Hand embroidery designs | Fancy flower design for cushion cover

by Stitch and Flower
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Hand embroidery designs | Fancy flower design for cushion cover

 

Hand embroidery designs Fancy flower design for cushion cover Using a hoop or frame enables you to make your hand embroidery stitches with an even tension and keeps your work area visible Experiment with a number of different frame systems to see which one works best for your stitching needs and you body s needs Hoops These simple round frames used by embroiderers for centuries consist of two closely fitting wood or metal rings Some hoops rely only on the close fit of the two components to produce tension while others have devices which as metal springs or screws for this purpose Most hoops intended for embroidery are 3 8 to 1 2 deep and range from 3 to 8 in diameter for larger projects try a quilting hoop most are 1 deep and offered in many diameters Stretcher Bars Lightweigt easy to use and inexpensive these modular frames consist of four 1 4 square wood strips that dovetail at the ends to form an open square or rectangle upon which you ll tack your fabric They re usually sold in pairs you need to buy one pair for the width of your fabric and a second pair for the length If you stitch a lot you ll eventually have an assortment of lengths that will work together to fit many projects These bars are specifically intended for needlework don t confuse them with stretcher bars for painter s canvas Pre assembled mini stretcher bars are ideal for projects of 4 to 12 dimensions Scroll Frames Scroll frames consist of a pair of round scroll bars that attach to a pair of flat side bars The scroll bars should be at least as wide as the width of your fabric they feature a fabric tape or webbing to which you sew te top and bottom edges of your fabric The ends of the scroll bars screw into the side bars by means of screws or nuts that you can adjust to achieve your desired tension as you roll the scroll bars in opposite directions In order to keep the horizontal tension as firm as the vertical you must lace the side of the edges of the fabric to the side bars or use frame clips Scroll frames will crush raised or three dimensional stitches so are not recommended for designs with these effects

 

 


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