Machine embroidery
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Some people consider machine embroidery to be cheating. I don’t agree: using a sewing machine or dedicated embroidery machine is no different from using any other tool. In the hands of the right person, what it produces can be wearable art.
Threads Magazine has several online guides to help demystify machine embroidery. These helpful articles will help you figure out how to match your design and your fabric for best results, how to use stabilizers and hoops, and how to troubleshoot, and how to pick the best threads. These are very worthwhile reading or those who are either just getting started or just thinking about it!
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2 opinions for Machine embroidery
Mary Lynn
Sep 23, 2008 at 9:02 pm
How can this be cheating? Someone had to create it with the tool. Do you ever use a silk flower, or some lace that is already made? How about a sticker, or some other beautiful 3D embellishment. All of these could be considered cheatine by someone, but the important thing is the way that a human minds uses these objects together to creat art.
Cyndi
Sep 24, 2008 at 9:16 am
I’m with you, Mary Lynn! Regarding my digital art, I always tell people who sniff at me that I haven’t yet found the “Make Art” button on my copy of Photoshop! :-)
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