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The Emporia => Embroidery and Embellishment => Topic started by: KayK on February 23, 2021, 13:59:24 PM
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Just a little sample of free motion embroidery wot I have been playing with!
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That's amazing. I've never tried free motion embroidery - free motion quilting, yes, and pretty much every other sort of embroidery, but free motion scares me.
What stitches do you use?
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That is really nice :) How did you start? Do you draw or trace the shape on to the fabric first?
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I drew the design onto a piece of old sheet with a water erasable pen, backed it with some iron on stabiliser and hooped it into a wooden hoop. I use a zig zag stitch, length 0 and width 3, and move the hoop in a side to side motion. I hold the hoop very lightly and try to remember to breathe!
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That's beautiful!.
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Thats lovely never had the courage to try this I can just about manage basic free motion quilting.
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Wow fantastic @KayK
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WOW! @KayK that's brilliant
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Blimey!!! Respect!!
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Crikey, that's clever!
I'm still trying to work out in my head the "zig zag stitch, length 0 and width 3, and move the hoop in a side to side motion" bit... :S
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That’s amazing! Never thought to try free motion embroidery... :thinking:
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Just a little sample of free motion embroidery wot I have been playing with!
This is stunning and what a clever way to do it, I like that you did it yourself and not a preset pattern on an embroidery machine, it looks more organic. I absolutely love it! Thank you for sharing the way you made it. :dance:
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I do quite of bit of bargello and long stitch by hand but I'm very envious of those who do free motion embroidery as I have never managed to produce anything that looks good. I have a friend who does it and she makes it look so easy.
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That's lovely - well done!
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I do free-motion embroidery also. I use a combination of straight & zig-zag stitches. Zig-zag is for filling larger areas.
Since I have a Cricut machine and fabric markers made for it, I often just design for the machine and let it write directly on my fabric.
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@KayK that is lovely :loveit:
I have something similar on the go, but have been a little distracted by appliqué with free motion embroidery, and have a few projects in the pipeline, if I ever get the time to get on with it :S
I bought a book with some Christmas money, called Textile Art, which uses a mix of fabrics, stitches appliqué and want to have a go at some of the amazing things in there, again when I have a moment
Free motion embroidery is quite liberating once you get over the thought of it, and practice practice practice is the key. some are like works of art, others, like mine are 'good enough'
And yes I agree, remembering to breathe is key to it's success :laughing:
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Beautiful work @KayK
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Lovely @KayK . :D
I use free motion embroidery for putting names on things and for quilt labels, but have never advanced further.