" How to make Chenille Strips on the Embroidery machine. One must use unwashed 100% cotton fabric to get the "chenille" effect. Instead of buying small expensive, already made pieces of chenille, make your own on your embroidery machine. In your software, using your straight line stitching tool, set your stitch length to 2.0 to 2.5 mm. Set your background to your "grid or snap to grid" feature. Set your stitching lines at a 45 degree angle to the straight line grid. Place your stitching lines at a 45 degree angle to your grid line. You must do this in order for the cotton to chenille. You can use your duplicate tool to copy your lines. Layer your base piece of cotton right side up, then 2-3 layers of cotton to be chenilled on top, right sides up. Hoop. Use tear away backing for a stabilizer, but I don't usually use any stabilizer for this. Have your machine ready to go and let it do the stitching for you. Remove from hoop. Cut the strips between the stitching line. You will shape and stitch the chenille strips on top of the stitching line. Then use a chenille brush or throw in the washer and dryer....and voila'....you have chenille work. Very easy, and fun! (You can also set your fabric in on the bias, then straight line stitch the lines according to your grid, but you need to make sure your fabric is set in on a TRUE bias for this to work!) "
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