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Embroidery stabilizers/Embroidery hoops
Spray starch
· spray starch is ideal for stiffening
fine, soft or loosely woven fabrics
· spray the area to be embroidered,
leave to dry or press gently with a
warm iron
· always use an additional stabilizer
such as water soluble stabilizer on
the wrong side of the fabric
Application:
· ideal for fine, loosely woven fabrics,
e.g. batiste, fine linen, etc.
Hooping the Fabric
Centering
· determine the center of the piece
of fabric to be embroidered
· mark with a fabric marker or chalk
Opening the embroidery hoop
· loosen the screw if necessary
· remove the inner hoop
· the arrows on both hoops should
match
· the arrows on the large and
medium hoops are at the center
front and on the right hand side of
the small hoop
Embroidery template
· there is a template for each
embroidery hoop
· the embroidery surface is marked in
1 cm squares
· the center and corners are marked
with holes for transferring markings
to fabric
· place the template in the inner
hoop so that the word BERNINA is
at the front (by the arrows) and can
be read
· the template will engage automati-
cally in the inner hoop
· there is a finger hole for removing
the template from the hoop
Securing the fabric in the hoop
· place the fabric under the inner
hoop with the center point in the
center of the template
· place fabric and inner hoop on top
of the outer hoop
· match the arrows
· press the inner hoop into the outer
hoop making sure that the fabric
does not distort
· the hoops must be flush with one
another
· pull the fabric to make it absolutely
taut; tighten the screw as necessary
· remove the template
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