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FABRIC RETAILERS ORGANIZED BY PRODUCT CATEGORYThis will help to get you started in your search for great fabric and supplies online. There are plenty of other great stores that aren't on this list... yet. We'll be updating the list periodically, so be sure to let us know if there's a great online fabric store you know of and we'll add it to the list. Contact Us!NOTIONS FABRICS Items that are sewn or otherwise attached to a finished article, such as buttons, snaps, and collar stays, but the term …

So... What Exactly is a Stabilizer? Embroidery stabilizers are simply an applied weave that is added to various fabric types to help reduce or eliminate bunching and puckering. They are also important in reducing the ability of the stitches to take on the texture of the fabric that they are being applied to or sinking too deeply into the fabric. Many lighter fabrics are especially susceptible to these issues, since they lack the stiffness of other materials such as leather. The application of …

There are so many projects we have thought to do with our sassy little Sugar Skull. We have thought about putting onto a denim jacket, the pocket of jeans or on a t-shirt. They would all be perfectly good places to embroider this little gem. But we decided that our pet Daisy needed a little bit of wardrobe for herself. So we made her a pink bandana that shows off the Sugar Skull!Here Are The Items That You Will Need... Sugar Skull embroidery patternFat quarter squared offMedium weight cut away …

Featured Member for December - Louise Smith1. I have been embroidering since 2013, so almost 10 years, wow how time flies! In 2013 my husband bought me my machine as he saw it in the shop and thought I might like to do it make quilts. I quilted but had never embroidered before and I didn't use it for a few months because I didn't really know what to do with it. Sounds odd but then he enrolled me in a class and the rest is history. I LOVE my machine and doing embroidering...I make gifts for …

Featured Member for November: Dixie Hedges--Lloyd1. How long have you been embroidering? How did you start your machine embroidery journey?I have been embroidering for just under 2 years, but I have sewn on and off for almost 40 years. Three years ago, my mom and I went to a local event hosted by a sewing center, where we got to try embroidery projects on a fancy-schmancy machine. She ended up buying the machine at that point. A year later, I could no longer let her embroider all by herself, …