The below site will show you how to do the fringe Cindy. Good luck! Sharon http://www.insideembroidery.com/content/Tq020905.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy D" <cindy_daeltex@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 11:44 AM Subject: [amayausers] fringe / 3d foam / small lettering > Hi, > > I'm trying out some different techniques. I embroidered a fringe design but > I don't know which thread and how I have to cut it loose. Can anyone help ? > > I also want to try out a 3dfoam pattern. But unlike other 3d-patterns that > only consist of satin stitches, this pattern also contains fill stitches. > What do you do in such a case ? Embroidering with fill stitches over 3d foam > will not work, I gues. So do I have to embroider the fill stitches first > and then place the 3d foam before doing the satin stiches ? If yes, can you > stick the 3d foam on the fill stitches, will it not make the yarn filthy ? > > I'm also looking for an embroidery card with some small lettering on it. > Doesn't matter what text. It's only to use for a test. I'm having troubles > digitizing small lettering but since embroidering is also new to us, I want > to embroider first some small lettering of which I know it's properly > digitized. If we don't get a good result we know that bad embroidering is > the cause and not poor digitizing. After finding the correct way to > embroider, then I can concentrate on digitizing. Does anyone have such a > test for me or could refer me to a freebee-site where I can find some > properly digitized small text ? with small text I mean 1/3 inch and > smaller. > > Thanks ! > Cindy > > _________________________________________________________________ > > >