[amayausers] Re: Backpacks
- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:33:20 -0400
I've been doing some totes that are supposed to be canvas, but are actually
a nylon or poly material similar to backpacks. We just threw a cutaway 3 oz.
behind, and then 1 higher MT than what we thought would work-didn't want to
'tear' through the nylon/poly. Came out great! I was doing a 10,000+ stitch
design logo about 3" x 3".
Getting into the 'pocket' is a real pain-then for laughs I checked the
catalogs I get for ad specialty to see what size 'area' is offered on totes
through some of them...surprise! Average 'embroidery image' area was like 2"
x 3" or 4"-yet I can screen print over 6"x 6" on the same pocket. So my
little logo was about the average that we could have 'ordered' from a mfg.
Some canvas totes we did last fall we used the fast frame and got larger
image area-using the hoops you had to go real small or the machine would
'push' the hoop right off the bag. Now it seems the same adhesive backing
doesn't hold at all-totes won't even make it onto the machine-they slide
right off. Did a couple using heavy duty 'wedge' paper clamps then gave up
and went to the smaller hoop-and shrunk the design. One school we had to do
the image on the back side-it was too large and too detailed to shrink to
fit the area on the pocket because of the hoop problem. They were okay with
it but not 'happy'...if I shrunk it there was a ton of detail that would
have disappeared.
On the 'canvas' totes we used solvy for finer images or else you get jagged
lines-on the poly even though it was 'textured' to simulate canvas, the
thread stayed on top and looked sharp.
Roland
From: "Cheryl Rotter" <tsiemb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Organization: Team Sports Ink
Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:29:43 -0700
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Backpacks
Luann,
I did 3 backpacks last week and it was probably a little lighter than a
Jansport, but close. I used double tearaway (just preventative I probably
didn¹t even need it) no topping. I put an double zig zag underlay to make
the lettering sit up nicely on the nylon. They were ½ inch block with two
lines. They turned out nicely and sewed like a trooper. I was lucky that my
15 cm hoop fit inside the pocket it needed to go on. Sometimes the biggest
issue on bags will be finding the hoop that will fit the design and also fit
in the confined space of a backpack pocket. Sometimes the zippers are in the
way, etc. etc.
Cheryl Rotter
Team Sports Ink
5111 Grumann Dr. Ste #1B
Carson City, NV 89706
775-884-3550
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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of image embriodery
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:57 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Backpacks
The back to school push has started! OUr kids don't go back for another 5
weeks but I find myself taking several phone calls for putting initials on
backpacks.
I had a customer drop off a "Jansport" backpack for me to embroider 2 inch
initials on. "O G P"... Font style...Brody.
Any suggestions for choice of backing and if a topping is needed would be
greatly appreciated.
The backpack is nylon.
Thanks...
LuAnn @ Image Embroidery
Because Your "Image" Matters
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