... also in between, the layers are tacked together * The fabric is smoothed down and ensured that it is flat. Quilting creates a contrast between a design element and its background, consequently giving the 'design element' a larger emphasis. In my case, the 'design element' would be one of the four animals. There are many different ways I can quilt the 'patches' such as diagonally, horizontally, vertically, or even in a checked manner. The fact remains that quilting proves to be an excellent method of finishing off products and would look superb on my playmat. Embroidery Embroidery has an 'up-market' image and is very attractive. On my product, it could be used for a number of things such as decorating the edge of my playmat, or even embroidering little animals on to the fabric. Embroidering machinery can embroider the most intricate designs and thus giving superb results! Embroidery is defined as work ...

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