\n2. Make your top tension tighter to prevent bobbin thread from looping under the design.
\n3. It may be necessary to slow the\u00a0speed of your machine<\/a>. Time and experience will tell you the optimum speed at which your machine sews best when working with puff embroidery.
\n4. Always sew out a test sample prior to the production run. Use the same type of materials as you will use for production. This will help pinpoint potential issues before a production run.
\n5. Thinner sheets of foam may produce less loft, but also may be easier to work with. Choose the thinnest size puffy foam you can that will produce the effect that you want.
\n6. The top layers of designs intended for puff embroidery should have more density than the base layers. Most embroidery machines can be adjusted to manage stitch density, keeping underlay stitches closer together. A thick layer of satin stitches on top adds to the loft.
\n7. Use a needle that perforates the foam so it can easily be removed. The more the foam is perforated, the easier it will be to tear off when the stitching is complete.
\n8. If you find that little pieces of foam are being left behind, run a heat source (a heat gun or a hair dryer) over the finished design. If the fabric does not react well to heat, weed the design with a pair of tweezers to remove excess pieces of foam.
\n9. Puffy foam can be used on a wide variety of fabrics, but works best with flatter fabrics, like hat material, which don\u2019t compete with the foam. Plush fabrics, which have a high degree of loft on their own, will result in a less noticeable 3D effect.
\n10. Avoid using puff embroidery on delicate fabrics. Designs for puffy foam embroidery require more density, which may tear a more delicate fabric.<\/p>\n
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