How to Embroider Free-Standing Lace

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Free-standing lace (or FSL) embroidery designs are stitched on stabilizer and composed only of thread. FSL projects support themselves after stabilizer is removed.

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Here's a quick overview of stitching FSL designs with an embroidery machine.

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1. Hoop Stabilizer

Use wash-away or water-soluble stabilizer. Learn more

2. Set Up Machine

Match bobbin thread color to top thread. Learn more

3. Embroider!

4. Tidy Up

Trim near the outline of the design. Learn more

5. Remove Stabilizer

Swipe up to for more tips for embroidering FSL designs!

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