new here and 2 machine emboridery

Posted by shelly56 on September 29, 2008, 3:56 pm

Hi I'm Shelly and I just got a Brother Innovis 900D about a mth ago...I
love been playing around with a few free designs and bought a hummingbird
CD that day they turned out perfect....but problem is I'm trying to make
me a Halloween t-shirt regular cotton and the design is not filling
in...I've used 2 layers of tear away stablizer should I have used
something stronger??? Please help I really want to make me a
couple....thanks in advice...

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Posted by Kirsty Wursty on September 30, 2008, 2:56 am

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Hi Shelly, I had this exact same problem in the beginning. You can`t use
tear away on knits. What works best is something sticky. I use lightweight
cut-away stabilizer and spray it with spray adhesive ( for machine
embroidery). Wait the 2 minutes or so it says to wait and then appy to the
back. If the knit is really thin, I use 2 layers. Works like a charm!

Kirsten

Posted by Joyce on September 30, 2008, 11:25 am

I do use tearaway, but very thin, so it almost tears away by itself. Even
more important, however, is using a stabiliser on top of the shirt. I use a
soluble stabiliser, and rinse off. The stabiliser on both sides keeps the
knit fabric from moving while stitching. If I can't rinse the whole
garment, I cut away as much as I can, and just rinse off the area stitched.
I have embroidered quite a few t-shirts lately, mostly with our town's name.

Joyce in RSA.

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Posted by BEI Design on October 1, 2008, 5:00 pm

Kirsty Wursty wrote:
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I also found, after ruining a couple of T-shirts, that
tear-away is no good for knits. I now use fusible cut-away
mesh under and Solvy or Ultra Solvy on top for knits. I
have had very good results.

Beverly

Posted by d. on October 9, 2008, 9:35 am

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as I told in other tread
It's a problem of traction of the woven. You must set up with the program
the under seam * and use a rigid base (like the woven used to make collar of
the shirts), and don't forget to set the traction compensation * on
program...

* You need it for large surfaces...
bye
d.

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