embroidery on fleece?

No. ;-) But that may depend more on your equipment than anything else. Also you need *good* designs or digitizing.

Yes! Not only a good tear-away backing (for the throws), but I used a layer of Solvy Water Soluble on top to keep the stitches from burying in the fleece and to further stabilize it.

No, but use Solvy on top.

The Polarfleece throws did have a small problem with narrow satin stitch. The depth of the fleece makes very fine detail disappear, so I adjusted the width of satin stitch (as in the lettering) to make sure it would show up ok.

No, I used #9 ball point needles. (My embroidery machine is a Singer Quantum XL5000 which I bought in 2005, and I use PSW 2.0 digitizing software. The Dartmouth throw was my first attempt at multi-hooping)

Not if properly stabilized. I highly recommend using the Solvy on top, either two layers of the light weight or one of the heavy weight.

No.

I made two of the polarfleece throws, and had no problem with either one. My hoop did leave a mark, but it brushed right out with a damp cloth. (I took the pictures before I dealt with the hoop marks.) I have embroidered several sweatshirt fleece designs, for those I use a bondable cut-away stabilizer under and Solvy on top.

HTH,

Pat

You're welcome, good luck with your project.

Well, right now it's just an idea. Most of my ideas start out like this but end up with me making a bunch of tries that aren't quite right. I am trying to short circuit this by asking an expert. :)

Pat

I don't qualify as an expert (in machine embroidery) by any definition, having started just four years ago, and I have never taken any classes. Everything I know I learned by trial-and-error. Plus I've done a lot of reading.... ;-)

What would you recommend I read on this subject? I did get a book from Half Price Books, but, as you can imagine, it was a bit old.

Pat

Pick a link:

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