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I began a research deep-dive in early 2023 about machine embroidery. It felt like the next phase in my sewing journey and I loved all the designs I would find online. In August I started a new job and one of the first questions my new boss asked me was “do you happen to do embroidery, like logos and things?”, call it fate! I found an excellent starter machine, a Brother SE625 refurbished on eBay and started off just adding our company logo to a variety of fleece sweatshirts, beanies, t-shirts, etc. and learned tons along the way.
Recently I thought about allllll the RCF In my stash and thought it would be fun to add some machine embroidery to my Raspberry Creek makes, specifically for my toddler. While browsing the site I was struck with some inspiraiton when I went perusing through the CLUB basics collection; the always-available CLUB designs and coordinates on the top 4 RCF bases. It gave me the idea to do a little tester capsule for Miss V and while I’m at it, share my process with you all!
For this project I utilized the 4 primary CLUB bases; DBP, Rib Knit, Cotton Spandex Jersey and French Terry. When choosing designs I followed the addage that you should avoid stitch-heavy designs on lightweight fabric. They can be done with some extra steps but it can effect the hang of the garment, etc. So I kept my lighter designs for my lighter fabrics and denser designs for the more structured fabric.
With machine embroidery the make-it-or-break it element is always going to be your stabilizer. Now what I love with the RCF bases is that the Jersey and FT are both more structured fabrics so they really handled the heavier stitch outs well. For these two fabrics I utilized a single layer of stick-on stabilizer that peels away once finished and hooped the items all the way in my embroidery hoop. I love to play with placement so I did my French Terry with a dense chest design and my Jersey with a hem accent. Poppies of course for my August baby!
For the lighter fabrics, the Rib Knit and DBP I used less-dense designs but went heavy on the stabilizer to ensure they didn’t distort. When working with something really slinky, breezy or lightweight for clothing, supporting the design with the right stabilizer will save you a lot of tears in the long run.
To stitch these out I hooped two layers of midweight cutaway stabilizer and then “floated” the garment on the hoop; this means I did not fully hoop the garment into my embroidery hoop but rather ensured my stabilizer was taut and then pinned outside of the stitch zone to hold the material to the hoop. Now, with cutaway stabilizer you do just that; you cut it away from the design in the back which can lead to some sensory weirdness. If this would bother you I highly recommend lining the garment or you can utilize Tender Touch, which is a product you iron on after and smooths out the edges of the stabilizer.
Now if you have a make that you’d like to embroider on AFTER that’s always possible too! I knew I’d be stitching on these then stitching them up so I went ahead and cut and embroidered all of my bodices then sewed them up into 4 of the MegaMAX raglan from Max & Meena patterns.
If you’ve ever utilized machine embroidery on your RCF makes I’d love it if you share it with us in the RCF Facebook Group!
Embroidery design credit: “You are magic” design by BNRDesignshop on Etsy
Cactus design by Van Go Designs
Simple Poppies design by Cactus Embroidery Designs
VW Beetle design by Van Go Designs
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