Black Embroidery on White Fabric

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Permalink Reply by debbie on July 4, 2008 at 10:57pm

What type of fabric are you embroidering on?

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Permalink Reply by Suzanne on July 14, 2008 at 7:35pm

I use a topping when I do Towels, fleece, etc. so that the design does not sink in. Is that what you mean, if so, I use solublon (think that is how it spelled). It is like a siran wrap - you put it on top and when you are done tear it off and any left will dissolve with water.

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Permalink Reply by fran on July 23, 2008 at 8:06am

hey maxine i just joined this group and i hope you have gotten help already. my opinion is that a topping isnt needed unless you are working on a plush fabric like with towels , fleece, or minky.
fran

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Permalink Reply by Maxine on July 27, 2008 at 1:45pm

Thanks all of you who replied. First let me apologize for taking so long to get back here. I hate 'drive by posters'
This will be on med weight woven cotton. They are both shirts, not t-shirts, button shirts. One (the black one) is denim also medium weight. The white one is somewhat lighter weight.
I posted the question because I want the black design on the white shirt to be pure black and have no sparse spots, and vice versa in the reverse for the black shirt. Since I posted this originally I have discovered a program that will allow me to adjust density of stitches. That may be all I need to do. I have had to put the project aside for now, otherwise I would have experimented.

Thanks again for the input
Maxine

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Permalink Reply by Janet Hayes on July 5, 2009 at 12:57pm

I noticed this thread is quite old by now, but just in case someone else is thinking of doing the same thing...:) I worked in commercial embroidery, and you're right...increasing the density should be all that you need to do. However, you can always do a touch-up with fabric markers.

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