|
Dressing Up T-shirts with Embroidered NecklinesNeckline designs are a fashionable way to update your wardrobe. Embroider a beautiful neckline on a T-shirt with these helpful tips and tricks regarding placement, stabilizer, and hooping! Project Needs & Notes: You'll see that some designs are marked with the word "split." That means the file is split into two pieces. For those that have smaller hoops, but wish to embroider designs on a larger shirt, the split designs are useful. Project instructions below demonstrate how to work with whole and split versions. Products Used
|
Steps To Complete
|
Begin by washing and drying the shirt to remove shrinkage. |
|
After the template is in the right spot, mark the center point and the vertical and horizontal axis lines. Those marks help to hoop the shirt straight. |
|
Turn the shirt inside out. |
|
Turn the shirt right side out again. Slide the outer hoop inside the shirt. |
|
Press the inner hoop in place, lining up the marks on the shirt with the marks on the hoop. |
|
Roll the excess shirt up and clip it so nothing gets caught when the hoop is moving around. |
|
Attach the hoop to the machine and load the neckline design. Move the hoop so the needle is right over the center point. |
|
Embroider the design. For best results, use a size 11 or 75/11 embroidery needle to embroider on T-shirts. A ballpoint needle works well, too. |
|
After embroidering, turn the shirt inside out and cut the excess stabilizer away. |
|
Some neckline designs have coordinating pieces that can be added to the back of the shirt, too. |
|
Some neckline designs are marked with the word "split," and those are split into two pieces. |
|
Mark the center points and axis lines for each design. |
|
Embroider the first design (or one side of the neckline). |
|
After embroidering, cut the stabilizer away from the back. |
|
Then, embroider the other design, or other side of the neckline. |
|
The examples above were with crewneck shirts. There are many neckline designs for V-neck shirts, too. |
|
Mark the center point and the axis lines. |
|
Spray a piece of cutaway stabilizer with adhesive, and smooth that on the inside of the shirt. |
|
When hooping, line up the marks on the shirt with the marks on the hoop. |
|
Roll the excess up and out of the way. |
|
Attach the hoop to the machine, load the design, and move the hoop so the needle is right over the center point. |
|
Cut the excess stabilizer away. |
|
This Bold Butterfly Neckline design pops against the light pink background. What a gorgeous addition to any closet! |
|
Neckline designs are a beautiful way to dress up an ordinary shirt. The Daisy Paisley Neckline design stuns on this light blue shirt. |
|
V-neck shirts are a very popular style -- add this Blooming Blossoms Neckline (V-neck) design to really make your outfit stand out! |
|
Experiment with color combinations to add a unique look to your wardrobe, like the blue Ornate Swirls Neckline design on this deep burgundy shirt. |