[amayausers] Re: Carhart settings???

["LuAnn DeFrisco" <luann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey everyone,

Has anyone done any embroidery on a Carhart jacket?
If so, what thickness did you come up with that worked out well for you?
Thanks,
LuAnn @ Image Embroidery
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edna Khalifeh" <ednakhalifeh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 4:36 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Towels (Thank you very much)


> Hi all,
> Eduardo, I've done many, many towels, but have only embroidered monograms.
The last set I
> did was for my husband and myself.  You can see them here:
> http://etchedinthread.com/images/ebayimages/aqua-brntowels2.jpg
> The frame for the midsize towel is 3", for the bath towel is 5".  The
lettering is the
> same size for both: 1 3/4 inches tall.  They show up beautifully, the
frame is just the
> right size for the towel sizes and allows you to get away with using
smaller lettering
> (JMHO).  The towels are quality towels, Villager by Liz Claiborne (NAYY)
and were
> purchased on sale at Kohls.  I used 14 to 15 material thickness, solvy on
top, 1 layer
> firm hold ironed on and 1 layer tearaway beneath.  Thread is Robison-Anton
Swirling
> Sensations.  The picture really doesn't do them justice.
> Just email with any questions, though I'm no expert.
> Edna
> www.etchedinthread.com
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Eduardo Ruiz
> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:11 PM
> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Towels (Thank you very much)
>
> Judy, Dorothy and Frank, thank you very much.
>
> The towel is the midsize and the 2" name (5 to 8
> letter) sew fast and beautiful, but something small in
> comparation with the size of the towel. Idont use
> backing, only solvy toping.  My towel cost is $5 - $6
> dollars, I sold by $15.00 to friend.  I only embroider
> the name (5-8letter).  It's very fast (about 4
> minute).  I don't resize to 3 or 4" because all my
> present client are my friends and i don't want that
> one think that i do anything more big for one a more
> little for another for the same price.  But really I
> want to embroider not only the bathtowel, I want to
> embroider the bath set incluiding the floormat but
> they don't fit the hoop.
>
> Thank you,
> The English bad writer (EBW)
> Ed.Ruiz
>
> --- frank davis <fadavis@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Ed,
> > The size and type are pretty much up to the
> > customer.  Size also will depend
> > on the towel.  If doing just a monogram on a bath
> > towel, the size would be 4
> > inches.   On a hand towel it is 3 inches.   If your
> > just doing lettering
> > then it would depend on what the customer wants.
> > As far as the price, base
> > it on number of stitches, rather than size at around
> > $1 per thousand
> > stitches.  Use one layer of tear-away backing, solvy
> > topping, and sharp
> > needles not ball points.
> > As for  the English.  I've been speaking it all my
> > life and I still ain't
> > mastered it!
> > Hope this helps.
> > Frank
> > Force Ten Embroidery
> > AMAYA Tech/instructor
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Eduardo Ruiz" <erc_ruiz@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 5:27 PM
> > Subject: [amayausers] Towels (second request please)
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi to all,
> > > My writing is bad but i understand very well what
> > > you write.  My Amaya is sitting in my living room
> > like
> > > my dog, doing nothing.  The last week I bought one
> > > roll
> > > of solvy toping for embroider some towel for gift.
> > > Now I have various request with geneous earning,
> > but
> > > I want your advice about price, material (Kmart $6
> > > towel), letter type, letter size to make profit
> > with
> > > towel.  Thank very much.
> > >
> > > Ed.RUiz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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