Setting The Fabric In An Embroidery Hoop - ELNA eXpressive 860 Instruction Manual

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Setting the Fabric in an Embroidery Hoop

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Prepare a piece of fabric and attach a stabilizer to the
wrong side of the fabric.
The fabric and stabilizer should be larger than the hoop
size.
Draw the centerlines on the fabric with tailor's chalk.
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Lay the inner hoop and template on the fabric, matching
the centerlines of the fabric with the template.
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Loosen the hoop tightening screw on the outer hoop.
Place the inner hoop and fabric on the outer hoop.
Push the inner hoop and fabric into the outer hoop.
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Tighten the screw on the outer hoop to stretch the fabric.
Make sure that the fabric is stretched drum-tight in the
hoop.
Clamp the fabric to the hoop with the magnetic clamps.
NOTE:
Make sure to match the alignment marks of the outer and
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inner hoops when stretching the fabric.
Remove the template.
NOTE:
When embroidering thick fabrics such as quilt layers,
check if the fabrics do not obstruct the hoop when it is
moved to the extreme right position.
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t Hoop tightening screw
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i Alignment marks