Fringe Embroidery on the Husqvarna VIKING Topaz 65

It’s the end of the week. I’ve been having so much fun exploring the options with the Husqvarna VIKING Designer Topaz 65, including the different embroidery techniques (built-in tutorials) and Wi-Fi connectivity. I need more time!

We’ve looked at multiple ways to access designs this week, whether they are part of the built-in embroidery designs or reside in the Creativate Design Catalogue.

You’ll find information about all the built-in designs and some basic instructions in the Design Booklet. There isn’t a hard copy of the booklet, but you can download the most up-to-date version from the Creativate app on your smart device. Ensure you have added the Husqvarna VIKING Designer Topaz 65 to the list of machines, and you’ll have access to the PDF version of the booklet. I like to keep these documents, including the User’s Guides, on my tablet. They are always handy and easy to store.

Today, I want to show you how to stitch out fringe embroidery designs. Actually, the stitching will mostly be the same, but we’ve got some options, and we’ll look at all three.

There’s a very nice fringe design built into the Designer Topaz 65, so let’s use that. I want only to stitch the flower; I don’t want the stem. Now, technically, I could just skip that step when stitching it out. But if I want to position the flower or use a smaller hoop, not eliminating the stem will cause issues with selecting a hoop size and placement of the fringe flowers.

I’m sending the design to the Creativate Embroidery Software and using Modify to eliminate the stem.

Check out the video to see how easy it is to modify a design using the Creativate Embroidery Software.

Then I can send the modified design back to the Designer Topaz 65. Now, when I’m working on the design, I’m only dealing with the flower, not the stem, which will make it easier to use a smaller hoop. If the stem were still attached, even though I don’t want to stitch it out, I’d have to choose a hoop that accommodates it.

I want to stitch out three fringe flowers, and to make it super easy to get them lined up, I’m using the Create Shape tool. This tool will nicely align the three motifs on the Embroidery Edit screen without me having to do the work.

I’ve chosen a triangle with each motif along each side. There are many settings in the Create Shape tool, and I’ll leave you to play with it. You could play for hours! See why it was essential to eliminate the stem for what I wanted?

The three flowers still fit in the 120-by-120 hoop.

Once the three motifs were in the right place, I closed the Create Shape tool and returned to Embroidery Edit.

I’ll use the same three 40-weight polyester threads for the top thread. I’m going to stitch two of them using a 60-weight bobbin thread. For the third design, I’ll use a water-soluble thread in the bobbin. Be extremely careful when using the water-soluble thread and ONLY use it where you want the bobbin thread to disappear. More on that after you see the stitched designs.

Here are the three stitched designs, and they look beautiful!

Notice that the center of each section has reinforced stitches, which will anchor and reinforce the threads after cutting. The reinforcing stitches for the outer ring are part of the same colorway, while the reinforcing stitches for the inner ring are the center brown part.

For the first one, I cut the white bobbin thread on the back.

And here’s the front of that method. This results in some messy thread ends from the cut bobbin threads. Gently pull the top thread to the front, and you now have a fabulous fringe flower. Notice that the ends are LOOPS.

For the second one, slice the threads along the front edge. Alternatively, I can slice the threads on the back, but I need to be careful not to cut the background fabric. Use a sharp cutting device to do this. This technique results in straight ends with no loops.

The third technique (with the water-soluble bobbin thread) is to spritz the bobbin threads lightly until they dissolve. Gently pull the threads from the front, and you have another way to get a loopy end on the flower. This process took a bit longer to bring the threads to the surface, but it probably didn’t help because the fabric was wet.

Here’s a picture of all three techniques. The results are interesting – the machine embroidery is identical, but the three finishing methods produce quite different results!

And here’s the back view of the three motifs. Notice how half of the threads on the one (bottom) trimmed at the surface are on the back side of the fabric.

WOW — who knew that you could do all this with an embroidery machine? Best of all, we were able to incorporate some of the fantastic features and tools from the Husqvarna VIKING Designer Topaz 65 to assist us. Don’t forget to check out the built-in designs or get an account to access the Creative Design Catalogue.

It’s best to check with your local Husqvarna VIKING dealer to get all the details.

I had so much fun this week exploring different embroidery techniques, the great tools and features, and I’m excited to continue stitching those seasonal designs into a wall quilt.

Thanks for following.

Have a wonderful day!

Ciao!!!

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