[amayausers.com] Re: Small Athletic type fonts?
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This is a long post, but this is how I do multiple color lettering.
Step one: Find a font that will sew neatly at the size you want. One the Micro
fonts should work for you.
Step two: Type out the lettering you want at a slightly larger font size than
you need.
Step three: Duplicate the lettering and insert a color change between the
orignal lettering and the duplicate.
Step four: Change the duplicate lettering to the size you need and adjust the
letter width or spacing so that it overlays the first set of lettering.
At this point you should have what looks like a shadow effect.
You could sew the lettering as it is now, or you can follow the rest of these
steps to reduce the number of stitches.
Step five: Use your complex fill tool and outline the original oversize
lettering. Delete the original oversize lettering. You should have the same
shadow effect. Now you can control the density of the background shadow more
easily.
If your lettering will permit, you could even use you "hole" tool (complex fill
hole) and remove the background from behind you lettering. I would try and sew
if out first and see which sews better.
I like to keep the background fill solid and reduce the underlay on my
lettering. Comes out great. Especially on smaller lettering.
Use a 40 weight thread and 70/10 or 75/11 needle on the background color, but
go to 65/9 needle and 60 weight thread for you small lettering. Remember to
slow the machine down some. The thinner needle will flex more, so you don't
want the machine running as fast. This will help reduce the deflection and keep
your columns neater. Also, don't use anything more than a center line fill for
small lettering if you are going to use 60 weight thread. The fill doesn't
really do anything other than help keep everything nice and tight between
letter changes.
If you sew with 40 weight thread, be sure your single line doesn't show through
the lettering or do away with it.
Hope this helps.
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