Oh my! There are so many ways to enhance your sewing & embroidery projects with embellishment techniques. In this three part series I'd like to share three of my favorite ways to UPSCALE your Sewing & Embroidery Projects.
Consider Candle-Wicking Stitches
Candle-wicking stitches are meant to mimic hand worked stitches that were done with thick cotton thread. These "knotted" stitches had a raised look. See if your machine manual or manufacturer highlights these type of stitches to see if they are available for your particular brand or machine model.
In the Brother world of sewing machines, candle-wicking stitches are located in the menu with the character/decorative stitches on the sewing side of the machine. You'll also find candle-wicking stitches featured in embroidery designs and embroidery software. And, if you have My Design Center decorative stitch options, you can create your own candle-wicking embroidery designs in minutes! Watch for a video tutorial on that coming very soon!!!
In the Brother world of sewing machines, candle-wicking stitches are located in the menu with the character/decorative stitches on the sewing side of the machine. You'll also find candle-wicking stitches featured in embroidery designs and embroidery software. And, if you have My Design Center decorative stitch options, you can create your own candle-wicking embroidery designs in minutes! Watch for a video tutorial on that coming very soon!!!
In the Brother world of presser feet there is a special presser foot for gliding over these raised stitches. SA 193 is aptly called the Candle-wicking Foot. I's a snap on foot that fits many machines.
The key thing that makes this type of foot preferred over a standard decorative stitch foot is the wide opening on the top side and deep channel on the underside of the foot.
The key thing that makes this type of foot preferred over a standard decorative stitch foot is the wide opening on the top side and deep channel on the underside of the foot.
CLICK HERE for a short video on the use of this foot.
Experiment with decorating all manner of projects with these beautiful bold stitches! Below I used them as an accent on a pillow top. You'll see that I tied together my embroidery design color scheme with a bit of decorative stitching, adding an upscale look with very little effort. Note that the heart shaped rose design was created by manipulating designs from my JUST JACKETS embroidery design collection.
Back again in the Brother world, if you have the My Custom Stitch option on your machine you can create a delicate, tiny candle-wicking stitch by following the coordinates shown below:
Here's what a simple star pattern looks like when stitched with this special My Custom Stitch stitch!
You'll find a complete tutorial for making this My Custom Stitch stitch when you CLICK HERE for an archived post I wrote for the Brother Stitching Sewcial site.
Dresses with Designer Style
Candle-wicking Stitches
Candle-wicking Stitches
Last but not least, take a look at these dresses formerly featured on it's Sew Easy TV.
You can watch the video and see more details when you CLICK HERE.
I hope you enjoyed Part One. Have you used candle-wicking stitches? I'd love to read your thoughts and comments!
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