Take your machine embroidery to new heights by working with materials readily found, but often overlooked. You know, the ones that pucker and run…buckle and stretch…break your thread…or bury your embroidery in mounds of plush pile? With expert advice from Deborah Jones, now you can embroidery even the most challenging materials with consistently beautiful results. This guide puts everything you need at your fingertips including: Which needles, stabilizers, marking and hooping methods work best for each fabric. Clear, empowering explanations, so you'll know why these challenging fabrics behave the way they do. Plus, the bonus CD ROM includes 14 embroidery designs in 38 fabric-specific versions so that you can use the settings as reference for other designs.