Kandi Corp - Projects: Flower Power



This project is from Dawn Wenner of

Embroidery and Crystal Embellishment for Skirt and Shirt as featured in the July 2003 Embroidery Journal

Materials: Skirt and shirt of your choice HydroTak Stabilizer PolyMesh Stabilizer Loose Hot Fix Metals including: Small Teardrops-Purple Small Teardrops-Pink 16s Clear Swarovski^® Crystals Purple thread to match Hot Fix Metals Green thread for the leaves Free embroidery design of leaves and flower Embroidery machine with at least a 4-inch by 4-inch sewing field Bobbin thread Size 11 ball point needle Dressmakers pencil Kandi Kane™ Tool from Kandi Corp or small iron for heating Hot Fix Metals	(Click to Enlarge)
Note: Except for the actual garments, all materials including the free designs are available at: SPARKLE FLOWER POWER

Instructions: 1. Open each one of the embroidery designs in your embroidery program and print each one out full size. I used two of the leaf printouts to help with placing the designs apart at even distances. With a ruler, make a line connecting the horizontal and vertical center of the design template, to find the exact center of the design. Make a hole in the center of the templates. 2. Plan out your design by placing the template where you want the design to be and with a chalk pencil, make a mark where the center of the design should be located. Do this all around the front of the skirt. Note: I did only the front of the skirt because I felt that the metals and crystals might be a little uncomfortable to sit on!	(Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge)
3. Hoop a sheet of HydroTak or tearaway stabilizer. Moisten the HydroTak or lightly spray the tearaway stabilizer and lay the hem of the skirt down on the stabilizer. Center your needle and stitch out the leaf pattern all around the skirt, moving the skirt as necessary. I used the extra large hoop and just moved the needle in place for each group of leaves, but a 4-inch by 4-inch hoop also can be used. 4. With the shirt, mark anywhere you want the centers of the flowers to be on the shirt. Use the fusible PolyMesh or use a light spray of adhesive to adhere the stabilizer to the back of the shirt. With the flowers on the shirt, I used the very small hoop and moved the hoop with every flower. Center the needle to your marks and stitch out the flowers moving the shirt as necessary. To rid your shirt of any hoop marks, lightly mist the marks with spray sizing and rub your hand or a lint brush over the mark. 5. The embroidery part of the project is now finished. 6. Heat the Kandi Kane with one of the flat tips or heat your little iron. 7. Place the metals directly onto the skirt and position all the petals of one flower exactly where you want them. Use either of the two flat tips and place the Kandi Kane tip on top of the nail head to melt the glue. This should take no longer than 10 to 12 seconds per area. Let cool. 8. To finish the shirt, place crystals on a flat surface and use the appropriate size round tip to pick up the item. 9. Wait a few seconds for the special adhesive on the back of the crystal to begin melting (it will start to look shiny). This should take no longer than 10 to 12 seconds for the 16s crystals. 10. Place the Kandi Kane straight down onto the surface you want to decorate and lightly tap the surface. Immediately lift the Kandi Kane straight up off your surface. The crystal will be attached to the surface. 11. When adhered properly, the crystals and metals are completely washable.	(Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge)
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