Deco bernette 340 - Choosing Embroidery Motifs; Performing Embroidery Tests

Important Embroidery Information 21
Spray starch for additional stiffening
• spraystarchisidealforstiffeningfine,softorlooselywovenfabrics
• spraytheareatobeembroidered,letdryorpressgentlywitha
warm iron
• alwaysuseanadditionalstabilizersuchaswatersolublestabilizeron
the wrong side of the fabric
Application:
• idealforfine,looselywovenfabrics,e.g.batiste,finelinen,etc.
Water soluble stabilizer for fabric with a pile and lace
embroidery
• watersolublestabilizerlookslikeplasticwrap
• dissolvestabilizerinwarmwaterwhenembroideryiscomplete
• watersolublestabilizersareidealprotectionforfabricswithathick
or looped pile such as toweling. It also prevents the embroidery
threads from sinking into the fabric or the fabric threads from poking
out between the stitching
• placeontopoftowelingandhighnapfabricsbackedbyappropriate
stabilizer for fabric and motif
• usesprayadhesivetofixstabilizerifnecessary
• forfabricwithapile,reinforcewithadditional,suitablestabilizeron
the wrong side if necessary
• forlaceembroideryplaceoneortwolayersofwatersoluble
stabilizer in hoop (as the motif is not embroidered on any fabric, only
the thread embroidered motif is left)
• afterdissolvinglaythemotifdownflatandletdry
• watersolublestabilizercanalsoberemovedbygentlytearingitaway
when used as a topping on non-washable fabrics like velvet
Application:
• idealfortoweling,velvet,boucléknits,etc.
• idealforfine,sheerfabricssuchasorgandy,batiste,etc.
• recommendedforuseasastabilizerwithlowstitchcountmotifs
• useheavierwatersolublestabilizertostitchlacemotifs
Important embroidery information
Choosing an embroidery motif
• simplemotifswithalowstitchcountaresuitableforembroideryon
fine fabric
• large-scale,denselyembroideredmotifs(e.g.withmultiplecolorand
embroidery direction changes) are suitable for medium- and
heavyweight fabrics
Embroidery test
• alwaysstitchanembroiderytestonasamplefabric.Adjustcolor,
thread quality, needle, stitch density, tension, etc. to suit the motif if
necessary
• forthetestusethesamefabricandstabilizerthatyouwilluseon
the project