Embroidery Embellishments
Shhhh...don't tell anyone, but Christmas will be here before you know it and it's time to start thinking about some Christmas gift ideas. Here are some ideas on embellishing garments with your favorite embroidery designs!
Adding embroidery can turn a plain garment into an embellished item! Wonder through the stores or browse through catalogs and take notice of the many garments adorned with embroidery. Instead of buying these expensive garments, copy it with your own machine embroidery at a fraction of the cost!
Step 1. Hit the stores, browse through catalogs or search the web for embroidered garments. This will give you ideas of where to put your embroidery. Try areas such as fronts, back yokes, pockets, sleeves, cuffs, collars or plackets. If you are familiar with your embroidery designs, garments that contain similar designs will catch your eye.
Step 2. When you have found the perfect “example”, the next step is to find the blank garment. File through your clothing or shop sale racks to obtain the perfect “plain jane” garment.
Step 3. Sift through your embroidery designs to locate a replica of the embroidery. If you are stitching in multiple areas, use coordinating designs. Find a variety of smaller designs for collars, plackets, cuffs and pockets. Fronts, back yokes and sleeves provide a large amount of space for bigger designs.
Step 4. Once you have discovered some designs, it’s time to combine or change them to fit the garment. If you own computer software, the easiest way to create a combination is onscreen. Some embroidery machines will allow design combination onscreen. If you are not able to do that, you can pin design templates onto your garment in the desired stitching area. With computer software, you can also change designs to fit your purpose. Eliminate details you don’t need, pick out small designs within a large design or add little elements to make your design complete.
Step 5. Stitch the designs. Use a variety of threads–oliver twist, variegated colors, metallic threads and solid embroidery threads. Use the same threads in all areas of stitching to keep the designs coordinated. For items with stretch such as sweatshirts and t-shirts, use poly mesh (a cut away stabilizer). For woven items such as rayons, linens, denim or cotton, usually a tear away works well. On garments that have a pile, but sure to use water soluble aqua film on top of the design. This will keep the stitches from burying down into the fabric.
Step 6. After embroidery is complete, cut or tear off the stabilizer and clip all of the top jump threads. On the backside of the embroidery, clip any large jump stitches and leave short jump stitches. Wash garment if needed. Carefully press embroidery from the wrong side or with a press cloth. Add buttons, beads, ribbon or trim to enhance the designs. Be creative!! Now it’s time to wear your embellished apparel!!
Adding embroidery can turn a plain garment into an embellished item! Wonder through the stores or browse through catalogs and take notice of the many garments adorned with embroidery. Instead of buying these expensive garments, copy it with your own machine embroidery at a fraction of the cost!
Step 1. Hit the stores, browse through catalogs or search the web for embroidered garments. This will give you ideas of where to put your embroidery. Try areas such as fronts, back yokes, pockets, sleeves, cuffs, collars or plackets. If you are familiar with your embroidery designs, garments that contain similar designs will catch your eye.
Step 2. When you have found the perfect “example”, the next step is to find the blank garment. File through your clothing or shop sale racks to obtain the perfect “plain jane” garment.
Step 3. Sift through your embroidery designs to locate a replica of the embroidery. If you are stitching in multiple areas, use coordinating designs. Find a variety of smaller designs for collars, plackets, cuffs and pockets. Fronts, back yokes and sleeves provide a large amount of space for bigger designs.
Step 4. Once you have discovered some designs, it’s time to combine or change them to fit the garment. If you own computer software, the easiest way to create a combination is onscreen. Some embroidery machines will allow design combination onscreen. If you are not able to do that, you can pin design templates onto your garment in the desired stitching area. With computer software, you can also change designs to fit your purpose. Eliminate details you don’t need, pick out small designs within a large design or add little elements to make your design complete.
Step 5. Stitch the designs. Use a variety of threads–oliver twist, variegated colors, metallic threads and solid embroidery threads. Use the same threads in all areas of stitching to keep the designs coordinated. For items with stretch such as sweatshirts and t-shirts, use poly mesh (a cut away stabilizer). For woven items such as rayons, linens, denim or cotton, usually a tear away works well. On garments that have a pile, but sure to use water soluble aqua film on top of the design. This will keep the stitches from burying down into the fabric.
Step 6. After embroidery is complete, cut or tear off the stabilizer and clip all of the top jump threads. On the backside of the embroidery, clip any large jump stitches and leave short jump stitches. Wash garment if needed. Carefully press embroidery from the wrong side or with a press cloth. Add buttons, beads, ribbon or trim to enhance the designs. Be creative!! Now it’s time to wear your embellished apparel!!
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