Workshop Planner
Melanns' workshop planner includes upcoming classes and events, it can be viewed from the link below and if you wish to be added to the mailing list to recieve future workshop planners via post, as well as the important Newsletter, send an email to melanns@bigpond.com with your address details.
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3D Embroidery Magic
3D Embroidery Magic is an embroidery collection that is made up of amazing floral and quilting designs that literally spring into life when steam and heat are applied to the embroidery. These extra large designs are embroidered over Krinkle Magic and fabric, and then cut around using either scissors or Jenny's Magic Heat-Cutting tool. An iron is then held above the design, with steam bursts onto the embroidery. As if by 'magic' a flower bursts into life with the petals curling and shrinking before your very eyes! The quilting designs are amazing also, by adding a layer of Quilt Magic on top of the Krinkle Magic under the fabric, a quilting design magically puffs up when steam and heat are applied, resulting in a sensational texture for quilted blocks. The creative possibilities are endless for these designs which will be featured in Creative Expressions No 31. Detailed directions, steps and on how best to use the 3D Embroidery Magic designs are included on the CD.
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Fabulous Christmas Panels are available to order for Stockings and Advent Calenders. The panels to create these are $16 each and we ship internationally. Email to find out more melanns@bigpond.com
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Come in and see the brand new PFAFF Creative Vision 5.5
With many new features and functions
Texture Hoop
Set your imagination free with the creative™ TEXTURE HOOP. It will turn your special embroideries to spectacular! With this new hoop you can weave ribbons, fibers and yarn to add texture and dimension to your embroidery. Update your CREATIVE VISION™ sewing and embroidery machine and it will show the creative™ TEXTURE HOOP as well as all other available hoops in the Hoop Selection list.
Enhanced Dynamic shaping
With the Shaping feature you can create the most fantastic embroidery combinations using stitches and/or embroidery designs. You can now choose between different shape line positions, shape side positions and design angle. These new functions will together with the already great shaping feature give you even more creative possibilities.
More stitches
The CREATIVE VISION™ sewing and embroidery machine has the most beautiful 9mm stitches and by updating your machine you will get 6 new border stitches, 2 new stitches to be used with the optional Beading foot and 4 new stitches made especially for the brand new Three Hole Yarn Foot. You will also get a new MAXI alphabet and 15 new MAXI stitches which are all excellent to use together with the Dynamic shaping.
Tapering in embroidery mode
You can now save a tapered stitch in sewing mode and use it as an embroidery design in embroidery mode.
Update with the USB-stick
After this new update you will be able to do all further updates by using the USB-stick.
Precise positioning
The fabulous precise positioning feature is developed even further. A new button takes you automatically to the maximum zoom and pans to the hair cross. This will make precise positioning even easier to use!
Basting in the hoop
With the new basting function it is not only possible to baste around the embroidery design but also to baste as close to the hoop edge as possible. You can select to have one or both basting options active at the same time. This new function will give you even more freedom in your creative process.
Zoom
There are now three extra zoom possibilities! You can not only use the + and - to zoom in and out in the embroidery field, but you can also use your stylus to drag and drop on screen to ”zoom to box”, there is a quick ”zoom to all” icon as well as an quick ”zoom to hoop” icon. Everything done to make it easier to be more precise in the creative process.
Software improvements
A number of software changes have been done in this new version from consumer requests.
If you have the Creative Vision 5.0 you can upgrade the machine at Melann's Fabrics and Sewing Centre.
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