Motorcycle Themed Athletic Shorts Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on December 12, 2016

SKILL LEVELBeginner
TIME REQUIRED01:30

Description

Do you need a quick gift for a motorcycle enthusiast? These embroidered athletic shorts will be a favored gift!

Step of

Materials

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Materials

Athletic shorts in the size needed

Embroidery thread as stated in design sequence

Two layers of tearaway stabilizer to fit hoop

1 piece water soluble stabilizer to fit in hoop

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Hirsch/StockDesign/1/TR-MC-0006

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Athletic shorts are easy to embroider. The secret? If the shorts are loose fitting, keep the fabric relaxed in the hoop while stitching. Simple to stitch, use a ball point embroidery needle and the stitches slide right into the knit fabric.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design and color sequence. Athletic shorts are usually made of a knit fabric. As long as the shorts are loose fitting, do not stretch the fabric while hooping - this prevents puckers in the embroidery after stitching.

Step 2:

Design placement on athletic shorts can be anywhere, but a favorite spot is the lower left leg, centered. To find the placement area, fold the left leg in half meeting the outer side seam to the inseam; press in a crease with a slightly warm iron. Determine the placement. A favorite placement is to have the bottom of the design about 1.5-2” above the trim on the shorts. Decide on the placement and then center the template along the pressed crease. Determine how the shorts need to be hooped for stitching. For this design, the hoop will have to be rotated at the machine and hooping done as shown.

Step 3:

Hoop the fabric as needed with two layers of tearaway stabilizer. Be sure the fabric is relaxed, and not stretched, in the hoop. Load the design on the machine and rotate the design as needed.

Step 4:

Load the hoop on the machine and center the needle over the center of the template. Remove the paper template and add a piece of water soluble stabilizer on top of the fabric. Stitch the design following the color sequence - be sure no fabric gets caught under the embroidery area. After the design has finished stitching, remove the fabric from the hoop and remove the excess stabilizer.

Step 5:

Congratulations on creating a pair of athletic shorts for your motorcycle enthusiast!

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Meet the Author: Ramona Baird

Ramona Baird has been in the embroidery industry for over 23 years. She and her husband owned a commercial and retail embroidery store in Arizona for many years. She is an experienced digitizer having been mentored by award-winners Pat Williams and Lindee Goodall. Ramona is a contributor to “Creative Machine Embroidery” magazine having 5 covers to her credit. Ramona has worked for Wilcom America and served many years as Education Director for the American Sewing Guild. With a degree in fashion design, she is able to design and execute patterns which Pat Williams says are “out of the box” in creativity and application. Ramona likes to challenge the boundaries of embroidery and bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and projects to EmbroideryDesigns.com. She wants embroiderers of all levels to increase their skills and enjoyment in using their embroidery machine for gift-making and personal pleasure.

Motorcycle Themed Athletic Shorts Embroidery Project

Materials

Project Preview Video

Motorcycle

Cut Away Stabilizer - 2.5 Oz wt.

Cut Away Stabilizer - 2 oz wt.