Where can we find which alphabets have tie in/off stitches? --- Jeff Banks <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Herb, > > I need to jump in here so to make sure the information is > 100% correct. Not > ALL Melco alphabets have lock stitches digitized in them. > Garamond is one of > the DAK alphabets and none of the DAK alphas have lock > stitches. Also, if > perhaps a Garamond TT font was used, it will not have tie > stitches either as > no TT font will have them. > > There are other exceptions as well. I know this is going to > open a bucket > of worms, but I am willing to open it and as I am opening it, > I will do my > best to answer all questions regarding the issue. This issue > could also be a > reason Barbara is having problems on the nylon jackets. > > As I stated, not all Melco alphabets have Lock Stitches in > them. A good > example is all of the DAK alphabets.There are others as well. > Now the > question comes up, "which others?". I honestly cannot tell you > without > looking at the stitches they produce. It was never documented > which ones do > and do not. All alphabets are hand digitized. Each was done by > different > digitizers. Some used tie stitches some did not. Some used > both Tie In and > Tie Out, some only used Tie Out. Some used one type of tie > stitch, some used > others. The only one way to know for sure what is there is to > zoom in and > look at the stitches at the end and at the beginning to find > out. > > A problem that can happen is to turn on Tie stitches when the > alphabet > already has them. This can put too many stitches at the end or > beginning of > a letter. This can cause thread breaks, fray breaks, etc. Too > many stitches > at the end of a letter where a trim is going to happen can > cause miss trims. > The miss trims can then cause needle breaks as the move to the > next letter > with the thread uncut will pull the needle to one side so when > it goes down > it hits the needle plate or what ever and cause a broken > needle. This is > perhaps some of Barbara's problems with broken needles? Just a > guess but a > possibility? To many stitches in one spot will cause the fray > breaks Barbara > described as well. Just a guess, but the Full Block alphabet > has tie > stitches in it, so if the parameter to add more is on in the > file being used > on the nylon jacket, this could be adding to the problems she > is having. > > I am sure this is going to open the door for more questions. > Please feel > free to ask them. Lettering, in particular small lettering, is > a one of the > biggest problems to overcome. > > Jeff Banks > Melco Embroidery Systems > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "HK Acree" <hkacree@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 2:03 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Lock/Trim ? > > > Russell > Depends on whether you have converted your alphabets. There > are lock > stitches digitized in all the Melco alphabets. If you have not > converted > (removed) these you will not have any problems. > > Herb > Royal Embroidery > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Russell Silva > To: Amayausers > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 12:16 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Lock/Trim ? > > > Hi all, > > I did some lettering using the Garamond font from > DesignShop and under > lock/Trim properties the lock setting was on none, am I going > to have a > problem with stitches coming out, if so what can I do about it > before I give > it to my customer? I usually have that setting to always by > default but > somehow it got changed back. > > Thanks in advance > Russell Silva > R. S. Embroidery > 508-222-4433 > > >