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Stretching Your Stabilizer
     Released March 7, 2010

by Nancy Battersby

When using your large hoop, 6×10 or larger, bring the design down to the bottom of the hoop before stitching out,  and you will have enough stabilizer left over to use for a smaller hoop.

6 Comments »

  1. why didn’t I think of this?

    Comment by Ann — March 7, 2010 @ 1:03 pm

  2. I’ve used this method too. I found another way also. I hoop with a little extra and scoot the finished design out the bottom and rehoop. This way I can get 2 or 3 smaller designs with less wasted space between. This works well for things like tags, sucker holders and ponytail holders.

    Comment by Sue — March 7, 2010 @ 5:49 pm

  3. If my stabilizer is on a roll I hoop it with it on the roll. When I’m done, I can trim near the design & not lose those inches that would have been cut off to hoop.

    Comment by Brenda Bush — March 7, 2010 @ 7:28 pm

  4. When I use a large hoop, I cut the stabilizer about 1 1/2 times the size I need - then if you move the design to the bottom of the hoop, you have enough left to rehoop a second time and don’t waste quite as much stabilizer.

    Comment by Connie Pepin — March 7, 2010 @ 8:09 pm

  5. I have tried this and it didnt work as I took a B hoop design that would have fitted in an A hoop and changed it. The results were that they affected the no of colours and started combining them. It wasnt a good result.

    Comment by Margaret — March 7, 2010 @ 11:17 pm

  6. You can also save smaller pieces, combine them in the hoop and fix stick to tack them to the fabric. I found this uses alot of the smaller pieces, but i will also try your suggestion.

    Comment by Icilee Johnson — March 9, 2010 @ 1:43 pm

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