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CyanFox3 In reply to Sethaa [2013-12-22 18:41:21 +0000 UTC]

Gaps and spaces that shouldn't be there can be caused by several things. Its hard to make a design perfectly gapless and sometimes it still happens to me too. Usually its the result of the fabric shifting slightly during the embroidery process because of the needle's rapid stitching and the amount of stitches. Make sure the fabric is strung as tightly as possible in the hoop and that you use a suitable stabilizer for any fabric but special embroidery felt (not neccessary in that case).

- A second problem could be the pattern. Perhaps the pattern is not solid proof. If the same thing keeps happening that is mostly likely the case.

- Thread thickness can make a big difference i've discovered, which is not really surprising. A thicker thread can fill up space better.

- A blunt needle. Try replacing it.

- Kind of material used. Fabrics like felt and fleece are soft and the fiber is losely knit together. Any puncture holes made won't even be visible. These kind of fabrics are more prone for gaps while tightly knit fabrics such as cotton have the tendency to bunch together. Both can be dealt with by altering the settings of your machine a little. 

For this embroidery the gap thing couldn't really be a problem. The black felt serves as negative space to create outlines, and there are no coloured spaces within a mm from eachother. 

Overlapping can indeed help you prevent gaps but I prefer not to do that if its not neccesary as it makes your needle go blunt faster. 

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Sethaa In reply to CyanFox3 [2013-12-23 19:02:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for your answer!!
I try to embroid on minky and  I use an embroidery felt under the minky and on top of it.
And I already destroyed a hoop, because I fixed the fabric too tightly :/ But I think it is the fabric, because somethime the gap is here and sometimes there...

What do you mean by the fabric is solid proof? I could not translate it for me. Could you explain again, please?

I will try to replace the needle at first and try to fix the fabric a little tighter than I have (after I broke the first hoop).

Thanks again!!

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