Tense

Hello on a Wednesday.  Just a bit tense in the studio this forenoon.  I have been working on making a banner by loading individual letters for embroidery.  After each letter is stitched the fabric needs to come out of the hoop for re-alignment.  What helps is that I have marking pens to be used on the fabric.  The markings disappear if a hot iron is used on it.  They are called Frixion Ball Clicker.  Very handy for alignment.  

Hoop-AbilityToday I was on to the letter “M” in the banner of “HOME.”  I do have the largest hoop of Bernina’s.  I had to scrunch a bit to make it fit the hoop’s ability to stitch.  I didn’t stray far from the machine as bobbins do need to be exchanged for full ones.  I have put a new needle in with each letter.  A double backing of stabilizer has also been used and the stitching is laying totally flat.  No puckering even with each letter being 42,000 stitches.

I have one more letter to stitch.  My strip of fabric is diminishing.  I am going to stitch a piece of junk fabric onto that far end so the hoop will have ample room to stitch fairly close to the end of my fabric of choice.

I did manage to check the furnace filter as well as cleaning the dehumidifier filter.  It is a multi-layered stainless steel screen and it is surprising how much lint, fuzz and thread it catches.

Dennis took a late morning nap and I will catch up with him later today.  Even with the heater on blowing warm air over my legs, I am posting a bit early and then closing down the studio.  It is showing 28 degrees outside and here in the studio it is 62.  Very doable when I am moving about.

With that I take my leave.  ♥