[amayausers.com] Re: Holes in tshirts
- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:07:07 -0500
Because teeshirts are the absolute worst garbage material you can think
of embroidering on...most shops won't even touch them.
You need several layers of 3 oz. backing just to get a stable base...
standard teeshirts are only 5.5 to 6.5 oz. material, decent 100% cotton
heavyweights might be 7 oz., and some of the real good premium weight
shirts can be 8 oz.
But it is not a pique knit or poplin, heavy weave material-it's a
lightweight
fabric that just isn't made for embroidery.
You have to back off on density-the needle is making the holes, the
thread is
tightening up and exposing it-and the material
itself will rip easily, very very easily, so after you've punched a
hundred holes
in a half inch area for embroidery-then the thread tightens up and
pulls it in...
instant hole!
I won't do teeshirts. Period!
Just not worth embroidering on anything that costs LESS than the thread
price to sew on it.
The only way around it is a ton of backing-then it looks and feels
like you
have a patch sewn on the inside of the shirt and is very noticeable.
My opinion...
Roland
Sunrise Graphics
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On Feb 12, 2008, at 11:52 AM, Darlene Weber wrote:
Can anyone give me some ideas as to why I get holes in tshirts when
I am stitching lettering on them???
Thanks!
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