NSTRUCTIONS FOR FREE SAMPLE

"Shadow Work by Machine"

Please Hoop up with 1-2 pieces of Aqua Magic stabilizer or any Water Soluble Stabilizer. If in the beginning your stitching tears the water soluble stabilizer, then re-hoop (start over) and add another sheet of your water soluble stabilizer.

Make sure you Hoop very taunt and it stays taunt during stitching. (This is so the outline stitching will match-up to pick-up the bottom threads.

You stitch the first part of the design RIGHT ONTO the stabilizers themselves. (You never hoop your fabric.)

Then place Double-stitch Scotch Tape around the design. Just place 4 pieces right onto the water soluble stabilizer. Make sure you cut all jump stitches from on top of the design in the hoop.

Now place your fabric where you want it over the stitching on the stabilizers. Secure to the tape. Pull nice and flat. You will turn your fabric in the direction that you want the design to be stitched onto it.

When finished with the outline, remove hoop, clip all jump stitches top and bottom. Trim away the excess stabilizer from around the design in back. Then wash out the rest of the stabilizer, press with iron to dry, spray starch and you have single fabric shadow work. Its EASIER than a regular embroidery!

Download file, then follow directions:

Please choose machine format:

STITCH-OUT SEQUENCE FOR:

1. Blue Bow

2. Dk. Pink Center of Rose

3. Medium Pink inner petals of Rose (shading)

4. Outer Lighter Pink Petals of Rose

5. Green Leaves

PLACE YOUR TAPE DOWN AROUND YOUR DESIGN AND THEN PLACE YOUR FABRIC OVER THE DESIGN AND SECURE ONTO THE TAPE.

6. Outline of Leaves and Stem

7. Outline of Dk. Pink Center of Rose

8. Outline of Medium Pink Inner petals of Rose

9. Outline of Lighter Pink Outer Petals of Rose

10. Outline of Bow

11. Enjoy!!