[amayausers] Re: Help with Lettering

As far as the fraying, I've been told that Melco fonts come with a tie in, 
but no tie off. I question whether all letters have a tie-in based on my 
experiences. I have started going in and adding tie in and tie off to all 
of my stitches (not just fonts). I've found that this helps especially on 
small fonts. The only problem is that the smaller designs sometimes look 
nasty on the back with all the ties.

As far as what fonts work best, that depends on the size of the font you 
plan to use. I like Melco Micro Block for the very small lettering, but I 
must use water soluble topping on knits or anything with pile as well as a 
heavy backing. I've also been know to convert letters to wireframe and edit 
them myself, but only after stitch out - WYSIWYG isn't always true.

I'd be interested in what everyone else does to combat this problem.

Connie Bechtel
Wyvern Productions
http://www.wyvernproductions.com

At 08:54 AM 1/27/04, you wrote:
>I am sewing a dozen golf shirts using BOFFO DAK.  I have it set to trim 
>between letters and tie in tie off.  Several of the letters are raveling 
>at the bottom....L...P...I...A and I am spending time hand sewing 3 - 4 
>letters per shirt and it is playing HAVOC on my confidence that the rest 
>will remain intact.  I love the look of that font but have had troubles 
>with it in the past.
>I have limited (no) digitizing experience and have limited access to 
>adjust files.  I have had my AMAYA for 7 months and have always been 
>concerned that the FONTS do not sew well.  I look at all the embroidery 
>OUT THERE ON SHIRTS....and wonder what machine is creating it.  Then I 
>wonder if all the fonts for sell (those not coming with the start up 
>package) are better than what we get when we buy the package.  I have to 
>give a quote to do 150 golf shirts with text only.  What fonts work well 
>for you?  What can I do to prevent fraying on letters?  How do you improve 
>the look of the letters?  Desparately seeking help!  Thanks for your help!
>Shannon
>Em,broidery Express
>Olney  MD


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