[amayausers] Re: Rayon vs. Poly on Ball Caps?
- From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 10:33:25 -0700
Rayon will normally have more thread breaks cause its not as strong as poly.
I avoid using rayon unless I have to now. I have been using quite a bit of
Madiera Poly cause it seems to have more sheen than other brands in my
opinion and it runs great.
Aaron Sargent
The Linen Barn
linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
541-770-2957
Medford, OR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laughing Palm Inc." <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 10:18 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Rayon vs. Poly on Ball Caps?
> I've been meaning to ask this for some time, but keep forgetting...
>
> Has anyone else experienced a significant difference when using Rayon
> thread
> vs. Poly thread when sewing out ball caps on the Amaya? It seems that
> whenever we use rayon threads in a design (and it doesn't seem to matter
> what the design is), that we get MANY more thread breaks using rayon
> instead
> of poly - but only on caps - not on standard garments!
>
> Someone once indicated to me that it might be due to the difference in
> elasticity between rayon and poly thread, but I can't say that's the case
> with 100% certainty. Has someone else gone through this and found a good
> solution for it, or is this just something unique to us? It's gotten to
> the
> point that we absolutely avoid using any of the rayon colors in a cap job
> if
> we can!
>
> By the way, the primary poly & rayon threads we use are Melco's ARC brand,
> in case it makes a difference...
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Sulsona
> Laughing Palm, Inc.
> Custom Embroidered & Screen Printed Products
> Post Office Box 957073
> Duluth, GA 30095-9518 USA
> Toll Free: 1-877-4EMBROIDERY
> Tel: 770-448-1171
> Fax: 770-417-1457
> sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.laughingpalm.com <http://www.laughingpalm.com/>
>
>
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