How Do You Embroider On A Fleece Blanket?
A warm fleece blanket is easy to make at home from fabric and can serve as a blank canvas for needlework designs. Doing embroidery on a fleece blanket is essentially the same as doing any type of embroidery in terms of stitches and techniques. You do, however, need to take the characteristics of the fabric into consideration. To prevent your embroidery stitches from being concealed by the thick, piled surface of fleece fabric, you should use thicker thread and avoid smaller, delicate stitches in favor of bold ones. Choosing thread colors that contrast with the color of the blanket also helps the embroidery design stand out. You need to use a stabilizer because fleece can stretch and distort your design. Wrap the ribbon or fabric strips around the inner ring of your embroidery hoop. This prevents the hoop from crushing the fleece fabric and leaving a mark when you remove it. Place the stabilizer in the hoop so that it is taut. Place the fleece blanket over the stabilizer in the hoop so
