[amayausers] Re: flex fit hat

Here's another thought on the stiff constructed caps.  I was taught by 
my melco service manager/long time embroiderer to "rough up the crown of 
the cap" with your hands before hooping.  It only takes a minute and 
makes a great difference.  Rub and squish and twist the crown around and 
this allows you to soften (so to speak) the cap enough to really hoop 
tighter than normal.  I do this all the time on tons of caps and never 
have a problem with needle or thread breaks caused by the heavy 
constructed caps
Dana @ Threadworks


Linen Barn wrote:

>Evelyn,
>
>I assume the first stitch may be at the bottom center of the cap.  Sometimes
>you can't hoop the cap tight enough and there is a little space between the
>needle plate and the cap until you get a few stitches done where it will
>hold down tighter.  I would suggest using some tweezers, scissors, or if
>your brave (I do this all the time) use your finger to hold the cap down on
>the needle plate til its gets going. Tom was having the same problem
>yesterday with contructed brushed cotton caps and this did the trick for
>him.  Another suggestion is if you are doing constructed caps you can take
>the wings off the cap driver and it should sew better.  Sometimes the wings
>pusshing up against the cap cause it to push up off the needle plate causing
>flagging.
>
>I use hooptech aftermarket cap frame:
>www.brothermall2.com/HoopTech_CapFrames.asp?mscssid=LQ9C4AL7HMWD8HEVHXT1509C
>RBAKBD78
>
>I have been using these for several years now on both my EMT's and now on
>the AMAYA's.  I removed the wings from all my cap drivers and use raised
>needle plates always for caps (raised needle plates were not suggested for
>the older EMT machines) and my caps sew very well.  I do lots of flexfit
>structured wool and Pacific structured brushed cotton.
>
>I think holding the cap down until it gets going a bit will solve your
>problem of needles breaking.
>
>Aaron Sargent
>The Linen Barn
>linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Medford, OR
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Evelyn Runge" <expressitwiththread@xxxxxxx>
>To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 4:09 PM
>Subject: [amayausers] flex fit hat
>
>
>>I am trying to sew a design on a flex fit hat for the first time.
>>
>Everytime
>
>>the needle drops for the first stitch it breaks. I just finished 72 KC
>>
>Caps
>
>>(unconstructed) and they sewed beautifully. I am using a 12 sharp needle.
>>The middle seam on this had looks really thick, what am I doing wrong? Any
>>suggestions?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>Evelyn
>>Express It With Thread
>>Virginia Beach, VA
>>
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