[amayausers] Re: Hooping
- From: "Michael Walker" <walkermaj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:15:34 -0600
Hey folks,
I am amazed but not surprised but we all seem to do it a little different.
Here is my process. I was never able to hoop backing and fabric, never
could get both pieces with the same tension. If one was tight the other was
loose. Gave up. I have for many years and still today only hoop the fabric
and then add either tear away adhesive backing which does give me adhesive
build up on needles that you have to watch or spray adhesive on either cut
away or tear away backing. I have the best luck with the spray adhesive and
either cut away or tear away. The only down side is that it adds additional
steps of having to spray your pre cut backing material and cleaning your
hoops every so often with some denatured alcohol to remove the adhesive
buildup. I most recently used the spray adhesive for three soccer teams
worth of navy blue fleece sweats. They turned out very nice but left a
pretty ugly build up of adhesive and navy fleece on the back. Alcohol did a
nice job of removing the adhesive albeit a little slow and needed a little
elbow grease but it will not attack the plastic as some other solvents will,
ie. acetone and MEK. One fluid I have also used for years for removing
residual adhesive is WD-40, works great especially adhesive retail price
labels on glass. Good luck Herb!
Mike
Ginny's Place, LLC
walkermaj@xxxxxxxxxxx
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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of HK Acree
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 12:58 PM
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Subject: [amayausers] Hooping
Okay all you folks that been doing this forever, I need some guidance. I
read somewhere eons ago about pre-tensioning your hoops. The deal was you
get the fabric and backing together then put them in the hoop while it is
real loose. Then you tighten the screw, by hand, till it is just snug. This
was supposed to give you the right tension during hooping. Sounds good to
me. Problem I am having, and really always have, is when I get the fabric
hooped I end up with loose fabric in the hoop. Have to gently pull the edges
to get the fabric taut. I know this is wrong and read (maybe I read too
much) that this is caused by the hoop being to tight and pushing the fabric
into the hoop. So I loosen the hoop up, still does it, loosen it some more,
not much better. Now I am at the point where I am not sure the garment will
stay in the hoop. Not good. This happens primarily when working with thin
woven materials.What am I doing wrong? Open to all suggestions, including
forgetting about it and going fishing.
Herb
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