Freehand Machine Embroidery: Intermediate

By Maggie Kruger

I do not know how long ago embroidery started but I think through the centuries, women have turned to needlecraft and embroidery for pleasure. My Grandmother told us that in her days the young ladies did not work and was taught to do needlework and embroidery. Although times have changed and the love for embroidery still remains strong, women sadly neglects this art as they do not have time.

The sewing machine is a quicker medium for embroidery and decorative stitching.

You can make a room look homely, cosy and beautiful with needlework and embroidery, it can be embroidered table cloths, runners, cushions, table mats, wall hangings, pictures, bed linen and many more.

All these things can become possible to you by taking each page step by step and practice the various stitches and methods.

To those who are already experienced machinists, sewing machine embroidery will be much easier. Others may find it a little more difficult, but it can be overcome with a lot of practice and perseverance.

This type of machine embroidery needs a lot of practice, but, once having acquired control of the machine and embroidery hoop, there is no end to the possibilities of the work that can be done.

I hope that the sewing machine no longer will be regarded as the machine for sewing hems, mending, curtains and dressmaking, but be the means for enjoyment in producing beautiful, machine embroidery for the home and family.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Nov 20, 2013
• ISBN: 9781466982888

Maggie Kruger

Maggie Kruger started sewing in the 1960’s and was introduced to free hand machine embroidery when she purchased her first sewing machine. She has a natural love for sewing and not only completed several dressmaking, design, patchwork and quilting courses but also offered a variety of classes herself. In the last 15 years she has kept herself busy with free hand machine embroidery classes. Her successful first book “Success with Perfect Fit Pattern Making and designing” is now followed with this guide to freehand machine embroidery, a must for every sewing enthusiast.

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Freehand Machine Embroidery

Intermediate - Volume Two

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Artistic Possibilities of the Sewing Machine

By

Maggie Kruger

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ISBN: 978-1-4669-8289-5 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013904077

Trafford rev. 11/18/2013

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Contents

LESSON EIGHT

ZIGZAG STITCH - SATIN STITCH

Stitch Width: 1.5 – 2.5

ZIGZAG STITCH

GRADED SATIN STITCH

WIDTH: 1.5 TO 5

SATIN STITCH FLOWER DESIGNS

LAVENDER DESIGN

FLOWER EXERCISE:

RAISED SATIN STITCH

Zigzag Stitch – Width 1.5 - 3

ZIGZAG STITCH – WIDTH 1.5 – 2

COUCHING

ZIGZAG STITCH

THICKER THREADS AND YARNS

LESSON NINE

STRAIGHT STITCH

Sand Stitch

FILL-IN STITCH - SAND STITCH - OPEN

STRAIGHT STITCH - FILL-IN STITCH

SAND STITCH - very close

STRAIGHT STITCH

FILL-IN STITCH – RANDOM CROSS STITCH

LESSON TEN

ZIGZAG STITCH – FILL-IN STITCH

SATIN STITCH

SIDE STITCH

SIDE STITCH - HORIZONTAL AND SATIN STITCH - VERTICAL

ZIGZAG STITCH – FILL-IN STITCH

SIDE STITCH – HORIZONTAL

ZIGZAG STITCH

LESSON ELEVEN

ZIGZAG STITCH – SIDE STITCH

LEAVES:

Three Embroidered Stages

ZIGZAG STITCH

SIDE STITCH FILL-IN

FLOWER AND LEAVES EXERCISE

LEAVES:

HERRINGBONE TECHNIQUE

STITCHED AT AN ANGLE

ZIGZAG STITCH - SIDE STITCH

SHADING

LEAVES:

HERRINGBONE TECHNIQUE

LEAF EXERCISE:

FLOWER AND LEAVES EXERCISE

ZIGZAG SIDE STITCH – WIDTH 4-5

LESSON TWELVE

SATIN STITCH – VERTICAL

FLOWER AND LEAVES EXERCISE

ZIGZAG SATIN STITCH – WIDTH – 4-5

ZIGZAG STITCH – WIDTH 1.5 – 2

ZIGZAG SATIN STITCH

PANSY EXERCISE

ZIGZAG STITCH – Width : 3 – 5

LESSON THIRTEEN

STRAIGHT STITCH

CORNELLI STITCH

Cornelli Stitch – Fill-in Stitch

LESSON FOURTEEN

WHIP STITCH

TENSION:

FLOWER EXERCISE:

EXTRA EXERCISES:

TO CHANGE THE BOBBIN BACK TO NORMAL TENSION.

BACK TO NORMAL EMBROIDERY

LESSON FIFTEEN

EMBROIDERY ON VARIOUS TYPES OF FABRICS

VOILE, ORGANZA, NET, CURTAIN NET AND NYLON

LESSON SIXTEEN

TWIN NEEDLE SHADOW WORK

Straight Stitch

STRETCH FABRIC

LESSON SEVENTEEN

CUTWORK WITH NET, ORGANZA AND VOILE

Straight Stitch

EXERCISE TWO

LESSON EIGHTEEN

CUTWORK WITH FREEHAND LACE FILLING

LESSON NINETEEN

STRAIGHT STITCH

RICHELIEU

LESSON TWENTY

STRAIGHT STITCH

CHAIN STITCH

LESSON TWENTY ONE

CHAIN STITCH SCALLOPS

LACE EDGING

Dedicated to my husband Pieter Nicolaas Kruger

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LESSON EIGHT

ZIGZAG STITCH - SATIN STITCH

Stitch Width: 1.5 – 2.5

On this exercise you will turn the hoop slightly as you follow the design line, but you are still moving it from side to side and forwards.

Trace or draw the zigzag line on a piece of fabric large enough to hoop.

Place in hoop and make sure it is drum tight.

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Straight stitch four rows on pencil line on top of each other

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Change to zigzag stitch – width from 2.00

Check to see if that width will cover the straight stitch rows if not make it wider or narrower.

Stitch slowly over straight rows while moving the hoop slowly to obtain satin stitch, from left to right with both hands, while keeping needle on the outline of the design, stop and turn hoop, stop and turn hoop until the line has been completed.

Here you have to follow the line of straight stitches slowly and rotating the hoop slowly at the same time.

Leaves:

Draw a leaf or trace the leaf below.

The leaves are done in the same way.

Follow the outline of the leaf also rotating the hoop while following the outline.

VEINS:

Stitch Width: 1 - 2

Zigzag Satin Stitch

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FLOWERS:

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Read the flower and number each petal as before.

Start on the first petal.

Stitch the flower in the same manner as the above. Stitch 3 – 4 rows straight stitch around the first petal and zigzag satin stitch around the petal on the straight stitch rows.

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Centre of flower in very small zigzag satin stitch – width 1 – 1.5

Outline in satin stitch.

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