ACCESSORIES ON THE GO - TISSUE HOLDER HOW TO 

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ACCESSORIES ON THE GO - TISSUE HOLDER HOW TO 

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Instructions are very detailed and 8 pages will print.

This design is copyrighted and licensed for home use by the original purchaser only and is protected under U.S. Copyright Laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this product, or any portion of it, is forbidden. For more information regarding licensing and copyright visit http://www.embroideryprotection.org/consumer.html

You may make wallets from this design and sell them as long as you embroider and sell the wallet  yourself, for example at craft fairs or bazaars. You may not share, trade or sell the design--it is for your own use ONLY.
Preparation
1/4 Yard of Fabric
1/4 Yard of contrast Fabric
1/4 Yard of Pellon Thermolam® Stabilizer
1/4 Yard of Pellon Craft Fuse® Stabilizer
1/3 Yard of wash away stabilizer 
Embroidery thread for:
     Leaves
     Roses
     Outline
     Satin cover stitching that goes around the holder edge
Masking Tape
Sulky® KK2000 Embroidery Adhesive Spray (Optional)

Wind a bobbin full of the same embroidery thread you plan to use for the 
satin cover stitching going around the holder edge. 

Place bobbin in your embroidery machine.

1st Hooping - Top Tissue Piece

Load Top Tissue or Top Tissue No Rose design into your machine.

Hoop wash-away stabilizer into your hoop.

Prepare sides of Tissue Holder:

Cut 1 strip of fabric 14"x6-1/4"

Cut 1 strip of Craft Fuse® 14"x3"
Lay Craft Fuse® strip so long edge aligns with fabric's long edge. Be sure shiny side is DOWN.
Lightly press Craft Fuse® strip in place. 
Fold fabric in half over Craft Fuse® and press well. 

Cut into 2 equal strips.
1. Embroider left and right side placement lines.
Place 1 strip on left side with the fold aligned along center line and raw edges covering outside edges.
Tape in place along center folded edge, leaving room on ends for outside stitching.
Place other strip on right side along center line as you did for the left side.
Tape in place along center folded edge over the tape for the left side.
2. Embroider tack down line.
Trim outside close to stitching.
OMIT STEPS 4-6 IF NO ROSE DESIGN IS USED.

Embroider design as follows:

3. Decorative trim - use a thread color to compliment fabrics used.
4. Leaves - Use green thread color of your choice.
5. Roses - Use a thread color to compliment fabrics used.
6. Outline - Use a dark thread color to compliment roses.
7. Embroider placement line for contrasting fabric.
Remove hoop from machine and turn to back side. Place contrasting fabric to extend beyond edges of stitching. 

Tape in place.
Replace hoop on the machine and place contrasting fabric to cover stitching on top side of hoop. 

Use Sulky® KK2000 on back of fabric to hold in place.
8. Embroider tack down line for contrasting fabric.
Trim around stitching on both sides of hoop.
9. Embroider satin cover stitching. 
Remove Hoop from machine and stabilizer from hoop.
On back side of piece carefully cut away stabilizer from middle of design.

Cut away stabilizer around top piece leaving about 1 inch all the way around.
2nd Hooping - Bottom Tissue Piece
In this hooping you will make the back piece and construct the tissue holder.
Load the Bottom Tissue design into your machine.
Hoop water soluble stabilizer in your hoop.

Use a size 14 embroidery needle.
1. Embroider the Thermolam® placement line.
Place a piece of Thermolam® to cover the placement line.
2. Embroider the Thermolam® tack down line.
Trim around outside edge close to stitching.

3. Embroider fabric placement line.
Remove the hoop from the machine and position fabric so it extends over stitching.

Tape in place. Return the hoop to the machine.
Place fabric over stitching on top side of the hoop spraying Sulky KK2000® on back of fabric to hold in place.

4. Embroider Front and Back fabric tack down line.
Remove hoop from machine and trim around edges close to stitching on both front and back of the hoop.
Take front piece and position it on top of piece in hoop, matching edges.
Tape stabilizer edges in place to hold the top piece in position.
5. Embroider the zigzag tack down line to secure top piece.
6. Embroider the satin cover stitching to finish the tissue holder.

Remove hoop from machine.
Remove stabilizer from hoop.
Trim stabilizer to about 1/4" around outside edge being careful not to cut satin cover stitching.
Use a wet cloth around edges to dissolve the residue wash-away stabilizer. 
Let dry.
Take tissue out of package and place in tissue holder.