When I first got my embroidery machine, I had no idea what an in the hoop project or a snap tab was. This is a whole new amazing world of embroidery that I am now obsessed with. In the hoop projects start with only hooping tear away or wash away stabilizer, then usually consist of some applique like design. But when you are done, you tear your project out of the hoop and stabilizer and you have now created a new item, instead of just embroidering an item you already had.
We can go down a very deep hole of in the hoop projects, but today we will focus on snap tabs and key fobs. These are adorable projects that are done with vinyl and keychain hardware. Also, we are not using the kind of vinyl that you use to make sticker or shirts using your Silhouette or Circuit. For these types of projects, I am using something called embroidery vinyl. It is also called faux leather or marine vinyl. It is thicker than 651 or HTV vinyl you use for your cutting machine and has a canvas or felt backing.
Snap Tab Supply List:
- Mermaid Embroidery Vinyl (it can also be found at Hobby Lobby)
- Places I order embroidery/ marine vinyl or faux leather are:
- Flag Nameplate Snap Tab
- Ellie Heart Font
- Embrilliance Essentials
- PE800 Embroidery Machine
- 5×7 Hoop
- Tear Away Stabilizer
- Disappearing Ink Marker
- Exquisite Embroidery Thread
- Thread Stand
- Organ 75/11 Embroidery Needles Regular Point
- Pre-Wound Bobbins
- Kam Snaps Starter Kit
- Since filming this video I have discovered that Kam Snaps also make extra long plastic snaps which work better on thicker vinyl projects. You can check them out here 🙂
- Swivel Hooks with Keyring
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To save thickness. I use a cut away stabilizer as the backing for the design instead of felt or vinyl. I float vinyl on top of tear away and tape the cut way to the back of the tear away. This keeps the thickness down so you can still use regular price KAM snaps.
Also on a side note you can use landscape fabric (weed block, etc.) as well. It is a non-woven fabric that cuts easily and does not fray. It is the same type of material as OlyFun. Not my original idea, I saw CleaverDogDesigns do this on YouTube “Machine Embroidery Stabilizer Hack”. There is also white landscape fabric (used to cover seedlings to prevent frost damage) that is similar and also much cheaper and wider although maybe a little thinner. I got mine at Rural King.