Project Needs & Notes:
- Minky fabric, also known as Minkee,
cuddle cloth, and microfiber plush
- Medium-weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer
- Lightweight water-soluble stabilizer
One of the most popular fabrics to use for baby items is Minky. It's also called Minkee, cuddle cloth, and microfiber plush. Minky fabric is very soft, aand strertchy. It's a polyester knit, which means it's durable and washes up very well.
Some Minky fabric will have stripes, other have dots. All have a furry nap. When choosing designs for this type of fabric. Select design that have solid simple fills or applique designs. Those types of designs will work very well to hold down the nap of the fabric. For example, this sheep design has a simple fill, but enough stithes to hold down the nap.
Minky is so very stretchy , it needs cutaway stabilizer. Cutaway stabilizer is the non-stretch foundation that will ensure that embroidery looks great with no puckering or misalignment of stitches.
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Use a lightweight water-soluble stabilizer on the top to serve as topping. That prevents the stitches from sinking down and getting lost in the nap of fabric.
Hoop all three layers together.
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A size 11 or 75/11 embroidery needle is a good choice when embroidering onto Minky fabric.
After embroidering, tear the water-soluble stabilizer away from the top.
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Trim away the excess cutaway stabilizer from the back.
BEAUTIFUL BABY BLANKET. |
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