Knowing how to sew can sometimes be a lifesaver, or in this case, a sweater saver. Last Christmas season I bought some of those wooden ornaments for my granddaughter, Sydney, and I to paint. On the appointed day I don't know what I was thinking~NOT, and put on one of my favorite sweaters. Naturally I got paint on the front of the sweater. Again, what was I thinking? I took acrylic paints with me for the project. I guess I forgot how messy 5 year olds can be. I don't know. Anyway, the sweater was ruined BUT I didn't throw it away. Couldn't bear to. A few months later, an idea popped into my head that maybe I could save the sweater by machine embroidering over the spots of paint. I had never embroidered on sweater knit before but what did I have to lose?
I used a cut-away stabilizer on the back and a water soluble stabilizer on the front so the pattern wouldn't sink into the knit. I found the largest embroidery I could fit into my hoop and took a chance. Result? My sweater is back in the closet!
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