[amayausers] Re: Gator type embroidery hoops
- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:44:36 -0500
Be interesting to see how they get around all the 'excess' jacket
when you stuff it on the clamp...
Roland
Sunrise Graphics
116 Main St
Claremont, NH 03743
603-543-1324
fax 603-543-9902
www.sunrisegraphics.org
signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Mar 27, 2006, at 9:47 AM, Rod or Sharon wrote:
> Roland,
> Recently at our last training session in Denver we did see the
> jacket back
> size clamping system and we are just waiting for it to be
> released to get
> one for ourselves.
>
> Rod Springer
>
> Embroidery Cottage
> Rod & Sharon Springer
> Melco Amaya Tech & Trainer
> Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing
>
> Boise, ID 83713
> 208-938-3038
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 9:02 AM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Gator type embroidery hoops
>
>
>
>> I knew you could remove the entire hoop-but if you pulled on a sleeve
>> or caught the hem or something..oops! It moved! Other than sticking
>> on a half dozen 'paper clamps' to securely hold it-I'd forget about
>> moving anything.
>> I've done some nice applque with the stitch saver-on jackets by
>> sewing down an oversize 'patch', with just a running stitch. Then
>> taking the plastic hoop off, and carefully cutting around the
>> stitching-then back on the machine and finish sewing. Can't do that
>> with the clamp system...so it's either stick with the hoops for that
>> job or presew and cut around the exact image needed-which if it is
>> off even 5 points will show badly!
>> But did a batch of totes and blankets, and some hat 'backs' on
>> unstructured stonewash...and the time saved alone in hooping was well
>> worth it.
>> If the hoop system came in 6" x 16", my sweat shirt back problem
>> would disappear...hate using the huge 'full back' hoop and all that
>> wasted backing just for a long name on the back!
>> Roland
>>
>> On Mar 26, 2006, at 10:56 AM, Rod or Sharon wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Roland,
>>> You are right on with the Hoop Tech clamping system. I use ours on
>>> a pretty
>>> regular basis anymore. I find it very useful in testing designs
>>> that I an
>>> digitizing because of the ease in hooping the test materials.
>>>
>>> The one comment that you made about birdnesting and not being able
>>> to take
>>> the garment off the machine.......aaaaah, there is a way, I have
>>> had to do
>>> it once already. Although you certainly don't want to remove the
>>> garment out
>>> of the clamping system and loose the registration, just carefully
>>> take the
>>> whole clamping system off of the machine with the garment still in
>>> it. It is
>>> only held on to the carriage by two screws......convenient....no,
>>> but if
>>> there is a will there is a way......
>>>
>>> Rod Springer
>>>
>>> Embroidery Cottage
>>> Rod & Sharon Springer
>>> Melco Amaya Tech & Trainer
>>> Design Shop Pro+ Digitizing
>>>
>>> Boise, ID 83713
>>> 208-938-3038
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:12 AM
>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Gator type embroidery hoops
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> The yellow 'clamp' hoops are made for Melco by Hooptech...you can
>>>> order them direct from Melco and NOT pay extra for the 'conversion'
>>>> bar or something. We almost ordered from Hooptech until they
>>>> suddenly
>>>> showed up in the new Melco catalog. Limited use-you cannot use them
>>>> on hooded shirts, back of anything, etc. because there is no place
>>>> for the 'excess' material (like the hood) to go...and if you have a
>>>> problem with a sewout-like a birdsnest underneath or something-you
>>>> cannot take the garment off and put it back on.
>>>> But for polos, shirts, blankets,, even hat backs-and especially
>>>> TOTE
>>>> bags and christmas stockings, wow!
>>>> Get them from Melco, and the last upgrade I got for the Amaya OS
>>>> has
>>>> all the hoop info built in.
>>>> The system is expensive, so is almost any gadget for the
>>>> Amaya...but
>>>> it does work. Hooptech has two 'sizes' of master frame assembly,
>>>> and
>>>> then different sizes of the clamps in each. Same idea as the fast
>>>> frame system, but now you get a 'clamp' to hold stuff down.
>>>> Always, ALWAYS, ALWAYS do a trace first with this system-to make
>>>> sure
>>>> you have the right hoop selected, and to make sure your garment
>>>> won't
>>>> pull or shift before you start!
>>>> Roland
>>>>
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