On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 19:59:07 -0400, Tamara wrote: >Thanks everyone - "posters" and private advisers both. The consensus >seems to be that it's OK to put lace directly on knit fabric without >stabilising the area to which it'll be titched first. Most of the knit >shirts which come pre-embroidered, seem to have interfacing on the >wrong side of the fabric, to make it more like woven fabric first. >That's why I was uncertain.
Commercial embroidery on fabric is done by machine. The stresses involved would pull a knit fabric out of shape, so the aim is to stabilise the fabric into an almost unstretchable form. This is done by not only stabilising the area with a non-stretch fabric on the back, but also putting the entire area into a hoop. This is what I also do if subjecting a T shirt to machine embroidery. Most non knit fabrics don't need a stabiliser for machine embroidery, but they do need to be in a hoop. However sewing on lace by hand does not apply any stretch at all, if the lace is pinned down well first. -- Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast. Douglas Adams Steph Peters, Manchester, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scanned by WinProxy http://www.Ositis.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
