let`s get organized

LET’S GET ORGANIZED
and “Sew” Much More!
presented by
Michelle Umlauf
National Educator
Sulky of America
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July 14, 2015
• Navigate to the webpage for this webinar
• Recording
• PDF of this presentation
• Instructions (available only to those who registered
for the live webinar)
• Link to the sales page
• Link to the free Sulky Embroidery Club Spoolies
embroidery design
• Questions & Answers
• Email will go out Friday at 10:00 pm EDT with link
to webpage and a reminder of the promotion code
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Citrix
Technical Support
855-352-9002
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LET’S GET ORGANIZED
and “Sew” Much More!
• Time saving measuring & cutting technique
• Recipe for stabilizing quilter’s cotton fabric
• Raw Edge Appliqué
• Hoopless Embroidery
• Mastering built-in decorative stitches
• Faux binding for pocket
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
My non-traditional approach to cutting fabric
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
• 6” x 24” ruler
• Additional rulers
• Rotary Cutter
• Cutting Mat (24” x 36”)
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
• Be consistent with measuring and cutting
• Not all measuring tools are the same
• Get to know your rulers
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
• Designate a straight
edge (fold)
• Use the horizontal
lines along the fold to
ensure the ruler is
straight
• Cut along the right
edge of the ruler
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
• Pick a mark on the ruler
that is easy to see
• This will help you
ensure your ruler is
straight
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
• Measure from the cut
edge (Ex. 2”)
• Cut along the right side
of the ruler
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
Use multiple rulers
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Time Saving Measuring & Cutting Technique
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Anatomy of the Organizer
• Background
• Hang tabs or casing
• Label
• Pockets with faux binding
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Recipe for Stabilizing Quilter’s Cotton
To Add A Lot
of Stability and
Structure to the
Background:
Apply Fuse ’n Stitch™
Stabilizer to the
wrong side of the
background fabric.
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Recipe for Stabilizing Quilter’s Cotton
To Add Light
Stability and
Structure to the
Pockets:
Fuse one or more layers
of Soft ’n Sheer Extra™
Stabilizer to the wrong
side of the fabric.
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Recipe for Stabilizing Quilter’s Cotton
• Supports decorative stitches
• Thread painting and quilting
• Foundation for machine
embroidery on woven fabrics
• Use to stabilize knit sweaters
• To prevent show through
• And more!!!
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Raw Edge Appliqué
To Prevent Show Through
for Appliqué:
Fuse one or more layers of Soft
’n Sheer Extra™ Stabilizer to the
wrong side of the top fabric.
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Raw Edge Appliqué
Apply a layer of fusible
web to the wrong side:
Trim using a rotary cutter
blade with a decorative edge
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Raw Edge Appliqué
• Apply the appliqué
with a warm iron
• Sew in place to
secure with invisible
thread or decorative
stitches
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Spoolie #5
FREE Download!
www.SulkyEmbClub.com
(Requires a 5”x7” hoop)
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(Requires a 5”x7” or 6”x10” hoop)
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Door Prize Drawing
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Prepare to Embroider
• Transfer the design to
your embroidery machine
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Prepare to Embroider
Print out the
color sequence
sheet and use
it as a guide
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1 of 2 pages
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Prepare to Embroider
• Insert a 12/80 or 14/90
Embroidery or Topstitch
needle
• Thread machine with 40 wt.
Rayon thread
• Wind a bobbin with bobbin
thread or use a prewound
bobbin
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Prepare to Embroider
PolyLite™ Thread is the key to stitching
out the fine lettering on the Spoolie
ends (which is optional).
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Hoopless Embroidery
Fuse one layer of
Soft ’n Sheer Extra™ to
the wrong side of the
pocket front fabric
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Hoopless Embroidery
Mark embroidery center
position on the right side
of the pocket front
• Draw a horizontal line 5”
down from one of the
short, raw edges
• Find the center of the
horizontal line and draw a
vertical line through it
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Hoopless Embroidery
Use Sulky KK 2000™ to
secure 2 pieces of Tear-Easy™ Stabilizer
together
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Hoopless Embroidery
Hoop the 2 layers
of Tear-Easy
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Hoopless Embroidery
Spray the top layer of
Tear-Easy™ with KK 2000
and position the marked
fabric on top, matching
up the lines with the
notches on your hoop.
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Hoopless Embroidery
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Hoopless Embroidery
• Place the hoop on
your machine
• Stitch a basting stitch
to secure the fabric to
the stabilizer
• No basting stitch?
Use KK 2000 on both
layers
• Stitch the design
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Hoopless Embroidery
• Remove the hoop from
the machine and take out
the the basting stitches
• Remove the fabric from
the hoop
• Press the design from the
wrong side
• Remove the 2 layers of
Tear Easy™stabilizer in
opposite directions
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Sulky Supply List
Fuse ’n Stitch
Soft ’n Sheer
Extra
440 yds Black
PolyLite thread
Spoolie #5
Tear Easy
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Rayon Thread
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Mastering Your Machine’s Built-In Decorative Stitches
Smaller the number the
thicker the thread
Larger the number
the thinner the thread
60 wt.
40 wt.
30 wt.
PolyLite
(11/75)
Rayon
(12/80)
Solid Cotton
(14/90)
Bobbin
Poly Deco
12/80
Blendables
(14/90)
Rayon
(14/90)
12 wt.
Solid Cotton
(16/100 or
16/100 Jeans)
Blendables
(16/100 or
16/100 Jeans)
Cotton
Petites
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Mastering Your Machine’s Built-In Decorative Stitches
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Industry Standard
Derived from a natural product
Sulky is ENKA certified
Similar to silk thread
Can be used as bobbin thread
Cannot use optical brightners
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Faux Binding
• Pin the embroidered or
appliquéd pocket piece to
the pocket lining piece,
right sides together
• Notice that the lining is 2”
larger that the front
pocket piece
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Faux Binding
• Sew the long sides using
a ½” seam allowance and
a 2.5mm stitch length
• Thread the machine with
PolyLite thread in the top
and bobbin
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Faux Binding
• Do not trim the seam
allowance
• Turn right side out
• The excess fabric will
become the faux binding
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Faux Binding
Optional: Stitch-in-the-ditch
along the edge of the binding
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Faux Binding
Test some decorative
stitches on a scrap of
fabric and apply them
to the pocket
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Anatomy of the Organizer
• Background
• Hang tabs or casing
• Label
• Pockets with faux binding
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LET’S GET ORGANIZED
and “Sew” Much More!
• Time saving measuring & cutting technique
• Recipe for stabilizing quilter’s cotton fabric
• Raw Edge Appliqué
• Hoopless Embroidery
• Faux binding for pocket
• Mastering built-in decorative stitches
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Rachel N.
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• Navigate to the webpage for this webinar
• Recording
• PDF of this presentation
• Instructions (available only to those who registered
for the live webinar)
• Link to the sales page
• Link to the free Sulky Embroidery Club Spoolies
embroidery design
• Questions & Answers
• Email will go out Friday at 10:00 pm EDT with link
to webpage and a reminder of the promotion code
52
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Take 35% Off Your Entire Purchase
www.sulkyembclub.com
(Code SULWEB35)
On Our New Shopping Website
www.sulky.com
Take $5 Off $25 Purchase (Code SULWEB5)
Take $15 Off $50 Purchase (Code SULWEB15)
Take $35 Off $100+ Purchase (Code SULWEB35)
All codes expire
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at
3:00am EDT
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and “Sew” Much More!
Door Prize Drawing
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