Platinum Press

May 18th, 2007

Our Platinum-Quality Designers welcome you
to the experience of perfection in embroidery.

 

In This Issue

Platinum Treasures

Experience the difference of high quality digitizing, manually punched designs with minimal jump stitches and excellence in workmanship.
Quality that is affordable... Embroidery fun that is priceless.
Offered in the following formats, design size permitting:
ART, DST, HUS, JEF, PCS, PES, SEW, SHV, VIP, XXX

~~Platinum For Men~~

Are you ready for Father's Day?
This collection was created to ignite your senses and set your creativity on fire.

This Treasure Chest is loaded with 15 exclusive designs created from original artwork.  They can only be found at Platinum Embroidery.

Instant Download is Available.
Visit our web site to purchase the Platinum Treasures.

Show us how you used a Platinum Treasure.
Send a photo to customer service.

 

Platinum Projects

Platinum Time For Men

Just in time for Father's Day.  Give your golfer dad the gift of time.  The design is exclusive to the Platinum For Men collection and was digitized by Allene from Snow Lady Designs.  The project was provided by Lyn from A Design By Lyn.

Visit our project page for instructions for these projects and many others.

 

Featured Collections From Our Designers

Snow Lady Designs

Nostalgia at its best!  "Sock it to me Monkey!"
is a set of 7 designs in two sizes and we are
sure these little cuties are going to tug at your
heart strings just as they did ours.
 

A Design By Lyn

Perfect for that outdoorsman in your life...or anyone that loves animals.  Great gift for graduates or Father's day.
You can purchase the feathered animals alone, or in scenes to create your own one of a kind masterpiece.

Animal Spirits

Sew Terific Designs

A collection of 8 fun designs any Dad would love!

Dad's World

Mother Hen's Quilt Embroideries

Whimsical "Cherry Hill Farm" farm designs for big and little kids. Artwork courtesy of Anne Fetzer.

Quilts 22

 
"Live Well - Love Much - Laugh Often"  Words to live by.  Or, as the gardener would say ..............  "Dig Well - Love Mulch - Weed Often".  The "Garden Inspirations" collection from Art in Stitches is ready to stitch a special gift for your favorite Green Thumb!

 

Protect Your Design Stash

Have you ever had a that heart stopping moment when your computer fails to follow your orders? Has computer failure caused you to lose all of your design files? For all computer users it isn't a matter of IF your computer fails, but WHEN. So how do you protect your files and keep them safe from catastrophe?

Protect your files
The answer is backup, backup, backup. By keeping at least one set of duplicates of all of your important computer files you will save yourself a lot of heartache and anxiety. There are many methods to backup your files and have them available to transfer back to your computer after it has been restored to good health. Consider using at least one and possibly two mediums of back up of all of your important data.

Backup Media
Several forms of media are available to computer users. All of them have their positives and negatives so it's best to use two different forms to be safe. Some of the forms to consider are CDs, DVDs, Floppy Drives, Zip Drives, USB Drives, External Hard Drives, and Remote Online Backups.

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Bonnie Domeny - Threadlove Embroidery

 

Platinum Pearl

Heather asked:
I have a small business doing machine embroidery. I have been asked to do some embroidery on velvet. I know that one must not hoop velvet, so will use a tear away stabilizer in the hoop and a temporary fabric glue.

Are there any other things I need to know? Do I use a normal embroidery needle?

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Carol H from Art In Stitches offers these suggestions:
This might be a good time to use a basting stitch to hold the fabric. You don't want to over-do the temporary adhesive on a fabric such as velvet, so running a basting stitch around the frame will help keep the fabric in place, without having to rely as heavily on an adhesive. Most velvets do not like water, so use of a water soluble stabilizer on top to hold the nap is probably not a possibility in this case.

I would also recommend a cross hatch underlay under the entire design, to help hold the nap down. There are different weights and grades of velvet, so the top density of the design needs to be watched. On the thinner velvets, the existing density might be too heavy. This is a case when you will want to test stitch your design on a similar velvet fabric.

Bonnie from Threadlove Embroidery says
When I sew on velvet, I do hoop it with a facing piece of velvet (or other nappy fabric) with a window cut out for the embroidery. I do also use wss, then I gently steam it (I have a professional steamer) to remove the excess wss.

I don't use any special needles, but I do make sure there is adequate underlay in the design to hold down the nap. I also like the columns of lettering to be at least 2.0 mm wide otherwise they tend to get lost.

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Our Platinum Promise of Quality

Platinum Embroidery designs are crafted to be a pleasure to stitch. Careful planning results in designs with the fewest possible jump stitches and color changes, underlayment to prevent distortion and stitch choices that make the artwork come to life. Every design is meticulously test-stitched to be sure each part embroiders perfectly and that the stitches work together to create a design that is as much a joy to stitch as it is to see.

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