These icons will appear throughout the tutorial to give you
important tips and help you avoid mistakes and pitfalls.
BASIC TIP
This icon will demonstrate basic tips on
how to make your design even better.
NOTIONS TIP
If a particular notion, tool, or foot will
make your project easier to create we
will let you know by using this icon.
STABILIZER TIP
Picking the right type of stabilizer is
crucial to creating a great embroidery
design. Look for this icon for tips.
COMMON MISTAKE
This icon will let you avoid common
mistakes that people make when
creating this project by giving
you a tip on how to avoid it.
STANDARD
EMBROIDERY
E
A
FM
FF
PROJECTS
& IN THE HOOP
FS FREE STANDING
Z ZIPPER
3D
THREE DIMENSIONAL
CW
L LACE
HS
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TUTORIAL
ICONS
ICONOLOGY
To show you what techniques appear in a collection,
we came up with 19 different icons that represent 19
different embroidery techniques. The icons which
are highlighted on the back of the packaging denote
the techniques used in this particular collection.
The other icons are faded, indicating that those
techniques are not used, as in the example below:
QUILTING
FREE MOTION
Q
TS
T
C
LS
QUILTING
TILE SCENE
TRAPUNTO
FOLDED FABRIC
CONFETTI
LANDSCAPE
PRINTED FABRIC
RAGGED EDGE
PF
RE
STANDARD EMBROIDERY
APPLIQUÉ
P PATCH
HEIRLOOM
CUTWORK
SW
HAND STITCHED
SHADOW WORK