New to the group...and new to sewing

Hi, I'm Denise, 51yrs old and just learning to sew, serge and machine embroider. I'm embroidering some towels to send to my aunt - just a single initial. On the last one, the tension wasn't right, I guess. It was showing through alot on the front. What is the easiest way to rip out machine embroidery without destroying the towel?

I used sulky sticky as the base stabilizer and aquamagic(?) on top of the towel.

Thanks so much!

DoSews

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DoSews
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A stitch eraser or a hair trimmer that has both blade's very fine teeth very close to the front edge. You hold the material tightly over a hard flat surface and use the tool vertically to chew the stitches away. Usually do the back side over the stabilizer will do the least damage to the material. Try to pick as many as possible to avoid damage to the front of the material.

If you do make small holes in the fabric you can embroider right over them. If you destroy the material with big holes, welcome to the world of appliques!

Hi, I'm Denise, 51yrs old and just learning to sew, serge and machine embroider. I'm embroidering some towels to send to my aunt - just a single initial. On the last one, the tension wasn't right, I guess. It was showing through alot on the front. What is the easiest way to rip out machine embroidery without destroying the towel?

I used sulky sticky as the base stabilizer and aquamagic(?) on top of the towel.

Thanks so much!

DoSews

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John P. Bengi

Look at your local drug store for a mustache trimmer. the one I have is this:

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is not necessary to buy the much more expensive "thread eraser" sold by some online shops. Hold the "mistake" with the wrong side facing you, pull it taut over your left/right hand, hold the trimmer in your other hand, at right angle to the stitching, and gently run the trimmer blades back and forth over the bobbin stitches. As you cut stitches, turn to the right side, and use a forceps to pull out the needle stitches. Be careful, if you cut too deeply on the bobbin side you can cut the fabric. I did that once but managed to cover the hole when I re-stitches the design.>

I do not know if the trimmer will work with those stabilizers. On some towels I did recently, I used a double layer of medium tear-away on the bottom with Sulky Solvy on the top.

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had a problem with one of the lighthouses, and had to remove some stitches. The tear-away stabilizer managed to keep the loops of the towel from being cut by the trimmer. I find curved surgical forceps
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Littauer (suture removal) scissors
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for trimming and removing threads. I hold threads with the forceps, and the tiny hook at the tip of the Littauer scissors, catches jump threads, and cuts them off closely.

Good luck!

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BEI Design

After many years of using a basic embroidery machine, I never knew there was any easy way to unpick!!! When absolutely necessary, I've spent hours with embroidery scissors and "quickunpick", or given up altogether, and that isn't even on towels!

It's hard for me to get these gadgets in South Africa, but now I'll really try. Or steal my husband's electric razor? Thank you both for the information.

Joyce in RSA.

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Joyce in RSA

As per my original comment your husband's razor will probably not work. The teeth need to be the same length on the two blades.

It's hard for me to get these gadgets in South Africa, but now I'll really try. Or steal my husband's electric razor? Thank you both for the information.

Joyce in RSA.

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John P. Bengi

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