He gets mine as well. (Hate Them). Sounds like we could have our own little foamy hat guy in the making...... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:00 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: cheap foamy veterans hats... > Ron, > > So your'e saying I can send all my Foam hat customers to you??? > > > Aaron Sargent > The Linen Barn > linen@xxxxxxxxxxx > Medford, Oregon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Body Cover" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:26 AM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: cheap foamy veterans hats... > > >> When we haven't been able to talk someone out of these hats >> we show them a sample and agree to what they see before we proceed. >> Remember the foam is relatively thin and compress' easily so you >> don't have to worry about increased material thickness too much >> I think we ran them at around 5 or 6. the thing to remember is because >> its >> foam, it is very hard to stabilize, fills stitches flex and distort and >> columns unless >> very thick have the foam pull over the top and cover part of the column, > if >> you >> can visualize that. so take that into consideration, the design seems to > be >> smaller >> because the foam collapses around the edges, >> they are not pretty but they will work, but practice first. >> and have a sample to show perspective clients so they know what to >> expect. >> >> Ron Vinyard >> Body Cover / Magic Stitches >> www.bodycoverdesign.com >> >> Grants Pass, Oregon >> 1-888-435-0716 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "E. Orantes" <e3m@xxxxxxx> >> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 8:50 AM >> Subject: [amayausers] Re: cheap foamy veterans hats... >> >> >> >I think you'll be okay. May want to practice first on one or two. Put >> >down >> > some double zig zag underlay to help cover the foam underneath (I'm >> > assuming >> > it's white) and lower the density setting on the underlay from 25 to > about >> > 12.5 . Density could be about a 3.5 and this is depending on what the >> > design looks like. I think these might be easier than most hats >> > because >> > of >> > the "cheesy" bill board rectangular front. Material thickness may have > to >> > be increased a little to accommodate the spongy foam. Otherwise it >> > will >> > pull on the thread too much. If there isn't much buckram backing >> > behind >> > the >> > foam, be sure to use one or two layers of tear away backing. Again, >> > practice on one or two. >> > Ed >> > >> > Ed & Maralien Orantes >> > E.M. Broidery >> > 900 Terry Parkway, Ste. 200 >> > New Orleans, La. 70056 >> > 504-EMBROID ery (504-362-7643) >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Linen Barn >> > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:25 AM >> > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: [amayausers] cheap foamy veterans hats... >> > >> > >> > Hi all, >> > I am emailing from my wife's email, my email seems to >> > be down (I can receive email but can't send from my >> > account). So if you get this please post a response, >> > thanks. >> > >> > I transported the amaya successfully. Thanks for the >> > help. >> > >> > Now I have a customer who already has a few hundred >> > cheap foamy hats for a U.S. Veterans group. I think >> > this is like that cheap foamy hats you see at the >> > truck stops... I am meeting with customer in the >> > morning to see for sure. But I am curious assuming >> > that's the type of hat... has anyone embroidered on >> > these cheasy foamy hats? If so, I was worried too >> > much density may just tear through the stuff (if they >> > don't have any buckram etc.). >> > >> > Based on the customers specific description, I am >> > almost certain these are those type of hats... if they >> > are, can the amaya sew these okay? I don't want to >> > take the job, only to find out we can't sew on this >> > type of foam... >> > >> > thanks, >> > Peter Strike >> > Indianapolis, IN >> > >> > Aaron Sargent >> > The Linen Barn >> > linen@xxxxxxxxxxx >> > Medford, Oregon >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > > >