2 1.5 oz pieces to equal 3 oz? or 2 3oz pieces to equal 6 oz.? 6oz of thickness is pretty darn thick (though I suppose would work)... I think we do 2 to equal 3oz if my memory serves me correct. - - - - - - - - John Yaglenski President / Chief Executive Officer Levelbest Communications I: www.levelbest.com P: 301.591.2481 / 888.229.1779 F: 501-631-4544 active website design . web hosting . content driven websites This e-mail message and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Levelbest, immediately -- by replying to this message or by sending an e-mail to john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:02:09 -0800 >I agree with Roland on the double 3 oz backing and put solvy on top as well. > >Aaron Sargent >The Linen Barn >linen@xxxxxxxxxxx >541-770-2957 >Medford, OR >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:44 AM >Subject: [amayausers] Re: Lettering > > >> Your problem is that the strap shirts are nothing more than teeshirt >> material with straps...the worst stuff to embroider on! I think the >> consensus for doing teeshirts was double 3 oz. backing, back a month >> or two here? >> Maybe a couple layers of tearaway might work. >> Tighten the bobbin and chances are good you are going to get a pucker... >> I think someone else mentioned they were having good luck with the >> poly 'mesh' backing for teeshirts but I haven't tried it yet. >> We just don't bother sew on teeshirts or material similar....shirts >> are cheaper than the embroidery will cost them! >> Roland >> >> Sunrise Graphics >> 116 Main St >> Claremont, NH 03743 >> 603-543-1324 >> fax 603-543-9902 >> www.sunrisegraphics.org >> signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> On Mar 15, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Wolf Embroidery wrote: >> >>> Good Afternoon! >>> >>> I'm in the process of doing up an order of Thin Spaghetti strap >>> shirts. I >>> have played around with several fonts and settings as well as with the >>> backing and material thickness and the result is always the same. The >>> lettering is to be red and the white bobbin keeps pulling through and >>> showing. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> Wolf Embroidery >>> Wolfemb@xxxxxxxx >>> Lisa and Don Ridley >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at mail.levelbest.com