Cut-Away Stabilizers; Adhesive Spray; Spray Starch For Additional Stiffening - Bernette Chicago 7 Instruction Manual

Cut-away stabilizers

One or more layers can be used.
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Available in different weights.
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• For more stability, apply to the wrong side of the material
with temporary adhesive spray before hooping.
• Carefully cut away from the back of the embroidery after
stitching.
Designs are not skewed.
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• Stabilizer will remain under larger embroidered areas.
Application
– For all elastic materials.

Adhesive Spray

Avoid using spray adhesive next to your embroidery system.
• At a distance of 25-30 cm use adhesive spray carefully.
• Spray the stabilizer and adhere to the wrong side of the
material carefully smoothing material so that there are
no puckers.
Application
– Stretch and knitted material: to retain shape.
– Smooth material: to avoid slipping of material lay-
ers.
– Appliqués can be exactly positioned.
Material pieces: position material pieces on stabi-
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lizer, e.g.pocket flaps.
– Napped materials (i.e. velvet) that should not be
clamped in the hoop to avoid getting hoop marks.
– To fix the parts to be embroidered.

Spray starch for additional stiffening

Spray starch is ideal for additional stiffening of fine, soft or
loosely woven materials.
• Spray the area to be embroidered
• Let dry; or press gently with a warm iron if necessary
Always use an additional stabilizer such as water solu-
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ble stabilizer on the wrong side of the material.
Application
– Ideal for fine, loosely woven materials, e.g. batiste,
fine linen, etc.
Embroidery Setup
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