I love to embroider on T-shirts, but you can't just pop a stretchy fabric into a hoop and start stitching away. Well - you can - but the results will be terrible. In this video I show you the one simple thing you need to do to prep your stretchy fabrics for embroidery. I mentioned a product in the video and promised a link in the post - so here it is. The product is called Sulky Totally Stable. You can buy it here.
Update - After I recorded this video I discovered another product that I like even better for T-shirts. It's so fabulous it gets its own video - you can watch it here. I don't mention stretchy fabrics in that video - but I've tested it on T-shirts since then and it's an absolute dream. No marking on the T-shirt, totally stable to stitch, and no stabilizer bits to pick out of the back - it just rinses away like magic. And I love magic.
Happy stitching!
Best,
Wendi
yay wendy! thank you SO MUCH for posting this. i can't count the number of times i have tried to figure out the secret of embroidering on knits. i'm beginning and self-taught, so interfacing isn't something i know much about.
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thank you!
You're so very welcome! I remember the first time I successfully embroidered on a T-shirt. So satisfying! Now it's probably the things I do most often.
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Can I use freezer paper to have the same stabilizing effect? I bought a HUGE roll and want to use some of it up!
ReplyDeleteSorry - I don't think freezer paper will work nearly as well. It's far stiffer than the Sulky stabilizer and it will peel off WAY too easily.
ReplyDeleteWow! Nice sewing technique.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this nice video.
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