Terribly unhappy with embroidery work done for me (pics)
#121
Originally Posted by DebraK
How dissapointing ;-(
#122
Originally Posted by yellowsnow55
Originally Posted by Rachelcb80
I've pondered over this for the past day and a half now and I think I've decided what I'll do. I'm going to print out some letters in a font I like, trace them on to fusible and applique those letters on to a new piece of banner. Applique that new banner over the old one, then cut the old one away. A little more work but I'm just worried that I'll spend even more time quilting on this cruddy banner, only to find out it didn't work to even the puckers out. Then I've really got a mess on my hands. It's at a fixable point now so I'm going to fix it.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help!
#123
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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The lettering is way toooo dense for the fabric. The other way to explain it, is too thick. If you agreed when it was shown, not much you can do about it. For quilting always try to keep the embroidery light and airy. Somewhat like red work. Sometimes it is hard to get a customer to understand what they picture in their minds isn't always what is best for the fabric. Could you try to press it with a damp cloth to moisten it and then ever so slightly pull in different directions to smooth it out, pin in place until it is dry? Sometimes we do this to square a block to the corret size? If it is a wall hanging that might work for you.
Good Luck
Suzy
Good Luck
Suzy
#125
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 5,510
Oooo....the lettering wasn't the problem , it's all those puckering! Gee, i hope you can get this resolved somehow.
Wondering if the shop will considering fixing it right by asking them? They could have seen how it did not look right before you came to pick it up though, that is sloppy business.
Wondering if the shop will considering fixing it right by asking them? They could have seen how it did not look right before you came to pick it up though, that is sloppy business.
#126
Originally Posted by Rachelcb80
I've pondered over this for the past day and a half now and I think I've decided what I'll do. I'm going to print out some letters in a font I like, trace them on to fusible and applique those letters on to a new piece of banner. Applique that new banner over the old one, then cut the old one away. A little more work but I'm just worried that I'll spend even more time quilting on this cruddy banner, only to find out it didn't work to even the puckers out. Then I've really got a mess on my hands. It's at a fixable point now so I'm going to fix it.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help!
It's nice to see that you have found a solution.
I bet that that will be the nicest "Let it Snow" banner that I have ever seen! Please post a photo when you are done!
TreeFrog
#127
Originally Posted by DebraK
Is there anyway you can carefully cut the banner out and applique a slightly larger one on there? There may be someone here who could do the embroidery on the new one for you.
#129
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Plainville, MA
Posts: 114
Definetly not stabilized properly. I would not recommend trying to take out the stitching as, by the very nature of the numerous needle punctures during the embroidery process, the underlying fabric will have been compromized and no longer be sound. Eddie's suggestion of stippling the banner area seems to me to be your best solution.
#130
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: In Plain Sight
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Although this does not solve your problem, I was thinking last night (as I went to bed) of some other things that might have caused this that can be avoided in the future. Many embroidery alphas are digitized in a certain size. If the size is changed more or less than 20% problems can develop. Large lettering can be a problem because of the way the letter stitching is done. I am not a digitizer but have delt with large lettering. If hse changed the lettering size from the sample you saw or the size it was digitized for this could also be a cause. Next time pick a font style, pick a size, have her sew it out on a sample of your fabric and see how it looks. Did you have just a single piece of fabric? Is her stabilizer still on your project? Whatever....have them remove the stitches and refund your money. Sometimes people's expectations are unrealistic but I think they should still make good on it. I know I would. If you really like that font she might be able to stitch out just the outline stitching as a template for applique letters....or print them out for you to use. Best wishes on dealing with you disappointment....
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