[amayausers] Re: Foam

Dana,
 
Emblematic http://www.emblematicusa.com/foam.htm has up to 18 colors of
foam in 2-4mm thickness.
Have you done wash and dry tests on the craft foam? I just don't trust
the durability.
 
Janel Harris
Dimensional Designs
http://www.dimdesigns.com
Contract Digitizer
Melco On-Site Trainer 
 
 
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From: danars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:danars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
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Subject: Re: [amayausers] amayausers] Foam
 
Here are a few other ideas that I use for foam
 
Most embroidery supplu houses carry black or whit in a few different
thicknesses
and look really good if you sew the black foam over with black thread
and the
white foam over with white...but what about when you are sewing with
colored thread?
 
Walmart craft sections carry a craft foam that is the same idea and
usually
cheaper than the embroidery supply houses.  They also carry a wide range
of
colors.  If I am using red thread, then I use red foam and even though
the shade
of the foam is not wuite the same as the thread...you do not see the odd
bit of
show through you would if you were using white.  The Walmart foam is
about half
as thick as most you can buy through a supplier but less than half the
cost so I
just spray glue two pieces together to achieve the nice height.  With
the
thinner foam you can achieve some neat effects by doing a design in
multiple
heights of puff and flat.
 
Dana @ Threadworks
 
 
 
 
Digitizing as everyone has spoke about needs to be super dense and the
edges
need to be capped off to cut properly.
 
As for cleanup I simply use a good bbq lighter and pass the lighter
quickly over
 the area and it melts all that is left off.  Be careful though and
remember to
be using poy thread...rayon will melt as soon as the flame or heat hits
it.
 
This flaming technique is how a lot of the factories in the orient are
dealing
with residue of puff designs.
and it Quoting Jeff Banks <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
 
> Melissa,
> 
>  I played with foam a bit here at Melco. The digitizing techniques
> mentioned
> help, but there are still areas where the foam will stick through. The
> little edges left where the perforation is etc. I used a heat gun we
use
> for
> shrink tubing on wiring. It definitely did the job and causes the foam
to
> shrink back into the thread. But watch out you do not get the garment
too
> hot and scorch the threads or material. I have seen posts from other
lists
> doing the same thing and they recommended getting a heat gun from a
hobby
> store. Perhaps the one I used gets too hot, but if I was careful with
how I
> used it, things worked pretty well.
> 
>  Jeff Banks
>  Melco Embroidery Systems
> 
> 
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> From: <MDallumCO@xxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:00 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] amayausers] Foam
> 
> 
> > Good Afternoon-
> >
> > Does anyone running Amayas have tips on digitizing and running foam
> designs?
> > I have my first request and it is looking pretty good, but when I
pull
> the
> > foam off, it is not a clean cut - there are jagged edges and pieces
that
> stick
> > up through the column or fill.
> >
> > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated - I need to have a sample and
> quote
> > together by tomorrow.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Melissa Dallum
> >
> 
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