[amayausers.com] Re: hat hoop

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Cindy-90% of the hats we do are the low profile, unstructured or light 
structured...and I use the CCF hoop. I have the long 'hat backing' (Madeira) 
and for the really flimsy 'stone wash' canvas hats I've used 2 layers at 
times...but since Rod gave us tricks on lettering haven't done that much of 
double backing. 
For small lettering, NO short stitch (click that OFF), no additional 
underlayment-only what the lettering does itself. Density 5 or even higher 
(less dense). Speed-700 to start, increase until you get thread breaks and then 
back off 50.
Try to get all lettering and design to sew from 'center' out, and 'brim' UP, do 
all lettering down near the brim first-before the logo. This way the presser 
foot isn't pushing a roll of denim ahead of it.
Hat brim-get the 'adaptor' (brim clip) from Melco for the hoop and use it. If 
the hat brim rubs against the back of the needle housing-you can actually watch 
it PULL the face of the cap as it moves-needle and thread breaks, distortion of 
design, all from that pulling. The adaptor pulls the cap brim down (like the 
WACF has a clip)and holds it rigid. Made all the difference for us. But we only 
do small orders here-much cheaper, more efficient, and more profitable to have 
Pat do them up north on her 15 machines...and ship them down to us. She has 
done 200 hats in a couple hours-would take us about 4 days.

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