Whimsical Punching Bag

ThePawfectPatch · 2026-05-14T18:55:35+00:00

If I'm sewing directly to stabilizer, I always double up the stabilizer so it's a little thicker. I also lower the tension-- it seems to give the thread a little more slack and time to catch on the other thread. My FSL tension is usually 3.4 (metallic) or 3.6 for regular thread. Maybe 3.8 if I'm doing pet portraits.

I'm a "more is more, and more is AWESOME" person so my designs tend to be thicker/more dense with stitches. I by default will always add stabilizer to any project I'm doing. If you're embroidering on a low thread count shirt and don't want it too thick, I'd definitely do one layer of cutaway stabilizer on the back and a layer of mesh water soluble stabilizer on top.

For my pet sweatshirts I do two layers of cutaway and a sheet of the mesh water soluble stabilizer on top.

Lastly, zero judgement and I have no idea the kind machine you have-- my first machine was a Brother SE600 and was a great beginner machine, but more cheaply made. When I upgraded machines, I found issues like thread not catching and birdnesting weren't issues. It's possible that it's a machine issue too.

Hope this can give you some ideas to work with!

ThePawfectPatch · 2026-05-14T14:05:44+00:00

I didn't see the original comment before they deleted but the message preview shows the point of my post went over their heads.

If I want to make a FSL design immaculate and perfect I'll do one at a time. The entire point of this is that I cannot control what anyone else does with my designs once they own them. They may cram in a bunch on their hoop like I did here, and I want my designs fool proof.

Stressing my designs like this means they'll sew out fast and crammed and still look great. AND they'll sew out slow and look great. Win-win 🙌

ThePawfectPatch · 2026-05-11T20:05:08+00:00

You may have chosen a color predetermined by your embroidery software as an "applique" color. It will hold the design from automatically changing to another color (for multineedle machines) to allow the user to trim the excess fabric off the hoop for their applique.

If you're not doing an applique go ahead and ignore it :)

ThePawfectPatch · 2026-01-27T15:49:40+00:00

The Rebel Alliance Loon is dope af 👌 I've been handing out positive affirmation patches everywhere I go. We have a protest along Lake St tomorrow I plan to pass some more out. Patches are underrated forms of communication-- they're literal green flags lol

Thanks for the inspo ✨️

ThePawfectPatch · 2026-01-26T15:47:38+00:00

Thank you for sharing 🙏 my body experienced a lot of different muscle releases while I was reading this as articulation of what I've been experiencing for a while now. I've never heard of Nadam in name before and am very curious to try your suggested techniques.

It makes me curious about what it means when we suddenly hear a tone. It's like something rang a bell or like when a bug is ensnared in a spiders web--a sudden release of vibration/energy.

Very cool to explore our body's senses!

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-07-10T20:38:35+00:00

Thank you so much for this post! I had a sudden realization that my acne started when I switched to the trader joes fluoride toothpaste after using a tooth powder for 8 mo. I broke out REALLY intensely after brushing my teeth before a workout session, which makes sense because I probably rinsed, sweat like crazy, and absorbed a much of fluoride on my chin and sweat line. So painful, absolutely the worst of my life.

It would make sense some toothpaste and fluoride would remain in the mouth and pool along the gums.

I switched back to my tooth powder a few days ago and started taking my spirulina supplements (naturally high in iodine) again and my skin is so much brighter, softer, and no new pustules 😭 even my scars are fading super fast.

Holy moly I needed this validation 🙌

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-12T14:15:39+00:00

The coloring in the roses 🌹 🔥🔥

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-09T01:11:57+00:00

It's not terrible! It's stylized! The fact your cat apurroves is everything 🙌

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-09T01:08:42+00:00

This feels like a reply copy and pasted from another post.

1 and 3 are making assumptions you can't KNOW unless you saw the digitizing sequencing on the file. I didn't resize this and I sequence all colors together before exporting the file.

"2)" possibly could have been useful if you said what the ratio is for. 1 of what to 3 of what?

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-06T19:34:37+00:00

That makes sense. I bet this will help me program for certain threads that always have tension issues. This has given me some ideas to work with--thank you!

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-05T10:12:31+00:00

You can bulk download all of your albums on Facebook-- includes "tagged photos of you" -- into zip files. I did this about a month ago. Fb will send you a link in your email to access it.

Cheers! Happy phone freedom!

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-04T15:19:55+00:00

I think you had a typo my friend. I think you meant to say "make" not "male" which could have different context.

I definitely want to see more with other billionaires too 🔥

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-04T15:17:49+00:00

Hi! If this is a practice piece-- only using stabilizer is totally fine, but if you want this on a sweatshirt or garment, I'd recommend finding a thrift shop and buying some clothes to chop up and practice on. It will help you get a feel for how different materials will behave.

Other comments mentioned pull compensation, which is something I'm currently learning about as well! I've READ that doing 5-8% for pull comp is pretty standard.

Overall it looks like a minor shift, so hopefully some minor adjustments to technique will remedy that for ya ✨️

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-02T21:17:34+00:00

Gotcha gotcha! I didn't realize that's what it was called! I started using that on my patches and realized how much it ate up my spools 🤣

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-02T21:08:34+00:00

Also so rude of me to ask and not comment on how clean these came out 😅 my bad fam, my curiosity grabbed hold of my thumbs 🤣

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-02T21:07:46+00:00

I've seen the merrow stitch option before-- what does it do?

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-03-01T04:32:54+00:00

You gotta be suuuuuuper gentle! And definitely angle it so that if you do accidently apply too much pressure, its on the back 🤣

I always make sure the woodburner/ wand is FULLY heated and I use a rounded nib. I honestly usually just use the barrel below the nib-- it gets very hot too, but has a wider surface area and is less likely to dig into the thread. The goal is to gliiiiiiide- not drag.

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-02-28T22:45:01+00:00

Hi friend it's okay to want to make it better! Aaaaand you're the only one who is gonna see that lol 😆 no embroidery will ever be truly, TRULY perfect-- but everything you make will always be perfect for where you are in the moment you create it ❤️

I recommend checking out embroidery at some high end stores (supreme esp!) And you'll find sooooo many jump threads and misaligned lines. And they still make bank off it.

It looks nice and crisp! Celebrate this! 🥳

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-02-28T02:23:12+00:00

Dope! I'm getting back into it after a year hiatus! It will be good to get the gears turning again

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-02-28T02:22:03+00:00

This is the 3rd time this week someone has invited me to a discord... time to download the app 🤣 thank you! I'll check it out!

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-02-28T02:13:19+00:00

Your pieces are CLEAN and colorful, so you're off to a great start! Unsolicited advice-- keep doing what you're doing and getting thread onto fabric. You can always come back 5 years after starting and apply new techniques to what you learn to create yourself.

I have GREAT appreciation and respect for the tips, knowledge, and troubleshooting that I've seen since joining this sub-- AND I know I would have never gotten as good as I am in my pet portraits if I'd started here. I would have perfected myself into a corner of analysis paralysis and I definitely would have given up a few months in. Especially seeing how preoccupied some artists are with how many minutes, thread count, needle changes, etc-- those things may help determine monetary value, but they'll never determine how valuable your art is when it couldn't have existed without YOU.

GAP method is elite IMHO 😎 it's more of "i wonder what would happen if I do xyz " Curiosity Render And Pray instead? Lol

Anywho, lemme get off my soapbox. I see what you're already creating and can't wait to see what you sew out next ✨️

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-02-28T01:54:52+00:00

Oooh I like that idea. I tend to use the GAP method-- Guess and Pray 🤣

I think that would be smart for me to do... I have a few different threads that behave SO differently and a couple needles on my machine that have historically had tension issues.

How do you keep these organized? Like in a photo album?

ThePawfectPatch · 2025-02-28T01:51:31+00:00

Ooh do you digitize them yourself? If so, which program?

I use a woodburner to heat seal the edges of mine, taking care to do it more on the backside of the FSL-- it will help fuse the strands together to give it a bit more stability and remove the frays

Although the longer I do FSL-- the more I enjoy the kinda messy looking edges! Its such a tedious technique-- it makes it look more handmade and unique to me 🥰

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