There will be some "shrinkage" due to the cording taking up the base
fabrics and turning them 3 dimensional. I discovered that the hard
way when making corded stays. Oops! Fortunately I was able to
insert a panel and get them back to size.
I know it's tedious, but maybe the trick is to do a small sample to
see how much length and breadth is taken up, and then size the
pattern accordingly before making it.
Bjarne, does embroidery usually shrink the item you're making? I
thought that was the point of putting the fabric under tension, to
avoid the threads pulling the base fabric.
-Carol
> Yes its a must, if the stomacher is going to be washed after it has ben
> embroidered.
> But i thoaght about the very heavy embroidery might shrink the stomacher
> rather much with all that stuffing of the lines.
>
> Bjarne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>> Pre-shrink your fabric AND your thread. That may help.
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