[amayausers.com] Re: Fabric Showing Through Design

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This goes back to the Corvette question about the pink shirt showing through.  
I just saw the following writeup on one of my embroidery groups.  I haven't 
tried the Dry Cover-up product but think it might be something I'll buy.

Barb in Broomfield, Colorado

QUOTE:
Coverage on Dark or Bright Fabrics 
 
You try to embroider a white polar bear onto red fabric, and the polar bear 
ends up pink. Or you try to stitch pale pink on black fabric and you end up 
with a sickly grey. If you stitch the fill area twice (for better coverage), 
the design is a stiff as cardboard. What do you do?

You need to place a barrier between the fabric and the thread. The simplest 
solution is to use a product such as Dry Cover-Up from Hoop It All. You place 
the product on top of your fabric, embroider the fill area, then tear away the 
excess. The fabric color will not show through the stitches, even after 
repeated launderings. The Cover-Up comes in different colors, to make any fill 
area look better. Use Google to find online sources if your local dealer does 
not carry this product.

Another solution is to use a design that uses appliqué instead of fill 
stitches. Select an appliqué fabric that is opaque enough to hide the color of 
the background fabric.

Next issue: organizing the info

from Mary Jane Allen of Perfect Little Stitches

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