Embroidery Basting Stitch

embroidery basting stitches help

Sewing an embroidery basting stitch may help you get better embroidering results.

How to form a Basting stitch -

To form a basting stitch use the single outline function of your software to form a rectangle/square to any size you wish. Make sure the lines are straight.

Set the stitch length for 5.0 to 6.0 so that it's easy to remove when your design is finished.

The closer to the design the basting stitch is, the better it will stabilize. You may also make it as large as the stitch area of the hoop you are working in. If you are combining designs in a large hoop, you may wish to use one to the max of the stitch area & additional smaller ones around each design.

Instructions for basting stitch files

These basting stitch frames are deigned to aid you in obtaining better stabilizing results. Stabilize & hoop your fabric or garment as usual. Then stitch the basting frame stitch before stitching any design.

The multi-formatted files are zipped in a single folder. When you download one you will get all the formats. Just choose the one suited to your machine/s & discard the rest. You may unzip in WinZip or Buzz Tools.

The preferred method of use is to copy/paste the appropriate size & format needed to an existing design file. Next cut/paste your entire design so that the basting frame will stitch first, or you may edit at the machine to make sure it stitches first.

You may use the frames the size they are, however, the closer in size the frames are to the design you are stitching the more they will help. Use the customizing feature of your sewing software to change the size of the frame in your format.

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