This week, I decided to try embroidering. I worked on this project with Namirah, and it turned out to be a fun and challenging experience.
The embroidery machine I used this week.
I selected a simple design that was already uploaded to the machine. It caught my attention because it looked cool—it said "SLU" (Saint Louis University?) with a rugby ball. Before starting, I had to carefully align my shirt in a plastic device to keep it taut during the process.
Aligning the shirt in the plastic device.
Once everything was set up, the machine began embroidering. It was functioning perfectly, and it was fascinating to watch the design take shape.
The machine embroidering the design onto my shirt.
Unfortunately, when the rugby ball portion of the design was being embroidered, my shirt got caught on a piece below the embroidery surface. The only way to fix it was to cut the fabric, which left a noticeable hole in my shirt.
The unfortunate hole caused by the fabric getting caught.