Deco bernette 340 - Important Embroidery Information; Fabric Stiffening and Stabilization; Stabilizers for Pile and Lace Fabrics

Getting Ready to Embroider
Embroidery stabilizers
Tear-away stabilizers
• Similartointerfacing;tearslikepaper
• oneormorelayerscanbeused
• availableindifferentweights
• formorestability,applytothewrongsideofthefabricwithtemporarysprayadhesive
before hooping
• carefullytearawayexcessstabilizerfromthebackoftheembroideryafterstitching
• stabilizerwillremainunderlargerembroideredareas
Application:
For all wovens and non-stretchables
Cut-away stabilizers
• oneormorelayerscanbeused
• availableinlight-andheavyweight
• formorestability,applytothewrongsideofthefabricwithtemporarysprayadhesive
before hooping
• carefullycutawayfromthebackoftheembroideryafterstitching
• stabilizerwillremainunderlargerembroideredareas
Application:
For all stretchable fabrics
Iron-on interfacing
• mustbepreshrunkbysoakinginwarmwater
• thisispressed(fused)tothewrongsideofthefabric
• iron-oninterfacingsareavailableinavarietyofweightsandshouldbeselectedtosuit
the fabric being used
• removableiron-oninterfacingisalsoavailable
Application:
To provide body and shape for fabrics onto which motifs will be placed.
Use in conjunction with appropriate stabilizer
Paper backed adhesive stabilizer
• placestabilizerinhoop,papersideup
• useapointedobject(e.g.scissors)toscorethepaperandremoveittorevealtheself-
adhesive surface
• positionthepieceoffabrictobeembroideredonthestabilizer
Application:
Intended for delicate fabrics such as jersey or silk, or hard to hoop fabrics such as velvets
For pieces, sections and materials that can not be hooped
Note:
When using paper backed adhesive stabilizer make sure that there is no adhesive residue
on needle, stitch plate and hook area.
Spray adhesive
• donotusesprayadhesivenearordirectlyatembroiderycomputer
• usespraytostickstabilizertowrongsideoffabricformorestability
• sparinglyusesprayadhesiveandsprayformadistanceof25-30cmtostabilizer
• placefabricandsprayedstabilizerflatoneachotherandpresstogether
Application:
On stretchable fabrics and knits to prevent distortion.
Appliqué: exact securing of appliqués for embroidery.
Smooth fabrics: to prevent shifting.
Cutwork: to fix cut-out pieces on stabilizers, e. g. pockets on trousers, collars etc.
For fabrics that easily crush or otherwise be marked by hooping: use spray adhesive on the
stabilizer, hoop the stabilizer, then fix the sections to be embroidered onto the stabilizer.
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