Tip: With a light-weight design and natural fibers I find that a bit of starch often means I can skip the stabilizer. Treat the lower half of the towel with spray starch, firming it up in preparation for embroidery. Steps to Create Embroidered Towel with Bobbin Work Trim Brother Free Design of The Month, CLICK HERE.Spray starch for pre-treating towel prior to embroidering.Wash-out liquid fabric stiffener for stabilizing ribbon prior to stitching.Watch for a special bobbin work tip sheet with additional information and thread options coming later this month on the Brother Stitching Sewcial site.
I used an embellishment thread similar to the pearl cotton, commonly sold on spools for decorative applications on a serger. Your Brother sewing machine dealer will likely have several options for you to choose from. Similar embellishment novelty threads are sold on spools. Note: There are many suitable thread possibilities for bobbin work, including ordinary size 5 pearl cotton sold on skeins. Heavy weight thread for bobbin work stitchery.Basic sewing notions including thread to match ribbon.Add a third piece of ribbon in any length necessary for testing bobbin work stitches. Two pieces of 7/8-inch wide grosgrain ribbon to fit width of towel, plus 1-inch for turning under raw edges on each piece.Note: The featured ivory towel is a blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen, measuring 17-inches wide X 26-inches long. Size 11 embroidery needle for embroidery.Presser foot N, included with most machines.Note: SABWRK1 is available for use on many Brother machine models.īrother Edge Joining Foot for sewing edge of ribbon. You can embroider the featured design using any machine with a 5-inch X 7-inch hoop.īrother Bobbin Work Kit, or Brother Bobbin Work Bobbin case accessories included with select machine models. Note: Machine featured in this project is the Brother XP1 Luminaire. You’ll learn a bit about bobbin work in this project, yet another technique that adds old work charm to this tea towel. Of course, you can stitch the single-color design in any color you choose and then match the ribbon or use a contrast color. A coordinating color of ribbon and cream-colored bobbin work stitchery give this ivory towel even more nostalgic charm. To me, this color evokes a look that mimics what you might see on antique linens.
I chose a monochromatic color scheme, stitching the design in one of my favorite Brother embroidery thread colors, Light Brown #323. Nothing says late summer like a beautiful sunflower! The Brother Free Design of the Month for September is a sunflower motif with a light fill, ideal for embellishment on a tea towel.
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