[amayausers] Re: Gator type embroidery hoops

I knew you could remove the entire hoop-but if you pulled on a sleeve  
or caught the hem or something..oops! It moved! Other than sticking  
on a half dozen 'paper clamps' to securely hold it-I'd forget about  
moving anything.
I've done some nice applque with the stitch saver-on jackets by  
sewing down an oversize 'patch', with just a running stitch. Then  
taking the plastic hoop off, and carefully cutting around the  
stitching-then back on the machine and finish sewing. Can't do that  
with the clamp system...so it's either stick with the hoops for that  
job or presew and cut around the exact image needed-which if it is  
off even 5 points will show badly!
But did a batch of totes and blankets, and some hat 'backs' on  
unstructured stonewash...and the time saved alone in hooping was well  
worth it.
If the hoop system came in 6" x 16", my sweat shirt back problem  
would disappear...hate using the huge 'full back' hoop and all that  
wasted backing just for a long name on the back!
Roland

On Mar 26, 2006, at 10:56 AM, Rod or Sharon wrote:

> Roland,
> You are right on with the Hoop Tech clamping system. I use ours on  
> a pretty
> regular basis anymore. I find it very useful in testing designs  
> that I an
> digitizing because of the ease in hooping the test materials.
>
> The one comment that you made about birdnesting and not being able  
> to take
> the garment off the machine.......aaaaah, there is a way, I have  
> had to do
> it once already. Although you certainly don't want to remove the  
> garment out
> of the clamping system and loose the registration, just carefully  
> take the
> whole clamping system off of the machine with the garment still in  
> it. It is
> only held on to the carriage by two screws......convenient....no,  
> but if
> there is a will there is a way......
>
> Rod Springer
>
> Embroidery Cottage
> Rod & Sharon Springer
> Melco Amaya Tech & Trainer
> Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing
>
> Boise, ID  83713
> 208-938-3038
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:12 AM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Gator type embroidery hoops
>
>
>
>> The yellow 'clamp' hoops are made for Melco by Hooptech...you can
>> order them direct from Melco and NOT pay extra for the 'conversion'
>> bar or something. We almost ordered from Hooptech until they suddenly
>> showed up in the new Melco catalog. Limited use-you cannot use them
>> on hooded shirts, back of anything, etc. because there is no place
>> for the 'excess' material (like the hood) to go...and if you have a
>> problem with a sewout-like a birdsnest underneath or something-you
>> cannot take the garment off and put it back on.
>> But for polos, shirts, blankets,, even hat backs-and especially TOTE
>> bags and christmas stockings, wow!
>> Get them from Melco, and the last upgrade I got for the Amaya OS has
>> all the hoop info built in.
>> The system is expensive, so is almost any gadget for the Amaya...but
>> it does work. Hooptech has two 'sizes' of master frame assembly, and
>> then different sizes of the clamps in each. Same idea as the fast
>> frame system, but now you get a 'clamp' to hold stuff down.
>> Always, ALWAYS, ALWAYS do a trace first with this system-to make sure
>> you have the right hoop selected, and to make sure your garment won't
>> pull or shift before you start!
>> Roland
>>
>>
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