SPRING 1, 2, 3 | SPECIAL EDITION | 160
HOOPING
Hoop your stabilizer in whichever hoop best fits your
design. For example if you are embroidering an 8” block,
use your 8” hoop. The closer the hoop is to the design
will ensure better tension on the design and save on
stabilizer. Hoop the stabilizer as tight as you can, it should
feel like the head of a drum when you insert it into your
machine. The stabilizer we use is a no show mesh. We
prefer this stabilizer since it is a cutaway type which makes
it very strong and able to hold a large amount of stitches
without puckering. The mesh is also soft and since we are
not removing it from the quilt, it will prevent your finished
quilt from being stiff.