Freestanding Embroidery

Set your creativity free with this unique new embroidery style! Special designs are expertly digitized to hold together on their own, without fabric, to create beautiful freestanding shapes. Follow along to learn how to stitch these incredible designs!

To create your freestanding embroidery, you'll need:

• Freestanding embroidery design
• Heavy duty water-soluble stabilizer (such as Vilene or Sulky Ultra Solvy)
• 40 wt. rayon thread for the embroidery
• 75/11 sharp sewing needle

Freestanding embroidery designs have been digitized for heavy duty water-soluble stabilizer, and after the stabilizer is removes, only beautiful lace remains. There are a few different kinds of water-soluble stabilizer available, and two good choices are Vilene or Solvy Ultra Solvy.

Using a 75/11 sharp sewing needle instead of a standard embroidery needle can also be helpful, because it makes smaller holes in the stabilizer and prevents the lace from being "cut out" as it sews.

As the lace orchid will be seen from both sides, wind a bobbin for every thread color used in the design