On Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:31:00 -0500, scissorhands
<WayOutThere@home.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:24:09 +1000, Pixie <Pixie@AnnWheatley.com.invalid>
>wrote in:
><s8hvh69d2bm0cfb6sbaoohgbggl7jsv7e5@4ax.com>:
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>>The picture lies!
>>They would not post a picture of a curly one!
>>Stitch Delight are good at this smoke and mirrors thing too!
>>A lot of 3D projects are "doctored" until they are pretty enough for
>>the camera.
>I'm slowly coming to that conclusion about all their designs. They look
>pretty on their web site, but many do not stitch out well for me at all.
>
I doubt they stitch out well for anyone who is stitching them as the
instructions tout.
There is no foundation stitching under the outside border satin.
This screams "amateur" at me.
There is nothing stabilising the border to give it any kind of guts
and stability at all.
>>> The moment it was hung it curled.
>>>
>>What's your weather doing?? Humid?? Snow?? Whether it be heat or cold?
>It's always cold & snowy here this time of year.
>
Always hot and humid here this time of year! I am yet to experience a
white christmas. Not so sure I'm keen!
We've had floods from the north to the south of the east coast, snow
in Tassie and bushfires in Victoria! Something for everyone!
Burnt, drowned or frozen... take your pick!
>>To raise an old chestnut, what thread did you use? Any shrinking or
>>"settling" of the thread once the project is finished will cause a
>>shift in the stability of it. You used the same thread top and bottom?
>Yes, I did use the same thread top and bottom. And I did use a poly thread
>also. I am using a lot more of that these days. I seem to get less
>breakage, and most of it has the same sheen as rayon. It also launders
>better in my opinion.
>
Agreed. I figured you might have used the same top and bottom since
you wanted the same look front and back. :-)
And Ackermann, the people that make Isacord, are making a poly with
the same sheen as rayon now. Rayon sheen with poly properties.
/clap hands!
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>>If your software allows, print the stitchout in 1:1 ratio. Cut around
>>it to the size you want to make the die cut and use that as your
>>template. Your biggest problem after that is placement, as the
>>stitchout is not very helpful with that. This is going to be a
>>challenge with the cutouts that this has, but there is not much else
>>to be done as a fix if the solvy option isn't working for you.
>I can print the design out easily enough, but as you said, there is no
>outline stitching to tell me where to place it, so a definite challenge.
>
Needle centring would help. That's a Viking thing, so I don't know how
to do it on other machines. The cloth setter thing with Janome's would
help you find the centre.
Prick a hole in the template's centre, and line it up with the centre
of the design and nail it down.
Or, start the design without thread and do enough prick holes to give
you a clue where it is to go. Place the template over the holes and
line it up.
Tedious, but it will give you an idea if it is going to be any more
stable with extra stabiliser.
If you used washable stabiliser though, just don't soak it all out.
And pin it out straight. If that doesn't work, then the design is just
a complete dud.
/afterthought...
Ever thought of just using ordinary Christmas applique shapes with the
mylar instead???
...
>>If yours were free standing, you sewed these onto a disolvable
>>fabric??
>>If you did this (used the fabric type dissolving stuff), don't wash it
>>out at all.
>>Ladies at a craft group I used to go to got sick of their freestanding
>>stuff curling at Christmas in the 40 degree celcius heat. Humidity
>>will make them curl. So they didn't wash it out of the applique type
>>ones. They found since they didn't get it wet, it kept its shape
>>longer. They would just cut around it and with a wet cotton tip, just
>>dab away the rough edges.
>>Not sure what you are sewing yours onto though.
>I used the fabric type water soluble to stitch mine out. But I did let it
>soak for a bit. I could try to cut around it, then use the wet cotton swab
>just to clean up the edges. But I'm thinking the design just isn't well
>done, and all my effort may be wasted...time and materials.
>
Happens a lot with the smaller design houses.
"Have digitising program (a cheap, nasty one!), will go into
business."
The lack of stabilising stitches in the satin border was the red flag
for me. It will give a lettuce leaf curl every time.
>>[...]
>>
>>Thank goodness Christmas only comes once a year!! /grin
>So true!
>
Next it's Easter... least it's late this year!! Might get the
chocolate home from the shop before it melts for a change!
We are not so keen on the idea of Valentine's, Halloween or stuff like
that... thankfully!
Pixie :-))
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