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Description

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Projects Included:

3-D Butterflies

This jewelry round is another “unhoopable” that begs to be embellished. These butterflies look amazing on blouses, jackets, totes, home-dec items (like pillows or a baby mobile), children’s clothing, or anywhere else they might land. (Four additional butterflies from this designer are included in your bonus designs!)

Other techniques and features:

• Using Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy™ for in-the-hoop embroidery designs
• Hooping a stabilizer with a release sheet
• Layering your butterflies
• Hoop size choice – large and small options
• Embroidering over an organza base fabric
• Trimming appliques properly
• Positioning and stitching on 3-D embroideries on “unhoopables”
• Using a water soluble for no-thread marking, stitching and positioning

Supplies:

• Round Jewelry Case – Pink: https://www.sulky.com/item/jewelry-cas-hot-pink
• 942-1177* Avocado – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-1065 Orange Yellow – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-1818 Fairway Mist – 40 wt. Rayon
• Sulky Sticky Fabri-Solvy™- 12” x 16” approx.
• https://www.sulky.com/item/sulky-sticky-fabrisolvy-stabilizer-white-20-x-1-yd-pkg
• Sulky Sticky+™ – 12” x 16” approx.
• Sparkle Organza 4” x 4” – need 4 pieces

Mini-Market Tote

These make fabulous gifts and can be personalized, too. This is probably the all-time favorite project and technique in the Zen series thanks to tricks that make it easy.

Other Techniques and Features:

• Using a sticky tear-away – hooping and removing the release sheet
• Lots of positioning tricks
• Rotating designs
• Threading tricks with a bulky “unhoopable”
• Importance of a basting stitch and an option if you don’t have it
• Adding a monogram or name

Supplies:

• Mini-Market Tote (purple): https://www.sulky.com/item/mini-market-tote-for-embroidery-purple
• 942-2130* Vari-Fuchsias – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-2128 Vari-Willow Greens – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-2106 Vari-Blues – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-2134 Vari-Golden Yellows – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-1229 Lt. Putty – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-1220 Charcoal Gray – 40 wt. Rayon
• https://www.sulky.com/item/sulky-sticky-stabilizer-white-22-12-x-1-yd-pkg

Sweet Treat Ice Cream Scissors Holder

This project is just loaded with unique techniques! (A large version of this scissors holder is also included in your bonus designs!)

Other techniques and features:

• How to deal with the variety of applique techniques in various designs
• Make your own templates in-the-hoop
• Variegated and Multi-Color Threads for dramatic color changes without actually changing spools
• Using a cut-away stabilizer for template material
• Attaching a “hanger” in-the-hoop
• Using a temporary spray adhesive to perfect positioning
• Understanding die-Line files
• Creating “threadless” templates
• Attaching an in-the-hoop backing

Supplies:

• 942-1177* Avocado – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-1196 Blue – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-2104 Vari-Pastel Blues – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-2130* Vari-Fuschias – 40 wt. Rayon
• 942-1056 Med. Tawny Tan – 40 wt. Rayon
• Sulky Cut-Away Plus™ – (2 pieces) 12” x 16” approx.: https://www.sulky.com/item/sulky-cutaway-plus-stabilizer-white-20-x-1-yd-pkg
• Sulky Tear-Easy™ – (5 pieces) 12” x 16” approx. (one piece is optional) https://www.sulky.com/item/suky-teareasy-stabilizer-white-20-x-3-yd-pkg

Other Supplies You’ll Need:

Fabric – (enough for 2 Sweet Treats Scissors Holders)

• (1) Green or Pink Felt 7” x 7” (back and top of ice cream cone)
• (1) Caramel Colored Felt 4-1/2” x 6” (cone)
• (1) Pink Ribbon 3/8” or 1/2” wide x 12”
• (1) Cotton Fabric 7” x 7” (back lining of scissors holder)
• (1) Cotton Fabric 4-1/2” x 6” (inside lining – won’t show)
• (1) 7” x 7” piece of fusible web (optional)