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Return to Sewing Support index Dakota Collectibles Help: Sewing Support Questions Sewing Technical Backing Hooping Materials Water Soluble Stabilizer Needles Sewing Speed Tension Shirt Swaps Trapunto Wide Cap Frame 3D Puff Applique Template Applique Instructions with Template Applique Instructions without Template Sewing/Technical Answers Materials We recommend that you test-sew all designs from us on fabric like the garment, before actually sewing on the garment. Remember, if necessary, you can use the editing capabilities in your embroidery software to fine-tune stitching lines for your specific garment applications. When we create our designs, we use poplin fabric hooping along with 2 pieces of cut-away backing. We have found that this method produces designs that can be resewn on other fabrics with good results. For added stability, a piece of tear-away can be slid under the hoop after the hoop has been placed on the embroidery machine. For sample sewing purposes, we recommend poplin. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND OR GUARANTEE SEWING ON FELT Felt is not stable, especially for designs with directional fills. Pushing and pulling from the fills will cause puckering and single-stitch lines may not line up with rest of the design. The grain in the fabric of jackets and other garments runs up and down. For the best results, sew the samples so they run up and down with the grain of the fabric. Stitching samples will assure that the designs you receive from Dakota Collectibles have not been damaged in shipping and the samples can be used for displays. HOME | MY ACCOUNT | CATALOG | SEARCH | HOME EMBROIDERY | CORPORATE INFORMATION | INDUSTRY LINKS | HELP | CONTACT US DESIGN SUGGESTIONS | TERMS OF SERVICE | PRIVACY STATEMENT Proper use of this website requires IE 6.0, Netscape 7.0 or higher, or Get Firefox Send questions or comments about this website to our WebMaster. © 2024 Dakota Collectibles. All Rights Reserved.