com/ on Quilting.
Beginner Quilting - Lesson One
As previously mentioned, a good starting point for beginner quilting is sewing and embroidering on two pieces of material that are already cut to a uniform size. The only items of equipment you will need for beginner quilting is material, a needle and thread. Keeping it simple for a start will teach you more for a lower cost than starting off more complicated and immediately losing confidence. Follow the steps of beginner quilting and you will not go far wrong:
1. Buy two equal measures of fabric. They should be uniform in size and have an all-over pattern. The top and bottom piece can be different, but they should both be continuous in pattern.
2. Buy a piece of batting. This will be used to support the material when you sew it to make sure that the edges are even on the finished product. It is an essential tool in beginner quilting.
3. Before commencing sewing, wash both pieces either in a machine or by hand. Wash them together though so that any shrinkage of the material is experienced by both pieces rather than just one of them. This will save you cutting them to size at a later date.
4. Place the fabric pieces one on top of the other with the right sides, or the sides that will be the outer material, facing each other so that the inside is on the outside as such.
5. Place your beginner quilting batting underneath the pieces and begin to sew a seam around the bottom of the material and on both left and right sides. Only sew the top approximately three quarters of the length of the side so there is still a distinct gap. You should leave half an inch of the beginner quilting from the hem.
6. Turn the beginner quilting inside out via the gap at the top of the quilting after removing the batting from underneath the quilting. Be sure to examine the hem of the beginner quilting so that you notice any mistakes before completing your piece. All extra sewing should be performed with the quilting turned inside out, as it was when you sewed the original hem.
7. Finally, stitch up the rest of the quilt when the beginner quilt has been turned out correctly. Iron it to make sure that the fabric is even.
You have just had you first success at beginner quilting! However, making it and making sure that it stands that test of time are two different things! You should do your best to look after the piece so that it achieves a measure of longevity. Always hand wash the quilting and hang it outside to dry. Never use a dryer. If you want to preserve your beginner quilting then you should cherish it. You should now be ready to move on to your next project!
Octavio
Embroidery Library - Catering To All Your Embroidery Needs
David Faulkner asked:
If you ask any veteran embroidery enthusiast where they get their supplies, there’s a big chance that they will mention the name of the Embroidery Library. It is like a one-stop shop for all your embroidery needs and it is very popular among embroidery lovers.
Just as its name suggests, the Embroidery Library is a collection of everything you could possibly think of that is related to embroidery. It is actually an online portal where you can go for any embroidery product or service that you might need.
Whether you need to buy a certain embroidery thread with a hard-to-find color, or you want to order custom needlework, the Embroidery Library can definitely help you out.
The Embroidery Library was established almost 10 years ago, and since then it has grown to be the most comprehensive site online when it comes to embroidery.
One of their secrets for remaining at the top is that they are always open to suggestions from their customers. If you have design ideas for patterns, the Embroidery Library will definitely take it into consideration and may even add your pattern to their collection.
Another great thing about the Embroidery Library is that you can avail of their products and services at very reasonable prices while getting excellent quality as well. Some sites will catch your attention with their extremely low prices but when you see their products, you will find out that the quality is not very good.
On the other hand, there are some sites that sell very good quality embroidery products but the prices are not within the average person’s budget.
If you go to Embroidery Library, you will find products that are comparable to the finest in the world but with price tags that are well within your reach. Patterns at the Embroidery Library cost anywhere from $1 to $8. They also offer budget packs of several different patterns with similar motifs at less than $2 per package.
Because of the wide variety of designs that the Embroidery Library has, you are certain to find what you are looking for in their collections. However, if the particular design you have in mind is not available in their catalogues, you can submit a suggestion and they may even have it specially created just for you. For more info see http://www.allthingsembroidery.com/Embroidery_Designs on embroidery designs.
Purchasing items from the Embroidery Library is very simple. After selecting the items you want to buy, all you need to do is submit certain information to them. There is no need to go to their store or wait for several days for the delivery of your product. When you buy from Embroidery Library, you will be able to enjoy your new embroidery items immediately. It is a convenient way to get more information and stay update about embroidery and it helps you in making changing in your designs.
If you are interested in any of the items that are available with Embroidery Library, you can just go to their website at http://EmbLibrary.com.
Luis
If you ask any veteran embroidery enthusiast where they get their supplies, there’s a big chance that they will mention the name of the Embroidery Library. It is like a one-stop shop for all your embroidery needs and it is very popular among embroidery lovers.
Just as its name suggests, the Embroidery Library is a collection of everything you could possibly think of that is related to embroidery. It is actually an online portal where you can go for any embroidery product or service that you might need.
Whether you need to buy a certain embroidery thread with a hard-to-find color, or you want to order custom needlework, the Embroidery Library can definitely help you out.
The Embroidery Library was established almost 10 years ago, and since then it has grown to be the most comprehensive site online when it comes to embroidery.
One of their secrets for remaining at the top is that they are always open to suggestions from their customers. If you have design ideas for patterns, the Embroidery Library will definitely take it into consideration and may even add your pattern to their collection.
Another great thing about the Embroidery Library is that you can avail of their products and services at very reasonable prices while getting excellent quality as well. Some sites will catch your attention with their extremely low prices but when you see their products, you will find out that the quality is not very good.
On the other hand, there are some sites that sell very good quality embroidery products but the prices are not within the average person’s budget.
If you go to Embroidery Library, you will find products that are comparable to the finest in the world but with price tags that are well within your reach. Patterns at the Embroidery Library cost anywhere from $1 to $8. They also offer budget packs of several different patterns with similar motifs at less than $2 per package.
Because of the wide variety of designs that the Embroidery Library has, you are certain to find what you are looking for in their collections. However, if the particular design you have in mind is not available in their catalogues, you can submit a suggestion and they may even have it specially created just for you. For more info see http://www.allthingsembroidery.com/Embroidery_Designs on embroidery designs.
Purchasing items from the Embroidery Library is very simple. After selecting the items you want to buy, all you need to do is submit certain information to them. There is no need to go to their store or wait for several days for the delivery of your product. When you buy from Embroidery Library, you will be able to enjoy your new embroidery items immediately. It is a convenient way to get more information and stay update about embroidery and it helps you in making changing in your designs.
If you are interested in any of the items that are available with Embroidery Library, you can just go to their website at http://EmbLibrary.com.
Luis
Long Arm Quilting Machines
Karen Lincoln asked:
Quilting has been an age old tradition. In days gone by, women used to gather around and do quilting work together. This was quite exciting for them, as they would get to meet one another, as well as do things that they enjoy together. Quilting has also passed down to generations, and is still carried out by many. Quilters love to spend their time, sewing and patching different pieces of fabrics together and seeing their designs taking shape.
In the olden days, quilts were made by hand, as no machines were available then, and this was quite a time consuming process. If the quilt was small, then it would not take much time. However for larger quilts, time taken to complete was much longer, and these were quite tough to handle. Can you picture, a group of women, all sitting together, making a large quilt, and constantly having to get up and move, in order to cover each part of the quilt. Sounds tiresome doesn’t it?
Thanks to technology, all this has changed. Though there are many, who still prefer to make hand made quilts. Nowadays, you have machines to help you with your quilting. These days, women don’t have the patience, nor the time to sit and hand make quilts, more so if its a large quilt. In today’s age, you’ll find mostly machine made quilts, as hand made quilts have become extremely rare. Machines make the quilting process much quicker, and a lot easier. You can either use a regular sewing machine, which has quilting capabilities or you can use a long arm quilting machine, which is exclusively meant for quilting.
The long arm quilting machine is extremely popular. These machines are specifically meant for quilting larger quilts. Its arm is around 18 inches. These machines are electronic, and make the process of quilting rather quick, as it covers a wider area in a short span of time. Moreover, its much more comfortable as you don’t have to keep getting up and changing your position or the quilt’s position. This long arm machine makes the quilting process much more efficient, and is time saving as well. You can now make a quilt with a long arm quilting machine in a short period of time, and with not too much of effort.
A regular sewing machine can also be used for your quilting purpose. However the main draw back with a regular machine is that, its arm is just seven inches in length. And so the person who’s making the quilt, can focus only on a portion of the quilt, at a time. Moreover, you have to keep shifting your position, along with the quilt, so that it fits into the sewing machine. This lands up being as uncomfortable and uneasy as making your quilts with hand, where you have to keep moving.
You can purchase a long arm quilting machine at various prices. The difference in prices is mainly due to the quality of the machine. Machines of well known brands, are naturally much more higher than the lesser known brands. It all depends on you, your budget and how much your going to be using your long arm quilting machine. You rather spend a little more than compromise on quality. Alternatively you can wait for sales or discounts.
Tim
Quilting has been an age old tradition. In days gone by, women used to gather around and do quilting work together. This was quite exciting for them, as they would get to meet one another, as well as do things that they enjoy together. Quilting has also passed down to generations, and is still carried out by many. Quilters love to spend their time, sewing and patching different pieces of fabrics together and seeing their designs taking shape.
In the olden days, quilts were made by hand, as no machines were available then, and this was quite a time consuming process. If the quilt was small, then it would not take much time. However for larger quilts, time taken to complete was much longer, and these were quite tough to handle. Can you picture, a group of women, all sitting together, making a large quilt, and constantly having to get up and move, in order to cover each part of the quilt. Sounds tiresome doesn’t it?
Thanks to technology, all this has changed. Though there are many, who still prefer to make hand made quilts. Nowadays, you have machines to help you with your quilting. These days, women don’t have the patience, nor the time to sit and hand make quilts, more so if its a large quilt. In today’s age, you’ll find mostly machine made quilts, as hand made quilts have become extremely rare. Machines make the quilting process much quicker, and a lot easier. You can either use a regular sewing machine, which has quilting capabilities or you can use a long arm quilting machine, which is exclusively meant for quilting.
The long arm quilting machine is extremely popular. These machines are specifically meant for quilting larger quilts. Its arm is around 18 inches. These machines are electronic, and make the process of quilting rather quick, as it covers a wider area in a short span of time. Moreover, its much more comfortable as you don’t have to keep getting up and changing your position or the quilt’s position. This long arm machine makes the quilting process much more efficient, and is time saving as well. You can now make a quilt with a long arm quilting machine in a short period of time, and with not too much of effort.
A regular sewing machine can also be used for your quilting purpose. However the main draw back with a regular machine is that, its arm is just seven inches in length. And so the person who’s making the quilt, can focus only on a portion of the quilt, at a time. Moreover, you have to keep shifting your position, along with the quilt, so that it fits into the sewing machine. This lands up being as uncomfortable and uneasy as making your quilts with hand, where you have to keep moving.
You can purchase a long arm quilting machine at various prices. The difference in prices is mainly due to the quality of the machine. Machines of well known brands, are naturally much more higher than the lesser known brands. It all depends on you, your budget and how much your going to be using your long arm quilting machine. You rather spend a little more than compromise on quality. Alternatively you can wait for sales or discounts.
Tim
How to Create Beautiful Embroidery Greeting Cards
Nupur das asked:
ever heard about embroidery greeting cards? Perhaps, not yet. Most of us have been so into hand and machine embroidery which uses clothes that we don’t know much about embroidery on paper or greeting cards. But, don’t you think it’s much fun to design your greeting cards using embroidery especially if you love embroidery? It sure will be. After all, if it’s your first time to do it, you’d be glad at how this can be a great way to express your love and feelings to your love ones through the personalized greeting cards. The good thing about embroidering greeting cards is that you can combine your love of embroidery to paper crafts. And did you know that there are, surprisingly, plenty of designs for stitching your cards? And most of all, they are free. How Get Designs for your Greeting Cards • Cut out any designs you’d like from your old magazines and books. You’ll surely find great designs for card such as Christmas ornaments or trees for Christmas, hearts for Valentines, cakes for birthdays, etc. • You can also download and print an image from the internet. Make sure to get simple designs if you’re new to this. • You can also use old embroidery patterns Where Do You Get Patterns and Designs? • Old magazines and books which you can freely cut-out. • Embroidery shops • The internet So, now you have your pattern or design, you can prepare the materials that you will need. You should prepare your blank card, pin for punching holes, needles, threads, tapes, scissors, glue sticks and some decorative papers. Simple Steps in Making your Embroidery Greeting Cards a.) Tape the design you’ve chosen on the blank greeting card. b.) Following the drawings on the design, punch holes on the card. c.) Now, there will be holes which will be your pattern in stitching. Follow the holes as you stitch. Use different stitches depending on the design. Remember not to knot the end of the thread, just tape it at the back of the paper. d.) When you’re through stitching all the designs, you can paste decorative papers at the back of the card as it would be messy. Embroidery on Paper is Different! One important thing that you have to keep in mind is that paper embroidery is different from that done on fabric; although the concepts are mostly similar. On paper, you have to punch the holes where you will do the stitching. And you have to do it carefully if you want your designs to be perfect. At most embroidery shops, you can buy special tools which you can use to punch holes on your paper for stitching. There will also be lots of patterns available for this kind of embroidery craft. But you have to keep in mind that because you are designing a greeting card (which is slightly small); you have to look for a design which best fit the card. You also need to consider the occasion when you intend to send the card when finding patterns and designs. Whether you are going to make a Christmas card, Valentine’s card, birthday card or anniversary card, embroidery greeting cards are the best one to make. You can make a personalized design. You have done it with great efforts which your love ones will surely appreciate. Best of all, the materials you need are all cheaper.
Raymond
ever heard about embroidery greeting cards? Perhaps, not yet. Most of us have been so into hand and machine embroidery which uses clothes that we don’t know much about embroidery on paper or greeting cards. But, don’t you think it’s much fun to design your greeting cards using embroidery especially if you love embroidery? It sure will be. After all, if it’s your first time to do it, you’d be glad at how this can be a great way to express your love and feelings to your love ones through the personalized greeting cards. The good thing about embroidering greeting cards is that you can combine your love of embroidery to paper crafts. And did you know that there are, surprisingly, plenty of designs for stitching your cards? And most of all, they are free. How Get Designs for your Greeting Cards • Cut out any designs you’d like from your old magazines and books. You’ll surely find great designs for card such as Christmas ornaments or trees for Christmas, hearts for Valentines, cakes for birthdays, etc. • You can also download and print an image from the internet. Make sure to get simple designs if you’re new to this. • You can also use old embroidery patterns Where Do You Get Patterns and Designs? • Old magazines and books which you can freely cut-out. • Embroidery shops • The internet So, now you have your pattern or design, you can prepare the materials that you will need. You should prepare your blank card, pin for punching holes, needles, threads, tapes, scissors, glue sticks and some decorative papers. Simple Steps in Making your Embroidery Greeting Cards a.) Tape the design you’ve chosen on the blank greeting card. b.) Following the drawings on the design, punch holes on the card. c.) Now, there will be holes which will be your pattern in stitching. Follow the holes as you stitch. Use different stitches depending on the design. Remember not to knot the end of the thread, just tape it at the back of the paper. d.) When you’re through stitching all the designs, you can paste decorative papers at the back of the card as it would be messy. Embroidery on Paper is Different! One important thing that you have to keep in mind is that paper embroidery is different from that done on fabric; although the concepts are mostly similar. On paper, you have to punch the holes where you will do the stitching. And you have to do it carefully if you want your designs to be perfect. At most embroidery shops, you can buy special tools which you can use to punch holes on your paper for stitching. There will also be lots of patterns available for this kind of embroidery craft. But you have to keep in mind that because you are designing a greeting card (which is slightly small); you have to look for a design which best fit the card. You also need to consider the occasion when you intend to send the card when finding patterns and designs. Whether you are going to make a Christmas card, Valentine’s card, birthday card or anniversary card, embroidery greeting cards are the best one to make. You can make a personalized design. You have done it with great efforts which your love ones will surely appreciate. Best of all, the materials you need are all cheaper.
Raymond
Those Small Antique Quilts
Penny Halgren asked:
It’s not unusual to have a collection of antique quilts. But doll quilts?
Yes, doll quilts. While charming in their own right, they are difficult to find because during the period they were made, they were considered unimportant and insignificant.
Many were made from leftovers and got hard use from the little girls who owned them. Quilts made by young girls are likely to reflect their lack of refined skills in hand stitching.
Girls in the early nineteenth century were trained from the time they were very young in what was thought to be their life’s work. Before sewing machines were common in homes, hand sewing was important for girls to learn since they would likely be stitching all of the clothing, linens and bedding for her home.
It seemed natural, then, that doll quilts would be the perfect practice piece. Not only were they small, but a girl could start with something simple, like strips, and then work up to making a nine patch, and even sewing curves.
Beyond that, if she chose, a young girl could piece a more complex design, using triangles as well as squares in her doll quilt.
Both girls and boys were taught to sew by their mothers, often before they learned how to read. A very small child might begin sewing using an unknotted thread, and then gain even more practice by counting threads on a scrap of fabric.
It was not uncommon for girls to be expected to complete a nine-patch by the time she was nine years old. Amazingly, some mid-nineteenth century diaries record quilt tops being finished by girls as young as five.
One quilter, Edith Bell Sims, says she began a quilt at age three, with her mother cutting the fabric, marked the sewing lines, and pinning the pieces together. Edith then stitched the patches - initially by hand and later on her new treadle sewing machine. Edith finished her quilt top by the time she was six.
Sewing was (and probably still should be) believed to inspire virtues deemed necessary for every child: neatness, attentiveness, patience, perseverance, and acceptance of routine and repetition.
Girls in upper class families also learned to do needlework, although they used finer materials and more intricate designs. It’s not unusual to find crazy quilts using velvets, wools and silks that were made by children in upper class families.
Unlike children today, children in the 1800s had little other than their imagination to play with. Only the upper class could afford to purchase dolls imported from Europe, so children created dolls from sticks, hankies, corncobs, or whatever else they could find.
It wasn’t surprising that girls would want to create something just like they had for their dolls. Often, the girls would take pieces left from worn out quilts and make them into quilts for their dolls.
Sometimes, they would replicate a bed size quilt using smaller pieces, to be sure to re-create the pattern of the bed size quilt top. Other times, they would use patches left over from bed size quilts to make their doll quilts, even though the quilt top design would be lost.
Most of these quilts are pieced, not appliqu?and some have been made from children’s handkerchiefs printed with holiday or religious themes.
Due to labor saving devices, and smaller families, twentieth century mothers had more time to include creative components in their doll quilts - nursery rhymes, animals, and even pastel colors.
Quilts today are made in all different sizes, each for a different purpose. Some large quilts have never seen the top of a bed, even though they are the size of a king size bed quilt.
Likewise, some small quilts were made to fill a spot on a wall, and were never intended even for a doll bed. I wonder if maybe some of those tiny quilts from the nineteenth century hung on a wall, and were never placed on a doll bed.
Dangelo
It’s not unusual to have a collection of antique quilts. But doll quilts?
Yes, doll quilts. While charming in their own right, they are difficult to find because during the period they were made, they were considered unimportant and insignificant.
Many were made from leftovers and got hard use from the little girls who owned them. Quilts made by young girls are likely to reflect their lack of refined skills in hand stitching.
Girls in the early nineteenth century were trained from the time they were very young in what was thought to be their life’s work. Before sewing machines were common in homes, hand sewing was important for girls to learn since they would likely be stitching all of the clothing, linens and bedding for her home.
It seemed natural, then, that doll quilts would be the perfect practice piece. Not only were they small, but a girl could start with something simple, like strips, and then work up to making a nine patch, and even sewing curves.
Beyond that, if she chose, a young girl could piece a more complex design, using triangles as well as squares in her doll quilt.
Both girls and boys were taught to sew by their mothers, often before they learned how to read. A very small child might begin sewing using an unknotted thread, and then gain even more practice by counting threads on a scrap of fabric.
It was not uncommon for girls to be expected to complete a nine-patch by the time she was nine years old. Amazingly, some mid-nineteenth century diaries record quilt tops being finished by girls as young as five.
One quilter, Edith Bell Sims, says she began a quilt at age three, with her mother cutting the fabric, marked the sewing lines, and pinning the pieces together. Edith then stitched the patches - initially by hand and later on her new treadle sewing machine. Edith finished her quilt top by the time she was six.
Sewing was (and probably still should be) believed to inspire virtues deemed necessary for every child: neatness, attentiveness, patience, perseverance, and acceptance of routine and repetition.
Girls in upper class families also learned to do needlework, although they used finer materials and more intricate designs. It’s not unusual to find crazy quilts using velvets, wools and silks that were made by children in upper class families.
Unlike children today, children in the 1800s had little other than their imagination to play with. Only the upper class could afford to purchase dolls imported from Europe, so children created dolls from sticks, hankies, corncobs, or whatever else they could find.
It wasn’t surprising that girls would want to create something just like they had for their dolls. Often, the girls would take pieces left from worn out quilts and make them into quilts for their dolls.
Sometimes, they would replicate a bed size quilt using smaller pieces, to be sure to re-create the pattern of the bed size quilt top. Other times, they would use patches left over from bed size quilts to make their doll quilts, even though the quilt top design would be lost.
Most of these quilts are pieced, not appliqu?and some have been made from children’s handkerchiefs printed with holiday or religious themes.
Due to labor saving devices, and smaller families, twentieth century mothers had more time to include creative components in their doll quilts - nursery rhymes, animals, and even pastel colors.
Quilts today are made in all different sizes, each for a different purpose. Some large quilts have never seen the top of a bed, even though they are the size of a king size bed quilt.
Likewise, some small quilts were made to fill a spot on a wall, and were never intended even for a doll bed. I wonder if maybe some of those tiny quilts from the nineteenth century hung on a wall, and were never placed on a doll bed.
Dangelo
Discount Quilt Fabric
Shruti Gupta asked:
Besides being a blanket to keep you warm, comfortable and cuddly during those bitterly cold winter months when nothing but a warm quilt and a hot cup of coffee would be the most looked forward to thing in life, the quilt also qualifies as an important contributing element in bedroom décor. The reason for this is that quilts come in a range of bright stimulating colors that can greatly brighten and thereby liven up the ambience of your bedroom. For instance, there are bright red quilts with floral of blue and yellow or there are multi-colored square patched designs that give the appearance of an appliqué blanket and there are also baby and children quilts with cartoon animals in bright backgrounds.
Quilt coverings come in basically two types of covers – cotton and silk. Cotton covered quilts, while displaying bright stimulating colors, lack the subtle gloss and shine that silk covered quilts can give. However, both kinds of quilts are popular and preference over one another is solely due to the personality and inclination of the buyer. In order to provide that warm comfortable feeling, quilts are filled with cotton or foam and this makes them really cuddly – even dogs and cats love to bury themselves under the quilt along with their owners.
Quilts are truly home décor items in themselves as it adds to the richness of the best rooms. Of course there are also sober colored quilts for those wish to give their rooms a regal splendor, but by and large quilts are noted for their bright stimulating colors. .
Check out the amazing variety of genuine branded quilts on our website and choose the ones that would best gel with the décor of your house. You can also avail of the fabulous discounts that go along with the purchases.
Discount Quilt Fabric is an online store of Discount Quilt Fabric focusing on Discount Quilt Fabric Quilt Fabric and all other designers Quilt Fabric.
Cheryl
Besides being a blanket to keep you warm, comfortable and cuddly during those bitterly cold winter months when nothing but a warm quilt and a hot cup of coffee would be the most looked forward to thing in life, the quilt also qualifies as an important contributing element in bedroom décor. The reason for this is that quilts come in a range of bright stimulating colors that can greatly brighten and thereby liven up the ambience of your bedroom. For instance, there are bright red quilts with floral of blue and yellow or there are multi-colored square patched designs that give the appearance of an appliqué blanket and there are also baby and children quilts with cartoon animals in bright backgrounds.
Quilt coverings come in basically two types of covers – cotton and silk. Cotton covered quilts, while displaying bright stimulating colors, lack the subtle gloss and shine that silk covered quilts can give. However, both kinds of quilts are popular and preference over one another is solely due to the personality and inclination of the buyer. In order to provide that warm comfortable feeling, quilts are filled with cotton or foam and this makes them really cuddly – even dogs and cats love to bury themselves under the quilt along with their owners.
Quilts are truly home décor items in themselves as it adds to the richness of the best rooms. Of course there are also sober colored quilts for those wish to give their rooms a regal splendor, but by and large quilts are noted for their bright stimulating colors. .
Check out the amazing variety of genuine branded quilts on our website and choose the ones that would best gel with the décor of your house. You can also avail of the fabulous discounts that go along with the purchases.
Discount Quilt Fabric is an online store of Discount Quilt Fabric focusing on Discount Quilt Fabric Quilt Fabric and all other designers Quilt Fabric.
Cheryl