[amayausers] Re: die-cut lettering

That sounds about right.  I ordered Stockstitch 4 or 5 years ago and just
updated about 1 1/2 years ago for around $100 I think.  You can get around
the min orders for stock #'s being a E-Line member but the cost of the
custome ones sounds right.  I have a custom 2 color script design that goes
into a baseball bat under the text that runs around $7 per applique (or die
cut).  I put these on a softball teams jersees and charge them around $10 to
sew it on.  By the time I make my markup on the shirts, sell them blank
shorts and make $10 for the sewing I do pretty well.  I in turn order the 6
or 8" #'s from Dalco, use stockstitch to create the files and charge $5 per
# on the back.  I can do a team of 12-15 uniforms on one machine in a day.
I am a little bigger shop than you and can justify the cost of the software
and it has paid for itself many times over for me.  Same with the clamping
system I purchased for around $400.  I made my money back on the first few
hundred hat back I did and it takes about 1/4 of the time it took using the
fastframes I had before.

You can also check with Stahls for die cut.  I have never used them but alot
of people do.  Gein Feil from Dalco monitors the E-Line so if you have any
questions you can probably find him on E-Line.  They made a mistake on a
rush order for some Cheerleader jackets I did with die cut letters and a paw
and he re-cut them and send them out that day overnight UPS so I still was
able to finish on time.  Great guy to work with although he is very
difficult to get a hold of by phone, e-mail is the way to go.  Let me know
if you have any more questions.

Aaron Sargent
The Linen Barn
linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
Medford, Oregon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Captain Gold" <captaingold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:00 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: die-cut lettering


> Aaron,
>
> How much does all that cost? From what I saw on their web site, I'd need
to
> invest in a minimum number of each letter (which wasn't too bad), but the
> Stockstitch program was $300? If I choose custom work, it's a minimum of
10
> and $25 for the disk? Was I reading that wrong?
>
> Connie
>
> Wyvern Productions
> Painting masterpieces in thread.
> http://www.wyvernproductions.com
>
> At 01:34 PM 8/23/04, you wrote:
> >Connie,
> >
> >I use Dalco for my die cut needs.   You can have custom patterns made in
> >which they send you a sew disk.  I bought Stockstitch ver 5 which allows
me
> >to use any of their stock letters, #'s or symbols to make my own disk and
> >just order their stock die cut items.
> >
> >Aaron Sargent
> >The Linen Barn
> >linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Medford, Oregon
>
>
>

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