[amayausers] Re: Cutting backing Techniques
- From: "Lee or Terri Hoover" <lhoover2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:20:25 -0600
Hi Ron,
Two questions:
1) is the garment laying on a table or are you holding the garment by the
backing letting the garment dangle?
2) is the backing side facing you or is the garment side facing you?
Thanks - I'm going to give it a try.
Terri
Embroidery Creations
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Subject: [amayausers] Cutting backing Techniques
Reading Russell's post earlier reminded me of
something I was taught when I bought the business
and I have to teach everyone that is required to clean
embroidery for us, and it dawned on me there maybe
some of you out there who haven't heard of this technique
and of course others who will say, "been doing it that way for years!"
when cutting away backing, always hold the garment by the backing
let the garment hang down below and lay your scissors sideways
and cut the garment away from the backing. Work your way
around the embroidery, as you move your hand hold on the backing
to expose new uncut areas. It is hard to explain yet easy to understand
when you see it. If you will try it you will see the method and how it keeps
the garment virtually as far away from the sharp edges of the scissors
and keeps the tips, (that usually will be the culprit of holes), away from
the garment themselves. The hardest part of the technique is at the end
when you reach the point that you first started cutting, as you finish the
cut just make sure you are working over a table or chair or anything
that will catch the garment and keep it off the floor, which will make even
more work for you.
I've never nicked a garment using this method, and have a lot of
shop shirts that are the results of me not using this method.
Try it out, hope it helps someone.
Ron Vinyard
Body Cover / Magic Stitches
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