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Posted by on October 23, 2007, 3:03 pm
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> jusme wrote:
> > Hi everyone;
>
> > Just a quick check in.. I am now
> > working on a christmas shirt for himself.. It is a
> > pointsetta cotton print, with contrasting yokes to be
> > made of red cotton print that has "ho ho ho" all over it
> > in white.. (The "ho ho ho" fabric is an exclusive of
> > TSWLTH, in case anyone needs some)
>
> > I finished another "fall" long sleeve shirt over the
> > weekend, and it is now hanging in the closet, ready to
> > wear.. ("pumpkin" print yokes over golden "fall leaves"
> > print body -- warm and cheerful looking)
>
> > I have the xmas shirt all cut out, and I did some machine
> > embroidery on the yokes for fun (snowmen). One of the
> > patterns (centered on the back yoke) is 3 snowmen, 7"
> > wide by 5" tall hoop, which was a freebie at the brother
> > web site. It stitched out very nicely, and seems to be
> > well digitized.
>
> Sounds like a lot of fun! I have a collection of Halloween
> designs I'm planning on putting on a denim shirt, and I
> created a bunch of snowflakes, I'm going to save them in
> several sizes and stitch all over a fleece jacket.
>
> > Gripe on/ The same cannot be said of my
> > purchased 4" x 4" dakota collectibles designs I choose to
> > embroider on the front yokes... They are very poorly
> > digitized indeed -- *way* too dense (instead of skipping
> > areas that are to be filled with another colour, they
> > simply add layer after layer of stitches on top of one
> > another - eventually this causes thread breaks related to
> > the extreme density), and uncountable jump stitches
> > everywhere to trim. /Gripe off .. The dakota designs are
> > "Christmas Scenes F70185" in case you want to avoid them.
>
> I have similar experience with some designs/designers.
> Usually I can tell by the stitch count if a design seems too
> dense. However, I am able to use my software to edit
> purchased files, so I've learned to do a virtual sew-out to
> see just where problems might lie.
>
> > Aside - Beverly - I did use the tear-away stabilizer, and
> > it worked great.
>
> Super, thanks for the feed back, it's always nice to know
> when suggestions work.
>
> Beverly- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
I use freezer paper. I use to just bye it from the local grocery
store. Big mistake after I tried this freezer paper made just for
crafters. I got it on line at http://www.printyourlabels.com/?Click=20.
It takes very little heat and they sale it in sheets and by the roll.
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