This product is not recommended for hand-embroidery done with a needle, thread, and an embroidery hoop.
Some embroidery may still have the stabilizer attached to it. Tear this stabilizer away first. Embroidery is thinner in the back of the fabric, which will make it easier for the eraser to cut through.
If you are working on a logo, you can move the eraser across the entire width of the letter instead.
How many times you do this depends on the size of the embroidery. For a small project, you may just have to do it once.
Slide the needle or seam ripper under the stitches, then pull it upwards. Use your fingers to pluck the threads out. You can drag your fingernail across smaller stitches to scrape them off.
This process may reveal a few stuck threads or stitches. In this case, use a seam ripper to take them out.
For hand-embroidered items, it is best to put them back into the embroidery hoop. [8] X Research source If your embroidery still has the stabilizer attached to the back, you should tear it away before continuing.
You can use a pair of embroidery or manicure scissors. Snip the threads using just the tip, making sure not to cut the fabric. If this is a large piece of embroidery, work only a few inches/centimeters at a time. If you are working with a multi-layered piece of embroidery, start with the satin stitches.
If a stitch won’t come out easily, flip to the back of the fabric; it’s possible that you didn’t cut through a stitch all the way. Again, if you are working with a multi-layered piece of embroidery, pull out just the satin stitches.
If you are working with a multi-layered piece of embroidery, continue with the running stitches and decorative stitches. Finish off with the main stitches last.
Use a hot setting for cotton or linen, and a cool or warm setting for silk and synthetics. If you are working with cotton, and your iron is labeled by fabric type, choose the “cotton” setting.
Work on top of a hard surface, such as a table. You can also use the tip of a spoon. Be gentle if you are working with silk as it may tear easily.
Don’t worry if the holes don’t disappear right away.
Don’t worry if they don’t completely disappear. You will be repeating the entire process for the back of the fabric, which should take care of the remaining holes.
Like with the front, you may have to repeat the steaming and scraping process a few times.
