Thank Edna and Roland, These image are very useful. I only use material thickness #5 and do very well off my inexpertise eye. I will try with higher number to compare. Anyone have another images? Someone, I think Roland, say that he matches the bobbin tread with the upper thread, that sound very expensive since the minimun quantity i bough was 144 bobbin white RA.(very good). The English Bad Writer EdRuiz --- Edna Khalifeh <ednakhalifeh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > > I've stopped 231 spam and fraud messages. You can > too! > One month FREE spam and fraud protection at > http://www.cloudmark.com/safetybarsig/?rc=pmwd4 > > -----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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Sports > > > Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy > > Football > > > http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Sports > Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football > > http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com