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Title: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Sara-S on March 09, 2021, 21:50:05 PM
I wanted to embroider a polo shirt to wear at archery club events.  My machine does 4” x 4” which is fine for the design I wanted.  The challenges (for someone of my limited experience) were A)placement and B)getting a plus-size shirt under the machine without accidentally sewing over some part I didn’t want to sew.

But I did it! I took some good advice & printed the design, pinned it on the shirt and then floated it on the stabilizer. (Yes, I removed the paper, before I started to sew.) I took care to bunch up the parts that were not getting sewn, so they were not under the needle.  Here it is;
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Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Acorn on March 09, 2021, 21:54:43 PM
Looks very good - is everyone else going to want one now? 
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Sara-S on March 09, 2021, 21:58:24 PM
I’ll know after I wear it at the club.  :sew:
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Catllar on March 10, 2021, 17:28:06 PM
Well done, that looks very smart. :)
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Efemera on March 10, 2021, 17:41:54 PM
Great stuff... well done.
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Bodgeitandscarper on March 10, 2021, 17:43:09 PM
That's looking good, no puckering at all, well done.
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Sara-S on March 23, 2021, 15:38:03 PM
Thanks for the encouraging words.  I have since bought some big hair clips & a riser for the machine. (See machine accessories for pics.) I wanted to test them out, so I did this pajama top.
Jesse Bear is modeling it.
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Close up;
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Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Sara-S on June 08, 2021, 12:38:20 PM
Having a bit more fun, I embroidered a stegosaurus on this polo shirt. Blank polos are boring.
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Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Sara-S on August 03, 2021, 17:11:29 PM
What the well-dressed Bear is wearing for the Olympics;
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Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Catllar on August 04, 2021, 13:40:51 PM
They are all fantastic!  Could almost be tempted!
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Sara-S on August 06, 2021, 22:54:42 PM
They are all fantastic!  Could almost be tempted!

Tempted to buy an embroidery machine?  They are fun, though it’s one more thing to take up space & spend money on.
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: LizHartley on August 31, 2021, 08:47:37 AM
Looks good - :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Little machine-big shirt
Post by: Sara-S on October 14, 2021, 12:55:44 PM
I found a polo shirt in my closet, that managed to escape the clutches of my embroidery machine. We can’t have that. Here it is, modeled by Wally Llama.
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A little explanation for the choice; My last name is SIlverman.  Until I became a teacher, I thought it was a pretty easy name to spell or say.  I quickly discovered all the ways students could get it wrong (e.g. Silverstein, Goldman, etc.). My usual reminder was, “It’s like the superhero. Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SILVER MAN!”  They usually got it right, after that.