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Fringe Embroidery Technique

Fringe Embroidery Technique

Fluffy, loopy fringe embroidery goes by many monikers, and stands out as a dimensional thread technique. To create fringe embroidery, all you need is a design specifically created for the application, and a good pair of little scissors.

Step 1:

Let's start with the design. It may seem like you could just cut the bobbin thread on any satin stitch and make it into a loopy fringe. That doesn't work though, because bobbin thread is ordinarily the only thing keeping the stitches in the fabric. Remove it, and all of the top thread comes out, too! Designs made for fringe have a plan for the removal of bobbin thread by anchoring one side of the long stitches with another set of stitches. In this flower design, for example, the petals are going to be fringed, and the flower center stitches overlap and tack down one side of the petal stitches. Look for designs labeled for fringe embroidery.

Step 2:

After stitching the design, slice the bobbin stitches on the back of the embroidery. As you can see, scissors with small, thin blades are very helpful in trimming thread without damaging material.

Step 3:

Fluff the top stitches and fluffy loops of thread are the result.

Step 4:

Here's a neat fringe embroidery trick - you can embroider the fringe stitches right over the edge of the fabric, because they'll be cut loose from it anyway. See how the petal stitches run right off of the ribbon here? Only the stitches anchoring the other end of the fringe need to be stitched on a permanent material.

Step 5:

A variation on this loopy fringe is easy to achieve. Rather than cutting the bobbin thread, you can trim the ends of the top thread.

Step 6:

This yields a more blunt fringe effect.

Step 7:

Either way, using the fringe technique can be an outstanding addition to your embroidery repertoire.

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