[amayausers] Re: cheap foamy veterans hats...
- From: "HK Acree" <hkacree@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:58:21 -0800
He gets mine as well. (Hate Them). Sounds like we could have our own little
foamy hat guy in the making......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: cheap foamy veterans hats...
> Ron,
>
> So your'e saying I can send all my Foam hat customers to you???
>
>
> Aaron Sargent
> The Linen Barn
> linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Medford, Oregon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Body Cover" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:26 AM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: cheap foamy veterans hats...
>
>
>> When we haven't been able to talk someone out of these hats
>> we show them a sample and agree to what they see before we proceed.
>> Remember the foam is relatively thin and compress' easily so you
>> don't have to worry about increased material thickness too much
>> I think we ran them at around 5 or 6. the thing to remember is because
>> its
>> foam, it is very hard to stabilize, fills stitches flex and distort and
>> columns unless
>> very thick have the foam pull over the top and cover part of the column,
> if
>> you
>> can visualize that. so take that into consideration, the design seems to
> be
>> smaller
>> because the foam collapses around the edges,
>> they are not pretty but they will work, but practice first.
>> and have a sample to show perspective clients so they know what to
>> expect.
>>
>> Ron Vinyard
>> Body Cover / Magic Stitches
>> www.bodycoverdesign.com
>>
>> Grants Pass, Oregon
>> 1-888-435-0716
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "E. Orantes" <e3m@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 8:50 AM
>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: cheap foamy veterans hats...
>>
>>
>> >I think you'll be okay. May want to practice first on one or two. Put
>> >down
>> > some double zig zag underlay to help cover the foam underneath (I'm
>> > assuming
>> > it's white) and lower the density setting on the underlay from 25 to
> about
>> > 12.5 . Density could be about a 3.5 and this is depending on what the
>> > design looks like. I think these might be easier than most hats
>> > because
>> > of
>> > the "cheesy" bill board rectangular front. Material thickness may have
> to
>> > be increased a little to accommodate the spongy foam. Otherwise it
>> > will
>> > pull on the thread too much. If there isn't much buckram backing
>> > behind
>> > the
>> > foam, be sure to use one or two layers of tear away backing. Again,
>> > practice on one or two.
>> > Ed
>> >
>> > Ed & Maralien Orantes
>> > E.M. Broidery
>> > 900 Terry Parkway, Ste. 200
>> > New Orleans, La. 70056
>> > 504-EMBROID ery (504-362-7643)
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Linen Barn
>> > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:25 AM
>> > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [amayausers] cheap foamy veterans hats...
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi all,
>> > I am emailing from my wife's email, my email seems to
>> > be down (I can receive email but can't send from my
>> > account). So if you get this please post a response,
>> > thanks.
>> >
>> > I transported the amaya successfully. Thanks for the
>> > help.
>> >
>> > Now I have a customer who already has a few hundred
>> > cheap foamy hats for a U.S. Veterans group. I think
>> > this is like that cheap foamy hats you see at the
>> > truck stops... I am meeting with customer in the
>> > morning to see for sure. But I am curious assuming
>> > that's the type of hat... has anyone embroidered on
>> > these cheasy foamy hats? If so, I was worried too
>> > much density may just tear through the stuff (if they
>> > don't have any buckram etc.).
>> >
>> > Based on the customers specific description, I am
>> > almost certain these are those type of hats... if they
>> > are, can the amaya sew these okay? I don't want to
>> > take the job, only to find out we can't sew on this
>> > type of foam...
>> >
>> > thanks,
>> > Peter Strike
>> > Indianapolis, IN
>> >
>> > Aaron Sargent
>> > The Linen Barn
>> > linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Medford, Oregon
>> >
>> >
>> >
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