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Instructions for adding pansy cutwork lace embroidery

In order to create the cutwork lace pansy embroidery, featured on our site, you will need:
1. Our Pansy cutwork lace embroidery design: SKU 10601 Pansy cutwork lace machine embroidery
design
2. Water-soluble stabilizer suitable for freestanding lace (we prefer Vilene DO4)
3. Suitable machine embroidery thread:
We find that polyester thread for sewing machine is especially suitable for lace designs. In order to
have the stitched out embroidery look the same on both sides, we would recommend that you use
the same upper thread and bobbin thread in case you use normal thread.
4. Adhesive spray or suitable glue stick to be used for attaching pieces of water-soluble stabilizer.
Whatever you use must be able to stick on the water-soluble stabilizer without damaging it and must
also be water-soluble, so that the glue could be washed away at the end.
5. A suitable base for assembling the parts of the design. It should provide enough support for pressing 2 pieces together after using the glue, but at the same time allow to easily stick a pin in it. A cork
tile may be just what you need.
6. Suitable fabric for the runner. We used cotton.
Warning: This pansy cutwork embroidery was designed using a different assemble as you stitch
technique. Unlike other designs of this type you will NOT first stitch out the components and then put them
together using manual or machine connecting stitches. The parts of the pansy cutwork lace embroidery
will be successively assembled in the process of stitching out the lace.
While we find that this technique is generally easier and allows creating beautiful designs with seamlessly
connected elements, it also means that one MUST strictly follow the required steps and order of creating and connecting design parts. Sufficiently good stabilizing has always been very important when doing
cutwork embroidery. In this case good stabilizing will be crucial to the success, because this technique
provides a smaller margin for errors. If the parts do not align correctly due to insufficiently good stabilizing, you will (most likely) not be able to correct this and will have to start over. Having in mind that you will
have successively connected together the 2 parts of the design, it will not be possible to redo just the
piece that went wrong. If you make a mistake when doing the second part of the design you will most
probably have to start from the very beginning
So, now that youve been warned, just take your time and make sure you get everything right! It is NOT so
difficult. You CAN definitely do it!
Step-by-step instructions
1. Make sure you first have a look at the files you have received. You have 2 machine embroidery files.
The file names contain numbers, which show the order for stitching. You have also received 2 PDF files with
templates for both parts of the design. You can print the templates and use them to find the best position of
the cutwork lace on your fabric.
You may have already noticed that each of the design files includes 2 cross-shaped stitches. They are
very important because they are the placement markers that will make it possible to precisely align
the design parts. We have used red and blue thread for these stitches. This was done to make them more
visible on the images when creating the instructions. Of course, this also makes them easier to use when
aligning the design parts. It is up to you if you will use the red and blue thread. If you want, you may do
them with the same thread you use for the whole ornament. This will save you some time as youll skip
some thread changes.
On the next page we have provided an image showing the positioning of all design parts.

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Print out the PDF templates for both parts of the design. Rotate the template for part #1 so that its longer
side is down. Place the template of part #2 on top and match markers No 1 and No 2 to align them.

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Then use adhesive tape to hold the 2 sheets together.

2. This is how you should proceed with the assemble as you stitch technique
1. Place the water soluble stabilizer on
top of the fabric and attach it using
adhesive spray.

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2. Use the template to determine the

placement of the cutwork on the fabric.

3. Mark the position of markers No 1

and 2 on the fabric

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Use disappearing ink marker.

After marking the fabric leave it aside
for now.

4. Hoop water-soluble stabilizer and

start stitching part # 1 of the lace.
The machine will stitch out 2 markers
and then will stop.

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5. Remove the hoop from the machine

but do NOT unhoop the stabilizer.
Clean the connecting thread and leave
only the markers.
Place the hoop on the cork tile (or
whatever you are using as a base), then
place the fabric you prepared earlier
on top of the stabilizer and match the
markers on the fabric with the markers
you just stitched out using pins.
Use adhesive spay to attach the fabric to the stabilizer you have in the
hoop.

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6. Stitch out the cutwork placement

color of part #1.

7. Take the hoop off the machine and

carefully cut away the fabric.

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8. Return the hoop on the machine and

stitch out the rest of part #1. The
stitching will finish with some
placement markers.
Do not forget to remove the connecting
thread but make sure the markers remain in place.
Then unhoop the fabric with the underlying stabilizer from the hoop.

9. Prepare a new hoop with stabilizer and

begin stitching out part #2. The machine will stitch out the placement
markers.
After that take the hoop of the machine
but do NOT unhoop the stabilizer.
Remove the connecting thread.

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10. Place the hoop on the cork tile and

then add on top of it the fabric with
part #1.
11. Match the markers of part #1 with the
markers on the stabilizer using pins.

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12. Use adhesive spray to reliably stick

both layers together

13. Return the hoop on the machine and

proceed with stitching out the
placement stitches of part #2

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14. Take the hoop off the machine and

carefully cut away the fabric from the
cutwork area.

15. Return the hoop on the machine and

stitch out the rest of part #2.

16. Take the hoop off the machine and

carefully remove any markers you
have on the fabric
17. Dip the fabric in water and leave it
there long enough to completely remove
any traces of stabilizer.
18. Finally iron the fabric

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Congratulations! You have done it!!!

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