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Supplies Needed:

Smocked Panel- Panel used in project is a "Smock-able" pre-pleated panel and was supplied by Martha Pullen Company.
Smocking Embroidery Design sized to fit within the smocked Panel - Embroidery Design used in project is from Martha Pullens Smocking InThe Hoop Design Disk.
Floriani Template Tearaway®
Floriani Wet N Gone Tacky® (sticky water soluble stabilizer)
Floriani Embroidery Thread
Straight Pins
Wide Tooth Comb (optional)

Smocking In The Hoop

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Preparing the Pleated Panel These steps are very important!
1.	Lay the panel on your ironing board (right or side to be embroidered facing up) and straighten the pleats symmetrically. A great tool for this task is a wide tooth comb. Combing the pleats straightens them evenly and gently.
2.	As you get the pleats uniform stick straight pins around the outer edges and pin to your ironing board. This will hold everything in place.
3.	Cut one piece of Floriani Wet N Gone Tacky® stabilizer one inch larger than the panel size.
4.	Peel away the protective paper which will expose the tacky side of the stabilizer.
5.	Center and stick the Floriani Wet N Gone Tacky® over the pleated material. Smooth out any wrinkles.
6.	Remove the pins from around the outer edges of the pleated panel and set it aside.
Preparing the Template Tearaway
1.	Load the smocking design into your machine software.
2.	Load one piece of Template Tearaway® into your printer.
3.	Open your software and select the desired design.
4.	Print the smocking design. *Be sure that you have your software set to print crosshairs (centering marks) and the outer perimeter of the design.
5.	Trim the Template Tearaway® to the line showing the outer perimeter of the design.
6.	Peel back the protective paper on the Template Tearaway® which will expose the sticky surface.
7.	Center and stick down the Template Tearaway® to the surface of the panel. **The Template Tearaway® should be stuck to the Wet N Gone Tacky®.
8.	Set the panel aside
Preparing the Hoop and Stitching The Design
1.	Place one layer of Floriani Wet N Gone Tacky® in the hoop with the paper side up.
2.	Score the paper with a straight pin and peel it back to expose the sticky surface.
3.	Stick the panel down to the hooped Wet N Gone Tacky®. Try to align the printed crosshairs with the center marks on your inner hoop as closely as possible.

4.	Place the hoop on the machine.
5.	Lower the needle to make sure your panel is centered properly. If not, use the centering feature on your machine to move the hoop until the needle strikes the center marks of the Template Tearaway®.
6.	Peel the Template Tearaway® off the surface of the panel and place it back onto the protective paper to use on another occasion.
7.	Thread your machine with the proper color and stitch your design!

Removing the Wet N Gone Tacky ® Stabilizer
1.	Trim away as much of the excess stabilizer as possible.

2.	Soak the panel in a bowl of room temperature water for one hour. **If the water in your home is not soft, add hair conditioner or water softener to the water.
3.	Remove the panel from the soak and hold under room temperature running water to remove any excess adhesive and stabilizer.
4.	Roll the panel and squeeze out the excess water. Lay on a towel to dry.
5.	Once the panel is damp, lay it on a fluffed terry cloth towel and press. *Be sure to use your Floriani Press Cloth®!
6.	The panel is now ready to insert into a garment or home dec item!

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