Embroidering on Hoodies with Crafty Cut Applique

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Embroidering on Hoodies
with Crafty Cut Applique
These cozy, snug-as-a-bug-in-arug, hipper-than-hip hooded
sweatshirts are worn
everywhere. Now you can
create cool, hip hoodies, zipped
to perfection with crafty cut
applique embroidery!
We'll show you how to add
words to a sweatshirt and how
to stitch odd-numbered words
and monograms across
plackets, carrying the theme
and message to each side of
the sweatshirt.
Read below for these free
project instructions!
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Supplies Needed:
**Zip-front sweatshirt
**Wool felt or ultrasuede
**Medium-weight cutaway
stabilizer
**Temporary spray adhesive
**Air-erase pen (or other
marking
tool)
**Craft knife and cutting pad
**Straight edge
Designs used:
A Collegiate Crafty Cut (Applique) Alphabet Design Pack (3 Inch)
Lovin' and Stitchin' (small)
Filigree Scissors (large)
Strutting in Style (small)
The alphabet design pack is also available in other sizes:
A Collegiate Crafty Cut (Applique) Alphabet Design Pack - 5 Inch, 4 Inch, 2 Inch
Also try a Greek Crafty Cut (Applique) Alphabet, perfect for fraternity or sorority
members, or classicists. Or, choose from a variety of themes to satisfy all sorts of
personalities. Pick your favorites -- cupcakes, butterflies, flowers, robots, dinosaurs,
puppies and more!
Project Tips:
We recommend using enmeshed fabrics such as ultrasuede or wool felt for the
applique pieces. Enmeshed fabric, as compared to woven or knit fabrics, will not fray
through regular wear or laundering. We found our wool felt at Joann's (a 20% to 30%
wool blend).
For this project, we embroidered the words "craft diva." Words with an odd number of
characters will need to be sewn with a split center letter over the zipper (the "a" in
"craft," for example). The other letters are not split. The word "diva" has an even
number of letters, so no split design is necessary.
When you download a crafty cut
applique letter design, you will
see two or four files. For the nonsplit letters you will see two
files: one file starts with a "Y"
followed by 4 numbers - this is
the embroidery file. The other
file ends with "_DL" and that
stands for dieline.
For the split letters, you will see
four files: two start with the
letter "X" followed by 4 numbers
and one letter - these are the
embroidery files (the "a" file is
the left half of the letter and the
"b" file is the right half). The files
marked with "a_DL" and "b_DL"
are the dieline files.
Print the dieline files at full size using embroidery software. The dieline printouts will be
used as templates for placement and also for cutting the fabric pieces. Using paper
templates for placement is essential for proper spacing and balance. If you'd like a
recommendation for an embroidery program that can make templates, consider
Embird from www.Embird.com.
If you do not have embroidery software, you can sew the dielines on paper. Hoop a
piece of paper, load the dieline file (the file that ends in "_DL") and sew the dieline
directly onto the paper. After the templates are printed or sewn, trim the letters right
along the bottom edge. Also, trim around the side and top edges of each letter leaving
about 1/4 inch of excess. For the split letters, trim right along the inner edges of each
half as well.
Now we will position and mark
the letters. Lay the sweatshirt
flat with the zipper zipped.
Starting with the top line,
position the top of the letters
about 1 1/2 inch from the top of
the zipper (where the zipper
meets the hood). If the top line
includes a split letter, start the
placement of that letter by
aligning the inner edges of the
templates with the inner edge of
the fabric along the zipper, with
both halves of the letter aligned
together (if the top word does
not include a split letter, read
on: our bottom row of letters
doesn't include a split letter.
Using an air erase pen (or other
marking tool), poke holes in the
centers of the templates and
mark the fabric. Also, mark the
horizontal and vertical axis
points.
Using a straight edge, draw
horizontal lines out from the
bottom of the center letter. This
line will be used as a baseline
for the remaining letters in the
top row.
Position the other letters by
aligning the bottom of the letters
right along the base line. Space
the letters equally apart - we
spaced our letters 3/4 inch apart
from outer edge to outer edge.
Since all letters have a bit
different shape, you may need to
adjust the spacing between the
letters to balance the word from
side to side. Poke holes in the
centers of the letters and mark
the fabric. Also, mark the
horizontal and vertical axis
points.
To position the bottom row of
letters, position the top edges of
the center two letters about one
inch from the bottom edges of
the top line of letters. Then, take
the measurement for the letter
spacing for the top line and
divide it by two (ours was 3/4
inch, so 3/4 inch divided by two
is 3/8 inch). Use this
measurement to space the inner
edges of the center two letters
from the inner edge of the fabric
along the zipper. Both center
letters should now have the
same amount of space between
them as the top line of letters
(ours is 3/4 inch). Be sure to
keep the inner edges of the
letters at least 1/4 inch from the
edges of the zipper.
Using a straight edge, draw
horizontal lines out from the
bottoms of the center letters.
Align the remaining letters along
the base line you just drew.
Space the letters and mark the
fabric just as you did earlier.
Remove the templates and draw
lines to connect the axis points.
These lines will be used for
hooping.
Lay the paper templates on top
of the fabric and cut out the
shapes. We sprayed the back of
the paper templates with a bit of
adhesive to help hold it in place
while cutting.
For cutting out any small inner
holes, we used a craft knife and
a cutting pad. After cutting, peel
off the paper.
Cut a piece of medium-weight
cutaway stabilizer a bit larger
than your hoop. Spray the
stabilizer with adhesive. Unzip
the sweatshirt and smooth the
fabric on top of the stabilizer
leaving a few inches of the
stabilizer extending out past the
edges of the fabric. Use a
straight edge to extend the
center line out onto the stabilizer.
Hoop the fabric and stabilizer
together by aligning the marks
on the hoop with the lines on the
stabilizer - leave a couple of
inches of the stabilizer
exposed. Doing this will allow
the needle of the machine to
easily reach the edge of the
zipper.
Attach the hoop to the machine
and load the embroidery design
(the file that starts with "X"
followed by 4 numbers and one
letter, or "Y" followed by 4
numbers). We are embroidering
the left side of the split letter
"A" (the file starts with "X" and
ends with "a"). Move the hoop
so that the needle is directly
over the center point. Embroider
the design - the first thing that
sews is the dieline. After the
dieline has sewn, stop the
machine.
If you're using the Hip to Be
Zipped designs, some detail in
the design may sew before the
dieline. Follow the color change
sheet to see the sewing order.
Spray the back of the
corresponding fabric shape with
a bit of adhesive.
Remove the hoop from the
machine but do not unhoop the
fabric. Lay the fabric right inside
the shape. The dielines have
small "tabs" wherever there is a
point or corner on the shape.
Align the points or corners of the
fabric piece with the tabs on the
dieline.
Change the thread to match the
fabric color. The next thing that
sews is a tack down stitch that
sews about 1/4 inch from the
outer edge of the fabric piece this binds the fabric piece to the
hooped fabric. Choosing a
matching thread color helps this
tack down to blend in with the
fabric so it will not be seen.
Change the thread color and
continue with the design another tack down stitch will
sew. This tack down is a
decorative stitch that follows
along the outer edges of the
letter.
To embroider the remaining nonsplit letters, keep the fabric and
stabilizer hooped. Load the next
file, move the hoop so that the
needle is directly over the center
point, and embroider the design.
The first thing that sews is the
dieline.
Spray the back of the
corresponding fabric piece with
adhesive, remove the hoop, and
lay the fabric piece right inside
the shape aligning the points
and corners of the fabric with
the tabs of the dieline.
Continue with the design - a
tack down will sew next. This
tack down binds the fabric piece
to the hooped fabric and has a
decorative stitch, so there is no
need to change the thread color
to match the color of the fabric.
Continue sewing each character
until you're finished with the first
line of the first side of the
sweatshirt. Carefully trim away
the stabilizer on the back of the
embroidery.
Repeat the hooping and
embroidering process for each
side of each line of text just as
you did for the first hooping.
When hooping for the bottom
line you may have to hoop over
the top letters - this is OK. The
letters will not be damaged by
the hoop.
We also added a couple
coordinating designs to our
sweatshirt for a little more
pizzazz.
Tips for laundering: Wash
your sweatshirt using cold water
on a delicate cycle. Turn the
garment inside out to help
protect the embroidery. Tumble
dry on low. The applique will
come out a bit wrinkled, but...
...press it with a cool iron and
pressing cloth to restore it to its
original crispness.
Whooooo's ready to get
started? Stitch a name, phrase,
or word, or pick from a variety
of themes to embellish your
hoodie, and choose colors that
match your personal
preference and taste.
Whichever designs you decide
to use on your hoodie, it's sure
to be a hoot!
Combine these designs to
decorate a fashionable new
sweatshirt, and then use
coordinating designs to create
a matching T-shirt to go
underneath!
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printable version of
these project
instructions.
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Embroidering on Hoodies with Crafty Cut Applique

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