I just tried my first design on knitted fabric. It was for someone else and had a deadline! Most uncomfortable for a comparative newbie. It was on the neck of a turtleneck shirt.
I did a number of practice pieces using the sticky back stabilizer (Sulky) and quickly found out I needed to cut out the spot I'd be embroidering and replace it with unsticky stuff when the needle gummed up.
So now that I've survived, I have some questions if someone would be so kind as to share their expertise. Is there a sticky backed stabilized that doesn't gum up the needle?
The outline was not always where it should have been so in addition to using a tearaway where the design would be on the sticky and a water soluble on top, I hand basted the pieces together in the frame. It was much better but still not perfect. Should I have used something stronger than the tearaway? Is there something better to use on top on a knit than a water soluble? Should/can I use the free basting things I found on the internet for knits? Would it be okay to hoop the neck or would it become misshappen? TIA Barbara of the Eastons