Thanks for the 'education'...I did double check and the 40 is weight, not color number. Must just be a difference in the quality of thread-the difference
in the sewout between ARC and Madeira (now that I know they are the same weight) is enough to be noticed.Madeira has more than just primary colors in 60 wt now-the salesperson on the phone was telling me about the color chart I had and how to tell which colors
are in 60 wt.I am going to test some of the 60 wt on my next project and see what happens... couple of repeat jobs I do have a lot of small detail-so my jeep club logo will get
an upgrade on the spring shirts...LOL... Roland R. Irish III www.sunrisegraphics.org signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sunrise Graphics 116 Main St Claremont, NH 03743 603-543-1324 Check out our 'instant' catalogs http://www.plasticpromotions.com/?ID=SS850825D http://www.healthypromotions.com/?ID=SS850825D http://www.thewritepromotion.com/?ID=SS850825D On Jan 19, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Rod or Sharon wrote:
Oh, and on needles, the larger the needle size, the larger the circumference is of the needle, so therefore, it pokes a bigger hole! So, if using a 60 weight thread, use a 65/9 needle---just be sure you use Organ needles because they have the larger eye so the thread can pass through the eye easier for high speed sewing.With speed being mentioned, Amayas were designed to sew usually not to exceed 1200. They are capable of sewing higher, but they say, you can drive your car at 120 mph but you don't drive that speed. The machines sew their best at 1200. That is the speed all testing is done at as well.Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: Roland R. Irish III To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:19 AM Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Font Sharon...I had assumed that the bulk of my thread was 60 wt... now I am not sure! It's so easy to confuse me lately...but the 'lettering' I changed thread on is actually 'line art'-the letters are part of a logo and are not a 'typed font'- the letters are made from nothing more than single line satin, maybe 6 or 7 line width. I'd have to check-it's pretty narrow. Using the ARC thread (still got a couple spools to use up) the lines were pretty ragged, so I grabbed a sample spool from Madeira that is labeled as #40...didn't change a needle or anything in the digitizing-and the 'letters' came out cleaner and bolder. So I thought the ARC thread was 60 Wt, and using a 40 (I thought heavier) made the difference. So if you can throw some quick and painless 'education' my way on what inthe heck the threads are it would help!I thought the lower the thread 'weight', the higher the needle number used.(30 wt thread, #80 needle, etc.)? Roland R. Irish III www.sunrisegraphics.org signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sunrise Graphics 116 Main St Claremont, NH 03743 603-543-1324 Check out our 'instant' catalogs http://www.plasticpromotions.com/?ID=SS850825D http://www.healthypromotions.com/?ID=SS850825D http://www.thewritepromotion.com/?ID=SS850825D On Jan 18, 2010, at 3:33 PM, theboards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:This message was posted by Rod or Sharon on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/1143.html#000002Roland,I have to ask, what weight thread are you sewing with normally? We sew most embroidery with 40 weight thread but when we want very small, crisp lettering, we drop to a 60 weight thread so it isn't heavy and leaves nice, crisp tiny letters. We also use a smaller needle such as a 65/9. Typically, we sew with a 75/11. Your suggestion to use 40 weight for small, crisp lettering throws me. Yes, for most of our lettering we do use 40 weight thread---I am talking really small lettering like .18.Sharon =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================
