TRAPUNTO on A&M quilt

Trapunto 

Came from the Italians meaning, "to embroider" also considered a "stuffed technique."  It has two layers in the interior of the fabric. This creates a raised surface. 

Step 1: You need vanish away thread. 
When it gets wet it disappears. 

 You also need extra batting. Poly or cotton batting works.   

 Place it on the underside of fabric where you want the raised areas.

I like cotton  it easier to control when doing this but you need to use more layers to get a nice height.  Poly batting has a higher loft but hard to work with.  

Then start stitching with the thread on the bobbin and on the top. Sew on your top.










As you are stitching try to follow the outside line. Also remember it doesn't have to be perfect stitching.  This stitch is going to dissolve and no one will ever know how you did this.  






One of the tricks I learned from being an embroider is always make sure you can see the fabric, that you don't want your scissors to touch.  Have fabric pulled down and the batting that you are cutting have it on top.  You can hold the top fabric or batting. It will pull away from the bottom fabric and give you some control as you are cutting.  


TAKE YOUR TIME !!!!
TO DO THIS PART.   ESPECIALLY WITH A FINISHED QUILT TOP.   GOING SLOW AND BEING PATIENT IS BETTER THAT HAVING TO START OVER. BECAUSE YOUR SCISSORS CUT A HOLE ON YOUR FABRIC. 


It would be horrible to nick the fabric at this point or have a cut from the scissors grabbing a piece of the fabric and then all the work you have done is now compromised.