So recently I bought 63 spools of Embroidery Thread from Designs By Sick. These are mini King Spools. It's great, but I need to transport the thread - so was looking around for a deal on Thread Nets. I found some for sale in long strips so you can cut your own, but some of them had reviews of being too loose. My main problem is that I need to transport them next weekend so don't necessarily have time for an order to reach me.
I got to thinking that I probably have something hanging around that I could make my own.
I did - some old panty hose that I am not going to use.
Step 1: 2 lines of stitching down the middle.
If you have a STRETCH STITCH - use that and you can skip Step 3.
Step 2: cut carefully between the stitching lines
Step 3: because I'm lazy and don't want to sew each one separately and backstitch each one - I just used some fray check each place I planned to cut to hold the stitches in place. Time will tell if this is good enough or if you have used STRETCH STITCH then you should be able to skip this step.
Step 4: Cut apart into separate thread nets.
Voila!
I didn't need very long thread nets so I got 14 - 15 nets from each strip - 28 - 30 from each leg so that means close to 60 from a pair (assuming no runs).
Friday, 30 January 2015
A Christmas Alphabet
A Christmas Alphabet from http://lagrange-aux-loups.over-blog.com
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Christmas A
Christmas B
Christmas C
Christmas D
Christmas E
Christmas F
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Christmas A
Christmas B
Christmas C
Christmas D
Christmas E
Christmas F
A Precious Moments Kids Redwork Alphabet
A Precious Moments Redwork Kids Alphabet from http://lagrange-aux-loups.over-blog.com
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Redwork A
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Redwork A
Monday, 26 January 2015
Dandylion & Insect (and more) designs from Bernina
These designs are old, but can be hard to search through for where to find them.
Some of these designs are used in this post
Dandelions Click on S1001_03_Gardening (some of the other links here are also embroidery files)
Butterfly
Bee
Bird
Flower
The Alps
String of Light Bulbs
Easter Bunny
Flowers in watering can
Butterfly and Flower
Very cool Abstract Line Design
Pumpkin and Bird
Flower and Heart Appliqué
Christmas 2012 Design
Christmas 2011 Design
Christmas 2010 Design
Feb 2011 Freebie - 8 small flowers
April 2011 Freebie - Daffodil
May 2011 Freebie - Blooming Flowers
June 2011 Freebie - Silhouette Cowherders
July 2011 Freebie - Flowers for Neckline
Aug 2011 Freebie - Flowers in a circle
Sept 2011 Freebie - Wild Flower Bouquet
Nov 2011 Freebie - Ornamental
Dec 2011 Freebie - Applique Ornament
Some of these designs are used in this post
Dandelions Click on S1001_03_Gardening (some of the other links here are also embroidery files)
Butterfly
Bee
Bird
Flower
The Alps
String of Light Bulbs
Easter Bunny
Flowers in watering can
Butterfly and Flower
Very cool Abstract Line Design
Pumpkin and Bird
Flower and Heart Appliqué
Christmas 2012 Design
Christmas 2011 Design
Christmas 2010 Design
Feb 2011 Freebie - 8 small flowers
April 2011 Freebie - Daffodil
May 2011 Freebie - Blooming Flowers
June 2011 Freebie - Silhouette Cowherders
July 2011 Freebie - Flowers for Neckline
Aug 2011 Freebie - Flowers in a circle
Sept 2011 Freebie - Wild Flower Bouquet
Nov 2011 Freebie - Ornamental
Dec 2011 Freebie - Applique Ornament
Saturday, 24 January 2015
String Art Alphabet - Randomized - Complete
I've completed the Randomized version of the Alphabet.
Some of the pictures are a little blurry, I may fix them in the daylight, but right now I just want to get these up on the web.
NOTE: The I isn't pictured - as it is just the first half of the H
Zigzag Outline
This alphabet is no longer free - you can find it for sale on my Craftsy site.
Some of the pictures are a little blurry, I may fix them in the daylight, but right now I just want to get these up on the web.
NOTE: The I isn't pictured - as it is just the first half of the H
Zigzag Outline
Running Stitch Outline
This alphabet is no longer free - you can find it for sale on my Craftsy site.
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Throwback Thursday - Flower Fairy Machine Embroidery Design
This Flower Fairy was designed back in 1998 for a Spark/Pathfinder camp.
I didn't stitch out the final outline - but it is included in the embroidery design file. I just found with the software I was using at the time that if I kept the outline in the design it worked better for defining the other parts - I never intended to stitch the outline.
I have included only the .PES file. It fits in the 4 x 4" hoop
Please read the copyright info in the download.
DOWNLOAD THE FLOWER AND FAIRY DESIGN
I didn't stitch out the final outline - but it is included in the embroidery design file. I just found with the software I was using at the time that if I kept the outline in the design it worked better for defining the other parts - I never intended to stitch the outline.
I have included only the .PES file. It fits in the 4 x 4" hoop
Please read the copyright info in the download.
DOWNLOAD THE FLOWER AND FAIRY DESIGN
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
String Art - A - Test Run - Update
I'm trying to decide if I should spend time digitizing an entire alphabet in the String Art Style.
Below are two different styles - random and more organized.
Random (with Running Stitch outline or ZigZag)
Organized (with Running Stitch outline or ZigZag)
The results of the survey from Most popular to least
1) Randomized Lines with ZigZag outline
Tie
2) Randomized Lines with Running stitch outline
2) Organized Lines with ZigZag outline
4) Organized Lines with Running stitch outline
So I'm starting with the more Randomized lines. I'll do both the running and zigzag outlines - because releasing both doesn't really take too much extra time.
If I get good feedback, then I'll consider doing a more organized version.
Also, did you notice that by doing the outline only - this becomes a Stencil Font? Perhaps I should do an appliqué version of the Stencil part only. Any thoughts?
Monday, 19 January 2015
String Art Flower - Machine Embroidery in .PES
I decided to attempt to share this design with you.
Please read the copyright info in the zip file. (It's standard - you can use for personal or items for sale, but you can't share or sell the design itself)
I have only included the .PES version. This fits in the 4" x 4" hoop
String art - machine embroidery style
So here are the results using my very old (1990s) software. Not too bad
Sunday, 18 January 2015
Pooh Bear X-Stitch Font
Recently I had some computer issues which caused me to move/reorganize my old Embroidery Files. I found that I had this Pooh Bear X-Stitch Font. I decided to use it to stitch my name on a bag, but soon found out that I would have too many Pooh Bears since most of the letters use Pooh.
I downloaded StitchBuddy and made some changes.
Here is the original Piglet with C and Pooh with M
I downloaded StitchBuddy and made some changes.
Here is the original Piglet with C and Pooh with M
and the resulting mashup of them
Here are the original Eeyore with E and Pooh with A
And the resulting mash up (There was a little bit of a problem stitching out some of the final black outline of Eeyore, but you can only tell if you look closely so I decided to just leave it
Saturday, 17 January 2015
Free Ornamental Initials Machine Embroidery Designs
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Not a full alphabet has been posted and may be all we ever see of this one
Ornamental A
Ornamental B
Ornamental C
Ornamental F
Ornamental K
Ornamental L
Ornamental M
Ornamental N
Free BUTTERFLY APPLIQUE Machine Embroidery Alphabet
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
This has a simple butterfly embroidered on top of a block Appliqué. You need to be able to open .rar files.
Butterfly Applique A
Butterfly Applique B
Butterfly Applique C
Butterfly Applique D
Butterfly Applique E
Butterfly Applique F
Butterfly Applique G
Butterfly Applique H
Butterfly Applique I
Butterfly Applique J
Butterfly Applique K
Butterfly Applique L
Butterfly Applique M
Butterfly Applique N
Butterfly Applique O
Butterfly Applique P
Butterfly Applique Q
Butterfly Applique R
Butterfly Applique S
Butterfly Applique T
Butterfly Applique U
Butterfly Applique V
Butterfly Applique W
Butterfly Applique X
Butterfly Applique Y
Butterfly Applique Z
Butterfly Applique 0
Butterfly Applique 1
Butterfly Applique 2
Butterfly Applique 3
Butterfly Applique 4
Butterfly Applique 5
Butterfly Applique 6
Butterfly Applique 7
Butterfly Applique 8
Butterfly Applique 9
Free Little Initials in Circle Machine Embroidery Alphabet
From http://www.lacocotteacarreaux.com
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
These initials are cute . I was missing L & V, but thanks to Bev we know have a link to them.
A B C D
E F G H
I J K M
Free SIMPLE REDWORK Machine Embroidery Font
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
This font is in progress. You need to be able to open .rar files
Redwork A
Redwork B
Redwork C
Redwork D
Redwork E
Redwork F
Redwork G
Redwork H
Redwork I
Redwork J
Redwork K
Redwork L
Redwork M
Redwork N
Redwork O
Redwork P
Redwork Q
Redwork R
Redwork S
Redwork T
Redwork U
Redwork V
Redwork W
Redwork X
Redwork Y
Redwork Z
Free Baby Quilt Machine Embroidery Designs
Bernina shares these designs for a Baby Quilt
Instructions
Fawn with bird
Teddy Bear
Squirrel
Hedgehog
Fox
Mushroom
Bunny
Free Machine Embroidery ADVENT NUMBERS
Bernina Shares with us these Advent Numbers.
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Advent 1
Advent 2
Advent 3
Advent 4
Advent 5
Advent 6
Advent 7
Advent 8
Advent 9
Advent 10
Advent 11
Advent 12
Advent 13
Advent 14
Advent 15
Advent 16
Advent 17
Advent 18
Advent 19
Advent 20
Advent 21
Advent 22
Advent 23
Advent 24
Free ANIMAL COLOURWORK Machine Embroidery Font
Bernina gives us this Colourwork Machine Embroidery Animal Font. However some of the animals don't make sense for their letter due to the fact that it wasn't made for English.
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
A - monkey
B - teddy bear
C - chameleon
D - dolphin
E - owl
F - hippo
G - giraffe
H - hare rabbit
I - hedgehog
J - jaguar
K - Kitty Cats
L - lion
M - mouse
N - rhino
O - orca
P - parrot
Q - jellyfish
R - deer
S - snake
T - dove
U - owl
V - bird
W - whale
X - spider
Y - yak
Z - zebra
Free SEWING Machine Embroidery Alphabet
Bernina shares this Sewing Alphabet Font.
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Free ROSE Machine Embroidery Alphabet
Bernina shares this great Rose Alphabet. Sometimes it can be difficult to find all the letters so I have gathered the links together.
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Rose A a
Rose B b
Rose C c
Rose D d
Rose E e
Rose F f
Rose G g
Rose H h
Rose I i
Rose J j
Rose K k
Rose L l
Rose M m
Rose N n
Rose O o
Rose P p
Rose Q q
Rose R r
Rose S s
Rose T t
Rose U u
Rose V v
Rose W w
Rose X x
Rose Y y
Rose Z z
Rose 0
Rose 1
Rose 2
Rose 3
Rose 4
Rose 5
Rose 6
Rose 7
Rose 8
Rose 9
And finally a Rose Border
Let me know if this was useful to you or if any of the links are incorrect.
Free TEATIME Machine Embroidery Alphabet
Bernina shares this awesome looking Teatime Applique Alphabet. It can be tedious to find all the letters, so I have collected the direct links here
NOTE: This is NOT my alphabet, and I never claimed it was. I am only linking to the individual blog entries for each letter to make it easier for people to find since not everyone is an expert in navigating blog sites - especially when they are in different languages.
Teatime A
Teatime B
Teatime C
Teatime D
Teatime E
Teatime F
Teatime G
Teatime H
Teatime I
Teatime J
Teatime K
Teatime L
Teatime M
Teatime N
Teatime O
Teatime P
Teatime Q
Teatime R
Teatime S
Teatime T
Teatime U
Teatime V
Teatime W
Teatime X
Teatime Y
Teatime Z
Let me know if this was at all useful to you, or if you notice that I have any of the links wrong.
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