The Embroidery Coach - The Embroidery Training Resource Center » embroidery-tip http://joycejagger.com/blog Embroidery Tips and The Embroidery Training Resource Center Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 © 2003-2006 jjagger1@earthlink.net () jjagger1@earthlink.net Just another WordPress weblog jjagger1@earthlink.net No no http://joycejagger.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The Embroidery Coach - The Embroidery Training Resource Center http://joycejagger.com/blog 144 144 How To Embroider A Design On Polyester Knit Shirts http://joycejagger.com/blog/how-to-embroider-on-polyester-shirts/ http://joycejagger.com/blog/how-to-embroider-on-polyester-shirts/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:24:37 +0000 The Embroidery Coach http://joycejagger.com/blog/?p=148
I received a question about how to embroider a design on polyester knit shirts!

I am creating holes in a shirt as I am embroidering a left chest design.  What am I doing wrong? I used 2 layers of tearaway backing and a 75/11 ball point needle.  Could it be the density of my design?

The Answer:  Never use a tearaway backing/stabilizer alone on a knit garment.  Always use a cutaway backing/stabilizer.  The best combination that I have found is 2 layers of No Show or Mesh cutaway backing and 1 layer of crisp 1.5 oz. tearaway backing. I also recommend that  you use a topping on top of your garment and 70/10 ball point needles.  I have found this to be the perfect combination for all of my knits and especially those soft wicking fabrics that everyone dreads working with.  I have absolutely no issues with the wicking fabrics when I use this combination.

Our first thought is to lay blame on the design as the culprit when we create holes in our garments during the sewing process but many times it is the fault of the needle or the type of backing we are using.  75/11 needles are too large for these knit garments.  I use 70/10 needles for almost all of my applications.  Rarely do I use a 75/11 unless it is a tough fabric like heavy canvas.
I hope that this helps with the issues of embroidery on polyester knit shirts.
Joyce Jagger
The Embroidery Coach
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This week’s embroidery tip is all about quoting a design for your customer while they wait! I wanted to repeat it on my blog because I feel that this is very important!

Do you ever have a customer that brings in designs that they want you to reproduce? Of course you do. Do they want a price while they wait? Sure they do. Have you ever wondered how to quote a price without having to go to your digitizer to find out how many stitches there would be in that design?

I have come up with a system that…. is simple and works great for me and has worked for the past 20 years.

I started creating my system by typing in letters at different sizes into my digitizing system to find out what the stitch count would be. Of course each style is a little bit different but for the most part it worked. I averaged out the different letters and here is my result.

1/4″ letter = 150 stitches
1/2″ letter = 250 stitches
3/4″ letter = 400 stitches
1″ letter = 600stitches
1 1/4″ letter = 800 stitches
These are the sizes that I have always used the most.

If you will add up all of the letters in the design by the size and multiply them by the number of stitches you will have the stitch count for the lettering.

Within the Business Basics Section of the Printable Instructions tab of my website http://www.EmbroideryTipsandMore.com/ you can find a “Custom Design or Logo Embroidery Grid” and instructions on to how to use the Grid. With this grid you can quote on all of your custom designs, including filled in areas and borders. This Grid is available to all Embroidery Tips and More Embroidery Club members. To find out how to become a member go to http://www.EmbroideryTipsandMore.com/.

You can download this Grid and print it out on a piece of vellum. Vellum is a sheet of clear plastic that I purchased from Kinkos. You can lay this clear plastic grid on top of your designs, count up your squares quickly and arrive at a stitch count with your customer standing right in front of you.

It makes life much easier, saves a lot of time and creates a happy customer. It usually results in you getting the job rather than the competition that has to wait for an answer from his digitizer.

I have also included a Design Stitch Count Calculator that will really speed up the process. This tool alone is worth the price of the Embroidery Club!!

Please respond in the comments section let me know if this tip has been helpful to you!

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