[amayausers] Re: design on caps

Phylis
Don't feel like you are alone out there as far as hats go.  Like I was 
telling Rod, I was trying to fnd a easy way and he gave me the answer, send 
them all to him.  He does have somewhat a sense of humor, ask me, I know 
first hand.
Ruth Williams


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PHYLLIS MCINTIRE" <PMCINTIRE@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 8:57 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: design on caps


> Rod,
> You did not offend me in anyway.  Hats seem to be my problem though and I
> definetly want my work to be perfect. I need to learn more and am hoping 
> to
> go back to LA for that week long class. In January we had only 4 days, and
> one look at the amaya and I was intimidated.
> Phyllis
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 8:40 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: design on caps
>
>
>>
>> Hi Phyllis,
>>
>> I had to chuckle a little over the last two responses as with the bit
>> about
>> being " confused " I was pulling your leg somewhat----having a little fun
>> with you  and I believe I may have pulled your chain.......I am 62 this
>> year
>> and my wife says that I have a warped sense of humor at times...please
>> forgive me if may have said something that may have anyway upset
>> you.......
>> ;-))
>>
>> I am glad to hear that resizing/moving the design has helped you with the
>> capbusiness--those little buggers can be a frustrating experience until
>> you
>> learn some of the little tricks necessary to get the job done.......
>>
>> Rod
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 22 May 2005 14:20 , 'PHYLLIS MCINTIRE' <PMCINTIRE@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> sent:
>>
>> Ruth,
>> I was tired when I sent that message.when I said flat sew, I meant sewing
>> on
>>
>> flat surface and the design should have been changed a little to sew on a
>> hat. that was my question and I still feel that a design has to be 
>> tweaked
>> just so for a calp, a hat is what I call them. sorry I confused so many. 
>> I
>> get confused too reading some of these messages but I know a little to 
>> try
>> and figure out what they are saying. Rod came through and yes that was my
>> problem. it was sewing too high up on the cap and so I needed to go in 
>> and
>> change the sizing. thank you all for your patience once again.
>> smile it is a beautiful day!
>> Phyllis
>> Crickets' Creations
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "ruth" <ruthwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxx[1]>
>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[2]>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:33 AM
>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: design on caps
>>
>>
>>>Rod
>>>Please explain to me what you all are talking about when you say you sew 
>>>a
>>>cap out on the 12cm hoop and then the husband set it for the hat hoop and
>>>it
>>>is actually still in the flat sew. What does this all mean? Sorry you
>>>have
>>>me confused.
>>>Ruth Williams ruthwilliams@xxxxxxxxxxxx[3]
>>>L & R Embrodery
>>>Clarkston, Wa
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "PHYLLIS MCINTIRE" <PMCINTIRE@xxxxxxxxxxx[4]>
>>>To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[5]>
>>>Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:34 PM
>>>Subject: [amayausers] Re: design on caps
>>>
>>>
>>>>Rod,
>>>>
>>>>Thank you so much for that info. I absolutely forgot about the size it
>>>>should be. I originally sewed it out on a 12cm hoop and then the husband
>>>>set
>>>>it for the hat hoop and so therefore it is actually still in the flat
>>>>sew.
>>>>or does that really matter? I thought I saw tear in the hats, or at 
>>>>least
>>>>where it seemed to have tore away some of the material.
>>>>
>>>>Phyllis
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx[6]>
>>>>To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[7]>
>>>>Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 7:07 AM
>>>>Subject: [amayausers] Re: design on caps
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi Phyllis,
>>>>>I will send a picture to your email address as the e-group does not
>>>>>receive
>>>>>attachments...too bad at times, as a picture, as they say is worth a
>>>>>thousand words. The picture is of a design I digitized for some 
>>>>>Airborne
>>>>>guys to put on caps. I knew when I digitized it that I was pushing the
>>>>>vertical height to the max, the picture speaks for itself and addresses
>>>>>what
>>>>>you have described.
>>>>>
>>>>>You have answered yourself, the lettering is too high on the cap. What
>>>>>is
>>>>>happening is the top of the cap is being stretched outward by the very
>>>>>end
>>>>>of the sewing arm and the front edge of the needle plate is distorting
>>>>>the
>>>>>cap.
>>>>>
>>>>>How does the inside of the cap look? Can you see where the center seam
>>>>>material is being scuffed or worn, maybe even cut clear thru?
>>>>>
>>>>>The solutions are to:
>>>>>1. Reduce the size of the design a little.
>>>>>2. Lower the design to the bottom of the sewing field...this still may
>>>>>not
>>>>>help completely, if the design is still too large.
>>>>>3. This one you must be very careful, and I say very careful
>>>>>with........you
>>>>>can disable your hoop limits in "Settings" and push the design even
>>>>>lower
>>>>>in
>>>>>the sewing
>>>>>field. You can only push this by maybe 1/4 inch and no more as now
>>>>>the
>>>>>presser foot is riding the slope of the center seam of the cap and will
>>>>>slip
>>>>>down the
>>>>>slope of the cap on the down stroke, push itself up against the back
>>>>>side of the needle and bingo, needle break for sure. So don't try
>>>>>pushing
>>>>>this too far.
>>>>>always remember to re-enable the hoop limit feature after completing
>>>>>the
>>>>>project!
>>>>>
>>>>>The quality will always suffer on caps if the vertical height of the
>>>>>design
>>>>>is pushed too far, especially with lettering. The best quality will be
>>>>>seen
>>>>>if the design is kept at 2.25 in or under and even then, low or lower 
>>>>>in
>>>>>the
>>>>>sewing field.
>>>>>
>>>>>Rod
>>>>>
>>>>>Embroidery Cottage
>>>>>Rod & Sharon Springer
>>>>>Melco Trained Amaya Tech/Trainer
>>>>>Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing
>>>>>
>>>>>Boise, ID 83713
>>>>>208-938-3038
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>From: "PHYLLIS MCINTIRE" <PMCINTIRE@xxxxxxxxxxx[8]>
>>>>>To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[9]>
>>>>>Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 11:58 PM
>>>>>Subject: [amayausers] design on caps
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>>I put together a design for a customer and sometimes the design sews
>>>>>>out
>>>>>>great and at other times the top of the letters (only the top word)
>>>>>>come
>>>>>>out half there and some not at all. I don't like wasting hats but
>>>>>>husband
>>>>>>pushed me to do five.
>>>>>>my question is why would the this happen to some and not all? and 
>>>>>>could
>>>>>>part of it be that it may have sewed too high on the cap?
>>>>>>Thank you,
>>>>>>Phyllis
>>>>>>Crickets' Creations
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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