Sampler Fabric
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How do I remove shadow in cross stitching error?
I am working on a wedding sampler and made an error spacing the names. I removed the letters and restitched them however there is a shadow on the fabric where the original letters were. I used a dark purple and am afraid it will run if I try to wash it. Please help!
Be careful that adhesive methods of lint removal don't leave gum that'll "turn" later and leave marks. Use masking tape or Scotch [TM] tape or whatever gently, sparingly.
The "rinse dark colors first" is a good hint, but it doesn't help on items already stitched. *Be certain* that you hands are clean and dry when you stitch. Even a little moisture can promote a little "bleeding" in an unstable dye. It wouldn't show if the item when directly to framing, but there'd be a problem where stitches would be removed on an unstitched area. Maybe the dye-remover pen would help ... test first on the margins of the fabric to be sure it doesn't change the fabric color. You would need to completely rinse/wash the piece after pen use *or* risk discoloration in years to come. This was learned by quilters using "fade-away" pens. Invisible now may not be invisible later.
If it's lint, I thread four strands of white *floss* (not regular sewing thread) into the regular tapestry needle and stitch down and completely through each fuzzed opening. Then brush or use sticky tape to remove the fuzz from the back of the piece. Brushing or scratching the front of the fabric with fingernails will raise the nap of the fibers and leave the area with a different texture. The final step, after all stray color is gone, is to brush or scratch the *back* of the area to re-align the threads so there won't be larger holes where stitches had been before. I don't worry about the back becoming softer or fuzzier as long as the front looks "even". For brushing I have a 100% boar's bristle hair brush reserved for just this purpose. I never use it on hair, just for clean-up of hand-stitching.
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