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Prairie Pointer

28 April, 2011

Prairie Pointer Pressing Tool

Prairie points add flare to many projects including quilts, garments and home dec items. They can be sophisticated details, bold highlights, or perky accents.

Making perfect prairie points has never been easier! Sometimes it’s frustrating getting a sharp tip on a PP with all cut edges lining up perfectly, but the Prairie Pointer eliminates the frustration and produces perfect prairie points every time!

The tool is also perfect for turning and pressing a dresden point blade.

. Prairie points with folds meeting in the center ranging in size from 1/2″-2 1/2″ in height may be created
. Tool is made of thin stainless steel with acid etching showing guides for perfect PPs
. Tool slides out of PP easily so PP may be pressed completely after tool is removed
. Stainless steel tool will not warp or rust when exposed to extreme heat or steam
. Detailed instructions with illustrations
. Instructions teach how to determine what size fabric strip to cut

Block Marker – The Sewing Revolution

17 April, 2011

The Block Marker^TM is a 17″ square multi-purpose tool made of clear acrylic. The Block Marker can be used alone or in conjunction with either of the Sewing Revolutions. By marking the center point and the four holes on the 12″ square, the Sewing Revolution can be perfectly aligned. It differs from the other quilting squares in the respect that it works from the center point.

Double Mitre Ruler – The Sewing Revolution

17 April, 2011

Double Mitre Ruler – The Sewing Revolution

The Double Mitre Ruler Metric is designed to take the difficulty out of double mitered corners on squares, rectangles, hexagons and octagons. Any width of hem can be easily achieved on table lines, bunny rugs, placemats, curtains and soft furnishings.

Simply by following the easy step-by-step instructions and photographs it will be mastered in no time.

The Sewing Revolution 6/8

17 March, 2011

The Sewing Revolution 6/8 is a 13″ circle made of poly carbonate. From the centre point there are circles that graduate out at 1/4″ intervals. The circle is divided by 45 degree lines into 8 equal segments (red lines) and by 60 degree lines into 6 equal segments (blue lines). Repositioning marks enable further division of the circle. At each intersection of lines and circles is a small hole for marking with a fine tip marker. The Sewing Revolution 6/8

The Sewing Revolution(TM) is a Multi Purpose Tool.
To Draw a Shape:

Hexagon:
1. Select the size circle required for the hexagon.
2. Place a dot on each blue line around the same circle.
3. Remove ‘The Sewing Revolution(TM)’ and join the dots.

Triangle:
1. Mark the centre point (C).
2. Mark 1 inch either side of the centrepoint.
3. Mark 2 inches above the centre point.
4. Join dots.

Other Shapes that can be made with ‘The Sewing Revolution(TM)’. – 3, 4, 6, 8 point stars – Rectangle – Squares – Octagon – Triangles of all types – Diamonds – many many more…

Arcs & Circles The Sewing Revolution™ will help find the central pivot point when sewing an arc or circle around a particular design (ie embroidery, lace motif or applique) using The Circular Sewing Attachment for the sewing machine. Most sewing machine companies have The Circular Sewing Attachment as an optional extra.

Embroidery Positioning The Sewing Revolution™ can be used to position machine embroidery within many shapes including circles, squares, hexagons etc.

Repositioning The repositioning dots enable the division of the circle into 12 or 16 equal sections. There are 4 sets in total (2 internal and external sets).

Floriani Heat n Stay Fusible Tearaway

17 March, 2011

Floriani’s Heat N Sta ® Fusible Tearaway Stabilizer is perfect for stabilizing lightweight woven fabrics that tend to shift during hooping or stitching in machine embroidery.

This tearaway stabilizer has a light fusible coating and was developed for embroidery on lightweight cotton, shirt-weight denim, linen and other woven fabrics that tend to distort or stretch when they are hooped or when the embroidery is forming.

Being a fusible tearaway, there’s no need for messy spray adhesives which may sometimes leave a residue on the needle, machine and fabric. By fusing the stabilizer to the back of the garment, hooping will be easier and the garment will retain its shape without stretching.

Use for solid type embroidery designs on lightweight woven fabrics such as batiste, linen, shirt-weight, pin-point cotton, patchwork cottons etc.
Allows easy hooping and eliminates shift and stretch within the fabric
Fibres of the fabric will not move during the stitching process
Supports approx. an 8,000 stitch count, well-digitized embroidery design
No need for basting or spray adhesives

12″ x 10yds

Also available in a non-fusible version.

To use Heat N Sta ® Tearaway:

1. Fuse one layer of Heat N Sta ® to the back of the fabric to be embroidered. Be sure to use a piece at least 1″ larger than the outer parameter of the hoop to insure proper stabilization.

Important: Use a low to medium temperature (260°, silk) setting on your iron. Do not touch the surface of your iron to the Heat N Sta ®, press from the fabric side or use a press cloth.

2. Hoop the garment and stabilizer with a “tight as a drum” tension

3. Embroidery your design.

Tip: If the design is denser than 8,000 stitches or if it is a poorly digitized design (too many stitches for the design’s size), float one layer of Floriani Medium Tearaway Stabilizer between the hoop and the bed of the machine for each additional 10,000 stitches for added support.

4. Once the design is complete, remove the hoop from the machine and tear away the Heat N Sta ® from around the embroidery

Floriani Appli-Kay Wonder

17 March, 2011

Floriani Appli-Kay Wonder

Turn your embroidery designs into appliqués or patches with Floriani””s Appli-Kay Wonder. This fusible webbing has a pressure sensitive side for easy positioning. Use to create beautiful traditional appliqué for quilts, home dec and garments.

Trace your shape onto the protective release paper side of Appli-Kay Wonder. Fuse the soft side of the product to the wrong side of the fabric or item to be appliquéd. Cut out the shape and peel back the release paper, this exposes the sticky side. Position the appliqué as many times as you need and then press in to place for a permanent bond. Finish with a satin or decorative machine stitch.

Floriani Appli-Kay Wonder ® Tutorial

To turn an embroidery design into a patch or appliqué:

Once the design is complete and trimmed, trace the outline of the design on to the paper protective sheet. *Remember that you need to trace or draw the “reverse” of the image.
Following the lines you’ve drawn, cut the shape from the Appli-kay Wonder®.
Place the soft/shiny side (exposed fusible) of the Appli-kay Wonder® to the backside of the embroidery and then press using a medium to high temperature on your iron and no steam. Hold the iron in place for at least 3 seconds. *All irons vary in temperature. Start at a medium setting and work your way up until you get a good fuse.
Once it has cooled, peel away the contact paper from the embroidery design which exposes the sticky side.
Position the embroidery on the garment and then press into place. Press from the applique side (use a press cloth to protect your embroidery thread) and underneath the fabric/garment for a secure bond. Finish by stitching around the embroidery with a satin or straight stitch.

Traditional Appliqué using Floriani Appli-kay Wonder®:

Trace the design to be appliquéd onto the protective paper sheet of the Appli-kay Wonder®. Tip! Use a light box or trace at a window for accuracy!
Trim around the image leaving at least ¼” inch of the Appli-kay Wonder outside the traced lines.
Fuse the Appli-kay Wonder® piece to the wrong side of the decorative fabric using a medium to high temperature setting on your iron (No Steam). All irons vary in temperature settings. Start at a medium temperature and slowly increase until you get a good fuse. The fusible side of Appli-kay Wonder® is the soft/shiny side. Hold the iron in place for at least 3 seconds and then flip the piece over and press again on the fabric side.
Once cooled, cut out the appliqué design using the trace lines.
Peel back the protective sheet to expose the sticky surface. **It is very important to let the applique cool before removing the paper.
Position the appliqué piece on the garment and press in to place. *Press on the appliqué side and the fabric side for maximum bonding. Finish by stitching around the appliqué with a satin or decorative stitch.

**Remember that your traced image will be reversed once it is traced onto the paper side of Appli-kay Wonder®. Make adjustments to the original image to prevent this.

**Most fabrics are treated with a starch or sizing. Pre-washing your materials prior to using them for applique will remove this treatment from the factory and will allow Appli-kay Wonder to bond more securely.

**Test all materials and procedures thoroughly before applying to your finished garment.

Vilene H640 Pellon

17 March, 2011

Vilene H640 is the thickest iron-on pellon (fusible fleece). Ideal for quilts & patchwork projects, bagmaking and for relief-effect stitching. It is best used with lightweight to medium-weight fabrics.

Vilene H640 is very easy to iron and is washable and dycleanable.

There are no limits to imagination or to possible applications for this product.


Fabric Weight	Thick iron-on volume fleece
Fabric Width	90cm wide
Colour	White volume fleece
Suitable Fabrics	Light to medium weight cottons

Vilene H640 Pellon

Air Eraseable Pen

17 March, 2011

Clover – Chacopen Pink – Air Eraseable Pen

Chacopen (pink) comes with a convenient “eraser pen” for the immediate removal of unwanted marks.

Markings will fade out over time (approximately 2-10 days)

Thread Snips

17 March, 2011

These Spring Action Curved Tip Scissors are ideal for trimming embroidery whilst still in the hoop. The curved handle easily reaches down into the hoop while the curved blade tips slide under the presser foot to quickly clip thread. Made from lightweight high-grade stainless steel these compact thread snips are an essential addition to your machine embroidery.

Bobbinfill

17 March, 2011

The bobbin thread for embroidery should be a bobbin-fill thread. This is a fine thread that is usually black or white and sits close to the underside of the work and should never appear on the top side at all. It should have enough tension to pull the coloured top-thread firmly to the underside, but it still should be visible when the back of the stitch-out is viewed. It is essential to gain the best results that you use the bobbinfill that is recommended by your machine manufacturer (this may also form part of the terms of your warranty). To test the tension on a machine and to make sure that the top thread and the bobbinfill works well together, use the following formula:

Firstly, with a block font and in uppercase, create the word ‘FOX’ on either the computer software or with a font built into the machine. The type of fill-stitch required for this test is a satin. The characters need to be at least 3cm (1¼ in) tall to get the right proportion for the satin stitch to show on the underside of the work. Use a new needle (80/12 or 75/11 embroidery) in the machine and use a quality thread with the bobbin-fill in the bobbin. There needs to be a medium-weight backing to support the washed calico (or similar) in the suggested hoop for the size of the word.

Most machines will either give a guide for the top tension setting on the machine or the machine itself will automatically default to its own embroidery tension setting. When the stitch-out is complete, remove the hoop and turn to the underside of the work. If the machine’s tension is correct the bobbin-fill thread should only make up a good third of the under-pattern and should not venture too close to the outer perimeter needle holes.

The word ‘FOX’ gives every possible angle the machine may have to stitch while creating an embroidery design and this is a great exercise to perform if you’re not sure if your tension is correct. Tweaking (reducing or increasing) a machine tension is not necessary but can make a huge difference to a finished stitch-out. However if your tensions require constant ‘tweaking’ then a service by an authorised technician is recommended.

Double Mitre Ruler – The Sewing Revolution

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