Trivets (In-the-Hoop)

Protect surfaces in the kitchen and out on patio! Whether serving, coffee, tea, or even
Kool-Aid, these insulated trivets and coasters will dazzle on tables and counter tops.

Create a festive table setting with coasters and matching trivets for warm dishes and casseroles.

Easy to make and quick to embroider in the hoop.

Trivet designs are available in three hoop sizes: 6 x 10, 5 x 7 and 4 x 4 inches. For fabric choice, allow for an inch on each side of a trivet's diameter.

First prepare the fabric for the front of the trivet. Spray a piece of cut-away stabilizer with temporary adhesive.

Smooth the fabric on top of the stabilizer.

Be sure to use a 100% cotton fabric, which stands up best to heat and will not melt. 

It is also best to pre-wash the fabric before embroidering it to prevent shrinking later on.

When you download a trivet design, you'll find two files. One file ends with "_DL" and that stands for dieline -- the file that's used to cut out the shape for the front and back of the trivet

Open the dieline file with embroidery software and print it at full size. Spray the back of the paper with a bit of adhesive and smooth it over the fabric.  Cut out the shape. Remove the paper and set it aside.

Now prepare the fabric for the back of the trivet.

Lay a piece of Insul-Bright shiny side down and spray with a bit of adhesive. Then, smooth another piece of fabric on top.

Lay the paper dieline on top of the fabric and Insul-Bright, and cut out the shape.

If you do not have embroidery software, you can sew the dieline file directly onto the fabric. 

To do this, cut a piece of cut-away stabilizer and fabric a bit larger than your hoop.  Spray the stabilizer with adhesive, smooth the fabric on top, and hoop the fabric and stabilizer together.

Attach the hoop to the machine, load the dieline file and embroider it directly onto the fabric.

After it has finished, unhoop the fabric, and cut out the shape. 

This is the front of the trivet.  To create the back piece, cut a piece of Insul-Bright and fabric a bit larger than your hoop.  Spray the Insul-Bright with adhesive, smooth the fabric on top and hoop them together.  Again, sew the dieline directly on the fabric and cut out the shape.

Now that the fabric pieces are cut out by one of the above methods, we are ready to continue. 

Hoop a piece of tear-away stabilizer.

Begin embroidering the trivet design (the file that begins with a "X" followed by 4 numbers) into your machine, and embroider the design.

Spray a bit of temporary adhesive on the backside of the fabric and stabilizer piece for the front of the trivet.

Place the fabric and stabilizer piece inside the sewn dieline.

Continue embroidering the design. The next thing that will sew will be a zigzag or tack-down stitch. This stitch binds the fabric and stabilizer to the tear-away stabilizer to hold it in place during the rest of the embroidery.

Other elements of the design will sew.

On the color change sheet, there is a note that says "back piece tackdown."

At this step, stop the machine. Spray a bit of temporary adhesive on the backside of the Insul-Bright and fabric piece for the back of the trivet.

Remove the hoop from the machine, but do not remove the stabilizer from the hoop. 

Place the back piece on the backside of the embroidery, right inside the shape.

For the remaining steps, wind a bobbin with the same thread color as the top.

Attach the hoop back into the machine, and continue embroidering the design.

The tack-down stitch will sew next, binding the back and front of the trivet together.

And finally, a satin stitch border will sew, giving the trivet a nice, finished edge.

After the embroidery has finished, unhoop, and gently tear the excess stabilizer away.

And there you have it! No matter the weather, no matter the dish, In-the-Hoop Trivets provide snazzy table protection.