[amayausers] Re: Hats - WACF
- From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:14:36 -0400
By the way... Happy Birthday!
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Subject: [amayausers] Re: Hats - WACF
John,
Are you going to the "Maintanance tab"and " head timing", before you are
trying to adjust the presser foot? You must be in "Maintanance before it
will move. You want the presser foot to be in its upper most position on
most hats. Sometimes if a hat is flagging, you can drop the foot a click or
two but usually not any more than that, especially on six panel caps. It
sounds as if the presser foot is too low and is definitly beating up the cap
surface.
You will notice a little more noise, especially accrosss the center seam.
Always use "sharp needles" not ball points.
Hoop the hats as taut as you can but don't stretch them. Use a backing of
your choice. I most often use a good quality tear-a-way.
Learn to use ( if you haven't already done so) the "Settings by Color" tools
found in the "Settings" menu. this will allow you to custom sew some designs
and letters across the center seam by changing material thickness, column
widths, stitch lenghts, etc.
As far as material thichness, all caps vary for what is required but it
sounds like you are doing the right thing here. If it starts looping, back
it down. Try to sew as loose as you can but not to the point of looping.
As far as digitizing for caps, use the old stand-by saying--Bottom up and
center out is the sewing order. You want the design to sew from the bill of
the cap to the top of the cap and from the center of the cap out in both
directions, especially on lettering. It is not always possible or practical
to set the design up this way--to sew center out that is.
I have found that because of the cureature of the cap and the way it seems
to strech satin stitches apart, A little heavier density in this area helps
to make it look better. Extra underlay to knock the center seam down helps.
I have even ran several lines of running stitch up and down the center seam
to help fill it up before running underlay back and forth accross it in a
zig zag pattern.
More later, off to my 61st birthday dinner.....hope this helps a little Rod
Springer Melco Trained Technician/Owner (Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing) Boise,
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From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Hats - WACF
> Hey All:
>
> Need some tips for doing hats. How to set up properly etc.
>
> We did our first venture into the fun world of hats today and while not a
> failure, we weren't a rousing success either.
>
> I'm a little confused about the presser foot. It said to either run it
all
> the way up or just touching as we normally do. Well, I went to adjust it
> and it appears that moving the wheel up or down had no effect at all.
> Simply put, with the head down, down looked the same as up. Can't figure
> that out.
>
> Also, we ran the fabric setting on 9 initially, and that was way too
loose.
> Backed it off to 7 and it looked ok, but it almost looks like the fabric
is
> getting worn from sewing... Maybe the presser foot is slamming into it.
>
> What kind of sounds should we hear? The WACF seems to be a bit noisier.
Of
> course, we are using the raised needle plate as well as recommended. I
just
> feel like I am forgetting something. We re watched the instruction videos
> though...
>
> Any suggestions for digitizing for caps?
>
> JOHN
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