[amayausers] Re: puckering & decreasing design density
- From: "Jeff Banks" <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:55:20 -0600
Hi Sandra,
I just want to add that Terri is right on with what she is telling you.
After you click Apply or OK, the number will go back to 100% as this is just
an adjustment figure that sets the value to adjust by. Do as Terri suggests
and look at the Status TAB and the total number of stitches and you will see
it changes.
Also, Density is one of the adjustments that will confuse you if you do not
understand it 100%. The larger the number, the less density in a design or
fewer amount of stitches. IE: a 3 density produces more stitches than a 4
density. The numbers stand for a distance between stitch lines of stitches
in a fill. The closer the lines of stitches, the more stitches you will
have. The smaller the distance between lines of stitches, the more lines of
stitches fit in the same object. So, when using the scale TAB to make
density changes, you want to go up in the percentage to make fewer stitches
as this increases the distance between lines of stitches. Set it to 110% and
this will make a density setting of 3.5 go to 3.9. The higher the number the
fewer stitches produced, thus making the density lower.
Also, just a thought about changing the density for an entire design.
Perhaps not all areas need changing. For example, the design you are
referring to uses a fill which is the ground the squirrel is on, and the
density of it is 12. This density will change as well when changing the
entire design, which is going to make it look different. The lines of
stitches will be further apart. Also, other fills such as the eye, which
only has 15 stitches in it to begin with, may make it not show up as well
with fewer stitches? The body areas of the squirrel have a density of 3.5
which is probably too much for the lighter garment you are sewing on and is
probably what is causing the puckering. With that said, try changing the
density on the entire design, sew it and see if it still looks right, and if
so go with it. If it changes some areas too much, then you may need to
change density on only the areas with high stitch counts.
As a general rule, most people find Dakota designs use a density setting
that is pretty dense. On most light garments the density can be lowered so
there are fewer stitches and it sews better and looks better on lighter
garments.
Sincerely,
Jeff Banks
Melco Embroidery Systems
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee or Terri Hoover" <lhoover2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:32 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: puckering & decreasing design density
Sandra,
It's probably actually changing it, just that you can't tell. Once you hit
apply (like a save) the changes are made and now everything is "fresh", i.e.
at 100%. If you look at the stitch count before and after on the Status you
will see the change (you do not need to close the properties window). Also,
it appears to me the decreasing the percentage causes the density to
increase as the stitch count increased when go to 95%.
When I want to decrease the density, I select the fill stitches that I want
to decrease the density, then increase the value of the density. Dakota
does seem to have a lot more than needed.
Terri
-----Original Message-----
From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandra Walker
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:57 PM
To: Amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] puckering & decreasing design density
Hello everyone,
I am sewing a Dakota design (file WL0455, Squirrel with nut) and my garment
puckers all around the design. This is on a thin poplin fabric & I'm using
auto-actifeed and cutaway backing.
I've gone to the scale tab and tried reducing the fill density from 100 to
95%, but when I hit "apply", the density automatically changes back to 100%.
I'm following the instructions from some earlier posts, but must not be
doing something right. I like a lot of the Dakota designs, but most of them
seem to pucker.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Sandra Walker
A&E Custom Embroidery
936.588.1015 800.291.6953
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