Saturday, 5 October 2013

Creating Appliques With Machine Embroidery Designs For Sale Online

By Angel Dudley


Holidays are a time when special types of clothing, home accessories or other decorations are made. Special tablecloths, napkins, or other decorative items, with special embroidering or stitching is used. For those thinking about new ways to decorate homes or spaces consider using machine embroidery designs for sale online for special projects.

Online designs often can't be found in stores, so consumers and craft designers end up with something truly unique that can't be copied. That's important for those that plan on holiday sewing jobs. Its also important for anyone crating special keepsakes or presents for family and friends. Many of these designs are also digitized to go with software and digitized embroidery machines.

The purchased digital images then are fed into the machine through the software program and users can instantly select the purchased pattern into the machine with ease and convenience. Consumers can purchase images already available online, which have already been designed. They can also purchase images by contacting a design artist through the company and sending any files or pictures the consumer wants to use for a custom made design. The designer will then use the provided materials to create a special image that can be used again and again.

Single designs can be purchased, or design collections can also be purchased, which offers the convenience of access to thousands of images. Many of these come with a convenient catalog, and CD Rom. These are mainly for entrepreneurs who have put their embroidery skills to work for them, and have a waiting list of clients. Those in business often need instant access to a variety of images that they and their consumers can review for use in projects.

Purchasing digital images is easy, and also offers the convenience of images being converted digitally when they arrive to consumer's in boxes. It is then used as a pattern to make embroidered appliques. Treat the new image like any other in the system ready for use. When ready to create an embroidered piece simply select the file, after the material has been prepared. Apply a light adhesive to a fabric, and then place a stabilizer over this.

This will go inside of a sewing hoop, and be placed on the machine. Once this has been accomplished then pick the desired design to be sewn and allow the machine to do the work. Once done cut it out and prepare the final material for applique application.

Once the material has been selected spray adhesive lightly. Apply stabilizer again, and secure in hoop. Put the hoop on the machine to be embroidered. Choose the outline image, allow to sew outline. Spray adhesive on back of applique, and place on material. Make sure it is within the sewn outline.

Take a moment to select the right file, size and stitching method. Allow for stitching around image a few times, before choosing the final decorative applique stitching. Sew a few more times, and remove. The machine embroidery designs for sale online have been used to create beautiful holiday accessories that will be valued family keepsakes for years to come.




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