Appliqué 1

The following procedure is for the appliqué patterns marked with the in the “Embroidery Design Guide”.

For details, refer to “Embroidery Design Guide”.

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Required materials

  • Fabric for the appliqué piece
  • Fabric for the appliqué base
  • Stabilizer material
  • Craft glue
  • Embroidery thread

Use thread colors that coordinate with the appliqué pattern and fabrics. The embroidery color order display does not specify the color of the appliqué pieces or appliqué position.

  1. Creating an Appliqué Piece

    (a) Attach stabilizer material to the wrong side of the fabric for the appliqué piece.
     
    (b) Hoop the fabric in the embroidery frame, attach the embroidery frame to the machine, and then start the machine to sew the cutting line of the appliqué piece.

    (c) Remove the fabric for the appliqué piece from the embroidery frame, and then carefully cut along the sewn cutting line.

    1. Cutting line for appliqué piece
    2. Fabric for appliqué piece
    • If the appliqué piece is cut out along the inside of the cutting line, it may not be correctly attached to the fabric. Therefore, carefully cut out the appliqué piece along the cutting line.
    • After cutting out the appliqué piece, carefully remove the thread.

  2. Sewing the Appliqué Position on the Base Fabric

    (a) Attach stabilizer material to the wrong side of the fabric for the appliqué base.
     
    (b) Hoop the fabric in the embroidery frame, attach the embroidery frame to the machine, and then start the machine to sew the outline of the appliqué position.

    1. Appliqué position
    2. Base fabric

    (c) Remove the embroidery frame from the embroidery unit.

    Do not remove the base fabric from the embroidery frame until all embroidering is finished.

  3. Affixing the Appliqué Piece to the Base Fabric

    (a) Lightly apply craft glue to the back of the appliqué piece, and then attach it to the base fabric within the outline of the appliqué position.

    • If the appliqué piece cannot be attached to the base fabric with craft glue, securely baste it in place with basting stitches.
    • If thin fabric is used for the appliqué piece, reinforce and secure it in place with an iron-on adhesive sheet. An iron can be used to attach the appliqué piece to the appliqué position.

    (b) After the appliqué piece is attached to the base fabric, attach the embroidery frame to the machine.
    Thread the machine with the embroidery thread, and then start the machine to embroider the appliqué.

  4. Embroidering the Remainder of the Pattern

    (a) Change the embroidery thread according to the embroidery color order display, and then finish embroidering the remainder of the pattern.

    • Since glue may become attached to the presser foot, needle or needle plate, clean off any glue after finishing embroidering the appliqué pattern.
    • For best results, trim all excess threads each time the thread color is changed.

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