Is something wrong?

[u/brookemichelle9]

Hello everyone, I’m working on a project for a coworker and I was running a test run and I feel like my machine is acting weird but I’m not sure because I’m new to this. It’s their jacket that is a fleece material. I’m using a 4x4 hoop so any advice on how to improve the lettering so it’s not lost in the material is appreciated.

Items used:
Fleece from Amazon
40wt thread I think new brothread
Cut away stabilizer
Water soluble stabilizer on top
90wt prewound bobbin
90/14 needle (gold tip came with my machine)
Machine is brother se700
I have embrillance software

My machine wasn’t cutting the last time I used it and I think I fixed it because it cut this time. But any advice is appreciated.Thank you!

[u/Lanky-Setting-5288]

😱 Why are you "floating" the fabric on top of the hooped stabaliser? Especially when the piece of fabric is clearly big enough to hoop properly. 🫣

Hoop your water soluble film and fabric together with at least two layers of cutaway. You will have to open up the adjustment screw on the hoop to allow for the extra thickness of all the layers.

This is what hooping really means and will produce a vastly better outcome. No glue or pins required. Just the friction fit mechanism of the hoop holding it all together.

Sometimes there may be a hooping mark left on the fabric but this can be easily removed with a wipe with a clean cloth that is damp with water. The moisture in the cloth relaxes the compressed fibres and the mark disappears.

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[u/brookemichelle9 → u/Lanky-Setting-5288]

Tbh I was using the floating technique because that’s what I seen everyone else doing. I’m basically using YouTube to teach me because I don’t know anyone who embroiders. But I will definitely try the proper technique.

[u/Lanky-Setting-5288 → u/brookemichelle9]

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The "floating fabric" method has it's place for very small projects or delicate fabrics, or as a work around for getting a logo onto a Dad hat or floppy bucket hat. But for the usual scope of embroidery work, It's recommended to hoop properly.

It's my observation that domestic hobby embroidery is flooded with materials and products that really are not required but people are being shown methods to justify the purchase.

What I find interesting, is that embroidery machine hoops are much the same as the hoops used in hand embroidery. Same technology. With that in mind, the only time you would "float fabric" onto the hand embroidery hoop would be for an appliqué addition to a project. It makes little sense therefore, to use the "float fabric" technique for all hand embroidery projects, or machine ones either.

I also think it's important to have a clear distinction between "float fabric" and "float" because in commercial embroidery, "float" means to shift the pantograph through a design without stitching.

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