[amayausers] Re: backing suggestions

  • From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:06:27 -0800

LuAnn,

I use 3 oz 6.5" squares and order 10k of them at a time about every month 
and a half.  I double it up quite a bit.  We spent close to $10k last year 
on backing, thread, solvy, and bobbins :)

Aaron Sargent
The Linen Barn
linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
541-770-2957
Medford, OR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "image embriodery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 1:57 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: backing suggestions


> Steve,
>
> I just did the math and realized how CHEAP I am!!LOL
> It is only costing me 8 cents a shirt. I guess it just seems expensive
> beacuse I go through so much of it.
> I generally buy the 8.5" X 8.5" pre-cut.
> I am considering the 8" X 50 yard roll.
> When I first started I was doing the 2 oz. cut away, but I really like the
> result I get with 2 pieces of 2 oz.
>
> Thanks for the input!
> Have a great weekend!:-)
> LuAnn
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Cohen" <steve208321@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:46 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: backing suggestions
>
>
>> LuAnn,
>> Open your MelcoMart catalog to page 10 and 11 and it suggests which
>> backing
>> to use for each material. I stock white 1.5oz. tearaway and 2.0oz. 
>> cutaway
>> and follow what the book says. I'm not fighting with you that backing is
>> expensive because it is. Buy a larger roll and it is less money per 
>> square
>> foot.
>>
>>
>> From: "image embriodery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:42:03 -0500
>> Hello all,
>> I would like to know what your most commonly used choice of backing is 
>> for
>> the
>> basic fleece, polo, t-shirt, etc.
>> I am currently using 2 pieces of 2 oz. cut away and I am very happy with
>> the
>> result. BUT..it is costly. Will the 2.2 oz. give me a result that is
>> comparable?
>> Any and all suggestions welcome!
>> Thanks,
>> LuAnn @ Image Embroidery
>> Because Your "Image" Matters
>>
>>
>>
>
> 

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