Stitch Multiple Designs in One Hoop

Many times we try to save as much stabilizer as we can and stitch as many designs as we can out of one piece. One way you can do that is to hoop the stabilizer and stitch multiple designs in that one hooping of stabilizer. Depending on the size of your designs and your hoop size, you can usually stitch several designs in one stabilizer hooping.

Let me show you how to do it! The design I used for stitching is about 1" high x 3" wide. I hooped two layers of tear away stabilizer in the hoop. I usually will use two layers of stabilizer if I am going to be stitching multiple design in one hooping because it gives more stability the design more stability. With only one stabilizer hooping (two sheets of tearaway) I was able to stitch this design on seven shirts.

I stitched the first design at the top of the hoop.

Hoop your cutaway, tearaway or water souble stabilizer in the hoop. Spray 505 spray adhesive at the top of the hooped stabilizer. Stick the area of your fabric where you want the design stitched down to the sticky stabilizer. Place your hoop grid in the hoop to be sure your fabric is aligned straight. Stitch the design.

After the design is finished stitching, carefully tear out only the design from the stabilizer, but leave the stabilizer in the hoop. If you are using cutaway or a water soluble stabilizer, you will need to carefully cut out the design from the stabilizer.

I carefully tore out the area where the first design was stitched.
I can now stitch another design right below it.

Spray the area of the stabilizer directly below the cut-out and stick down the next piece of fabric. Make sure it is aligned straight with the hoop grid and stitch the second design.

The next shirt is stuck down, aligned straight and ready to stitch.

Be sure the design is being stitched completely on the stabilizer. If any part of your design is being stitched on the cut-out area with stabilizer, it will not be correctly stitched. So be certain you have moved down enough from the first design.

After the second design is complete, tear or cut it out from the hooped stabilizer and repeat the same process. Continue moving down on the stabilizer and stitching designs until the hooped stabilizer is completely used up.

Keep in mind that this will not work with every design. Every time you stitch a design and tear away part of the stabilizer, it weakens the tauntness of the stabilizer. Use designs that are small and lightweight without too many stitches such as mini designs, small groups of lettering, small logos or little accent designs. You may be able to get only two designs in the hoop or you may be able to get six. It depends on the design size and the diminsions of your hoop.

I was able to stitch this design seven times in one hooping of stabilizer.