Operation Manual

Free-motion monograms
Use
stitch
3
(stitch width
3-6
mm)
to
create
wonderful
monogram initials
of
your own
design.
Transfer
the initials with a fabric
marker to
the area to
be
embroidered.
Attach the darning foot and
bring it into the darning
position
(see page 63).
Lower the
feed
dog.
Place a
tear-away stabilizer under
your fabric. Then place
a piece
of water-soluble stabilizer
on the right side of the
fabric.
Place the fabric in an embroidery
hoop and use the
zigzag
stitch, in varying widths,
to follow your traced lines.
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Do not
forget to use the darning
position.
Knot the threads on the back
of your
project
and
remove
the stabilizers. The remaining
water-soluble stabilizer
will
dissolve in water.
TIP: Sewing at
a
medium
to fast
speed
will allow
you to
move the fabric
more slowly, and give
you
more control
of your free-motion
monogram.
A
slightly
faster
speed
will
also
give you
more consistency in the
density of
your stitches. Practice
on scrap fabric until
you are
comfortable with
the free-motion technique.
Block
capitals are a little
easier to embroider. Simply
stitch
along the
marked lines
with
stitch 3, stitch width
3-6
mm and
stitch density
0.2 - 0.3 mm.
Apply
stabilizer under the fabric
and water-soluble
stabilizer
on the
top of the fabric.
Mark
the monogram
on the fabric.
Sew along
the marked lines with
the zigzag stitch.
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