Embroidery
Products
Materials
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Burda® pattern
#5450
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Moda 54” wide
machine washable and dryable felt (80% wool/20% nylon) or
other fashion fabric as desired, and fusible interfacing as
per pattern requirements
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Water soluble
stabilizer (heavy weight)
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Temporary
spray adhesive
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Temporary
marking pen or chalk
Threads
Step 1. Preparation
Trace outlines of the jacket collar and pocket
patterns onto the fashion fabric. Cut leaving 2-3” wide margins
all around. Interface the collar. Cut out the jacket fronts,
back, and facings along the pattern tissue's cutting lines.
Interface the facings. Sew and press the jacket center back seam
and shoulder seams.
Step 2. At the Computer
Open the design and select different elements from
it. Copy and paste each element in its own new file, enlarge or
reduce the size of the element as desired, and save the file
with a new name. Elements selected from Flower and Vine are:
Flower: Make two copies, mirror image the copies relative to
each other, and position them close together, for the lapel.
Curved vine: Embroidered on the lapel in two locations.
Flower with vine attached: Embroidered on the collar in two
locations, mirror imaged.
Leaf: Make two copies, mirror image the copies relative to each
other, and position them close together, for each pocket.
Step 3. Embroidery
Hoop water soluble stabilizer and spray it with
temporary adhesive to make the surface slightly tacky. Mark
placement points for the motif on the garment piece, using your
preferred marking tools or system. Adhere the garment piece to
the hooped stabilizer, move to the start position, and
embroider. Un-hoop and remove excess stabilizer.
A recommended sequence for embroidering the jacket parts is:
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Embroider one
end of the collar. Mirror image the design, re-hoop and
embroider the other end of the collar. Cut away excess
fabric and set the collar aside.
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Embroider the
pockets one at a time. Cut away excess fabric and set the
pockets aside.
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Embroider the
lapel in three steps. After embroidering the flowers,
re-hoop and embroider a vine on one side of the flowers.
Mirror image the vine, re-hoop and embroider the second vine
on the remaining side of the flowers.
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Embroider the
full Flower and Vine design on each sleeve about 4" above
the hemline and centered on the seam. Don't forget to mirror
image the design when placing it on the second sleeve.
Step 4. Finishing
Complete the jacket assembly as per pattern
instructions. Purchased or handmade frogs make great closures
for this jacket.
Designer's Tip : A motif should be sized properly to be
proportional to the garment it is intended for, before it is
embroidered on the fashion fabric. To determine the appropriate
size for the garment area, either print the motif from your
computer on paper and test the paper copy for size on the
garment, or cut the garment pattern piece out of inexpensive
muslin fabric and embroider a test motif on the muslin. Correct
and repeat as needed until you are satisfied with the size and
scale of the design.
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