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Thank you for your business. We appreciate our customers, and we hope that these tips
help you achieve the results that you desire. We also love to see examples of projects that
people have completed using our designs. If you have any project that you’re especially
proud of please email us a picture of it. We would love to see it.
Design
Color Chart (Isacord)

Order Color Code
1 2160
2 2152
3 5650
4 0520
5 0713
6 1900
7 1114
8 4174
9 1114
Tips for Getting the Best Results
A Recipe for Success

There are many ingredients that are essential for producing an embroidered design
suitable for your special projects. In many ways, stitching out one of our designs can be
compared to baking a cake. Just as in baking a cake, it is essential that all of the key
ingredients be included if you want to achieve the desired result. Some of the key
ingredients of embroidery include: design quality, stabilizer selection, hooping technique,
thread tension adjustment, thread trimming, and test sewing. Incorrect application of
these ingredients is similar to not including the right amount of flour when baking a cake.
The result in either case is often disappointing. Because we want our customers to be able
to achieve the best results possible, we have included the following tips related to some
of the key ingredients of Embroidery.
Design Quality
We have put substantial effort into testing and validating each one of our designs to
insure that any problems that our customers may have is not a direct result of the design
itself. Each one of our designs is tested multiple times and we include scanned images of
actual design stitch outs on both our website as well as at the first of this document in
order to demonstrate the results that can be achieved if all of the key ingredients of
embroidery are correctly combined.
Stabilizer Selection and Use

Proper selection and use of stabilizer is one of the most important ingredients needed to
achieve your desired results. When a design is stitched out, it will cause distortion in the
fabric on which the design is being stitched out. This distortion if not minimized, will
results in misalignment of the design outline as well as other features. If you are having
trouble with misaligned features or gaps in between fills the problem is most likely a
result of improper selection and use of stabilizer or poor hooping technique. The two
images of the Taxi design below demonstrate the impact that stabilizer use and hooping
technique can have on a design. In both examples the same design file was used but the
outcome of the results varied greatly because of differences in stabilizer and hooping
technique.
The main reason for using stabilizer is to try to minimize fabric distortion that occurs as
the design is being stitched out. The type of stabilizer used as well as method used to
attach the fabric to the stabilizer has a big impact on the quality of the finished work. As
a general rule the denser the stabilizer used the less the design will distort while sewing it
out. It is also important to note that the more securely you attach the fabric to the
stabilizer the less it will tend to move while the design is being stitched out. All of our
designs include underlay stitching which helps to attach the fabric to the underlying
stabilizer. This bond between the fabric and stabilizer can often be further enhanced by
using either adhesive sprays or stabilizers such as hydro-stick which include some form
of adhesive.
Hooping Technique
The method used to hoop your stabilizer and fabric will have a big impact on how much
the fabric is able to move while the design is being stitched out, and consequently how
well the outlines and other features align. Ideally, you want to fix the fabric and stabilizer
in the hoop as securely as possible. Once placed in the hoop the fabric and stabilizer
should be taut like the surface of a drum. If there are any wrinkles in the fabric or the
stabilizer, it will move while the design is being stitched out and the features of the
design will not align (see taxi example above). You should also keep in mind that
different fabrics may require different stabilizers and hooping techniques to achieve the
best results. If while test sewing, you experience alignment problems, you may want to
try a different stabilizer or hooping method.
Thread Tension Adjustment

Excessive tension can lead to thread breaks and distortion in the design. While not
enough tension can result in the bobbin thread pulling through to the top of the design or
loose loops of thread in the fill areas. One of the easiest ways to determine if the thread
tension is properly adjusted is look at the back of the finished design. You should notice
that the top colored thread is pulled through to the back of the design along the boarders
of the fill areas. The amount that the top thread is pulled through to the back of the design
should be somewhere between 1/16th and 1/8th of an inch. If the top thread is not being
pulled through at all or only slightly being pulled through it is a sign that the bobbin
tension may need to be tightened. Conversely, if you observe that the top thread is
pulling through by more than 1/8th of an inch or that loose loops of threads are present in
the fill areas, the top thread tension may need to be tightened.
Thread Trimming
Although it may seem tedious, we recommend clipping thread jumps in between color
changes. It is often easier and produces a better result than waiting until the design is
completed and many of the jump stitches are partly stitched over.
Test Sewing
Because of the shear number of factors which can negatively impact the quality of your
embroidered designs, we highly recommend that you first test sew each design on a scrap
piece of the same type of material that you plan to use for your project. By doing this you
will be able to make adjustments, (stabilizer, hooping, thread tension, etc…) if needed, to
assure that the design will stitch out correctly on the material that you intend to use for
your project. We wish you the best of luck and hope that these tips help you achieve the
results that you desire. We also love to see examples of projects that people have
completed using our designs. If you have any project that you’re especially proud of
please email us a picture of it. We would love to see it.
Refund Policy
Generally speaking we do not offer refunds. We have put substantial effort into testing
and validating each one of our designs and the images featured on our website were
created by scanning actual designs which have been stitched out on fabric. If for some
reason you are not achieving the results that you would like please realize that there are
many factors which can effect the quality of your embroidered designs, most of which
have very little to do with the design itself. Some of the things that can dramatically
impact your results include: hooping techniques, the selection of fabric, stabilizer,
needles, and thread, the settings on your machine, as well as proper maintenance of your
machine. Because of the shear number of factors which can negatively impact the quality
of your embroidered designs, we highly recommend that you first test sew each design on
a scrap piece of the same type of material that you plan to use for your project.
Embroidables will not be held responsible for any damage resulting to any of your
projects because you did not first test the design out on a scrap piece of fabric.
Terms and Conditions

All artwork and designs listed on Embroidables.com are copyrighted. All rights reserved.
Downloaded designs (including free samples) are licensed to the original customer only.
As the original customer you may embroider designs on items for your personal use. You
may also embroider the designs on up to 20 individual items to sell for profit. Selling of
items embroidered with the design in excess of 20 items is defined as “commercial use”
and is strictly prohibited under this license. Those wishing to obtain a license specifically
for commercial use may do so by contacting us at [email protected] .
Designs in whole or in part may not be sold, traded, given away, uploaded, copied,
repackaged, loaned, transferred, or distributed in any other way without express written
permission from Embroidables LLC. We reserve the right to pursue legal action against
anyone who chooses to violate these terms.

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Color Chart (Isacord)

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A Recipe for Success

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Thread Tension Adjustment

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