troubleshooting

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How to Fix Puckered Embroidery (and Prevent It Next Time)

Why fabric wrinkles around your stitches and five fixes to try in order: re-hoop, ease the stitches, press damp and face down, block, and re-stitch. Plus how to avoid puckers next time.

Fixing Mistakes

10 Common Embroidery Mistakes Beginners Make (and How to Fix Them)

Thread that is too long, too many strands, a loose hoop, tight stitches and six more habits that trip up new stitchers, each with a simple way to spot it and put it right.