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This is thick lace with a lot of stitches in it so we use two layers of either Wet n Gone, Aqua Magic, or Aqua Mesh stabilizer. This type of stabilizer will give you the best stability. Before you begin stitching, you may want to pre-wind your bobbin colors or use pre-wound colored bobbins, so that the thread matches on both sides of the lace.

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Embroider the designs. For each coaster you will need one center medallion (Hdbb8) and four coaster edges (Hdbb10).

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Carefully trim the stabilizer next to the sections to create a neat edge. Do not rinse your stabilizer out until the whole project is finished. If you do, you will wind up with uneven pieces to join.

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Use a joining stitch to attach pieces as shown in the following steps. Using a zig-zag stitch can cause tunneling and an uneven seam. The stitch on the left shows the shorter length needed to join the pieces.

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Join the four coaster edge pieces. They will form a perfect circle when you are done.

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The center medallion will fit right into the center of the circle.

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Attach the center medallion with a joining stitch.

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The project is ready to rinse and press. That was easy! How many more coasters would you like to make?