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Embellishing With Thread Clippings

Created By:

Maday Delgado

Skill Level: Intermediate

The month of May comes with many built-in celebrations ranging from teacher’s appreciation week to Mother’s Day and more! If you sew or knit, you probably have accumulated thread clippings/fabric and/or yarn scraps along the way. Working with thread clippings is a fun and sustainable technique that adds instant whimsy and resourcefulness to our handmade gifts. Use it to make greeting cards, decorative mending patches and much more. As a bonus, saving thread scraps may keep our sewing studios tidier.

Janome Supplies Required

Purple tip Janome needle

Machine

Janome Continental M17 with hp ¼” foot and plate

Fabric and Notions Required

Variety of thread/fabric/yarn clippings

wash away stitch stabilizer - sticky. (C&T publishing is the brand I used)

3 - 5”x7” or larger fabric scraps - background fabric

Sewing machine thread of your choice

Instructions

1. Collect thread clippings as you sew and/or embroider

2. Wash away stitch stabilizer (sticky) comes in 8 ½”x11” sheets.

Hint: It dissolves in water easily.

Cut stabilizer into 2-4.25”x5.5” segments to make a greeting card or block.

3. Cut 3 background fabrics the same size (4.25”x5.5”).

4. Remove paper backing and arrange thread clippings, fabric and/or yarn remnants on the sticky side.

5. Place the above panel on the right side of the background fabric. Stitch on the wash away stabilizer side.

Hint: Make sure to stitch in various directions so that all of the pieces arranged on the stabilizer stay in place after the stabilizer is dissolved

6. Soak the stitched panel in a small container until the stabilizer dissolves.

7. Allow the panel to air dry and then iron.

Hint: iron from the side where you can see your machine stitches (not from the decorative thread side). Cut desired shapes to use in your projects. The little llama will become a patch for mending my jeans.

8. If any loose threads remain after dissolving the stabilizer, carefully top-stitch to secure in place

9. Use the background portion of the panel after you fussy cut shapes, to maximize your options.

Hint: In order to create a greeting card, I added a white background and stitched through all 3 layers, including the cardstock. This gave me a second llama shape. It was fun and I will be able to mail it to a friend.

10. I hope you are inspired to try this sustainable technique in the future. I know that we can’t save every thread scrap, but learning about a new tool such as a wash-away stitch stabilizer is a game changer. You can also use it by printing a linear design (following manufacturer’s directions), attaching it to the right side of a quilt block and using your walking foot to stitch right through the layers. You will have perfectly straight lines every time.

Happy May!

Maday

www.sustainabletextiledesign.com

IG - sustainabletextiledesign

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Reviews

Tako

Beautiful

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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Around the Table Dresden Placemats

Saturday, December 17, 2016

I like the concept, but the directions are "sloppy." Nowhere in the supply list does it mention the felt or the batting (how much?). Also, I would never use a high loft batting in a placemat, or a table runner, as I think that it would be too unstable for a glass. The next time I make these, I will cut out the batting (I use flannel) and spray baste it to the wrong side of the Dresden plate before I put the Dresden plate on the felt to cut out. I have not yet washed the finished placemat, and am hoping that the single layer of felt does not curl up, or become distorted after washing/drying.

Txmaid

Fun Great Gift!

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

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Friday, February 24, 2017

I made this today but your cutting directions need to be changed. You only need 4 of color 1 and color 3 4.5 squares for the triangles. Also the inner border, you only need 2 cuts as WOF is long enough to cut each in half to fit the sides.

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I've had this machine for only a week now. I bought it used from a lady who makes her own clothes, but she no longer needed the machine. During the purchase, she noted that she is almost sad that it's better to give it away because of how well the machine performed. (I also bought it along side a computerized machine of another brand.} She demoed the machine for us, showing it worked and gave us everything (including the box it came in!) She took amazing care of this machine. I have used it a few times now, and the directions for threading were easy to follow (albeit my hands are quite large so the lower looper was a pain, but that is no fault to the machine or brand.) And I recommend this machine to anyone who wants to learn to serge and wants a machine that can grow with them. I will happily use this machine time and time again.

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I love, love, love my S9! It's sews and embroiders beautifully and it's simplicity of use amazes me. I would recommend this machine for both a beginner and an experienced seamstress. If I would ask anything of Janome it would be to upgrade the programming to run a larger hoop size. I understand that it can't get much wider but there is most definitely room for it to go longer. That is the only limitation of this machine.

pjmnana

PJMNana

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I purchased a Memorycraft 15000 a few years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made! This machine can do just about anything you would would ever want! I love the capability of using the Acuedit app to set up my embroidery pattern on my Ipad and then download it to the machine! I love how my embroidery looks upon completion and I love all the good lighting it has to light up your workspace. That way you don’t need to worry about where to set up your machine. It also has plenty of room to do machine embroidery on any size quilts! There are many decorative stitches from which to choose that are outstanding! It’s hard to choose which one to use! There are so many great features it is hard to decide what I love the most. If you want to buy only one machine to last a lifetime, I would recommend this one!

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

The S9 is amazing. I learned to sew by hand when I was just 5 and in my grandmothers way as she was quilting. I took seeing classes in high school until they would no longer let me sign up. The S9 makes me appreciate my current skills as well as motivate me to want to learn more. This machine is awesome.

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Monday, August 16, 2021

I made the Halloween treat bag for my new granddaughter and I’m sure it will last for years. No embroidery machine so I appliquéd the lettering. Need a little more skirt fabric for a better gathered look, and I used thin double-bias tape for the skirt hem, over edge stitch on skirt sides. I’m pleased with my results!

elenaz

Very helpful tutorial

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

I want to say thank you for teaching me this method of applique. I was able to do it with a small letters. This method is the best so far from all of those I've seen and tried.

plonkar

So useful

Thursday, November 30, 2023

I'd like to express my gratitude for teaching me this appliqué method. I successfully applied it with small letters, and, so far, it's the most effective among all the methods I've seen and tried.

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