Focus on Headwear Embroidery on Caps
Embroidery on caps is not the same as embroidery on clothing, neither is it suitable for everyone. If you do not change the way, you embroider on clothing you will fi nd premature wear and tear on your embroidery machine that can result in expensive repairs.
Here are a few tips on how to get embroidery on caps right. • Slow your machine speed down.
• Use Schemtz SD1 needles. These are special needles for heavy tough fabrics. They are a ball point needle with a pyramid point on the tip that helps penetrate the yarn. These are not sharp needles.
• Use a fabric lubricant such as Fablube, this will help the needle penetrate the yarn easier and reduce friction and thread breaks. • Use a strong & stiff tear away backing around 90g. This will stop the bouncing of the cap between the void space of the cap and the frame. • Polyester threads are stronger and may reduce thread breaks. • Why not try 3D Foam for that extra special effect? When using this 3D Foam tell your digitiser so they can increase the satin stitch density and cap the ends. You will have to loosen your bottom and top thread tensions so as not to squeeze the foam.
• If your cap frame is not large enough for the embroidery, then look at the EMS Gen2 cap frame or if you do not have a cap driver for your machine then look at the Durkee fl at cap frame that does not require a driver.
www.etcsupplies.co.uk ETC Supplies Embroidery on caps
Bucket hats
Ethical and environmental option
With Caps, Beanies NS Bucket Hats Neutral can provide an ethical and environmental option for headwear buyers.
The Fairtrade and 100% Organic Cotton Baseball Cap is a twill weave at 210 gsm and it is an ideal way to show sustainable support for students, corporates, hospitality events and sports teams. We can even add personalised hangtags in waste cotton with a message of choice. For 2022 the colour range has increased to eleven options. The two styles of Beanies are a premium quality and would also be ideal for retail markets. Both are double layer with a Fairtrade label at the side and are available in seven colours.
For a lightweight offering we have the one-layer single jersey hat which is a perfect backdrop for some imaginative designs.
The latest offering is a Bucket Hat that comes in six colours.
Offering Fairtrade and Organic Cotton Headwear helps farmers, workers and the planet.
www.neutral.com Neutral | 58 | January 2024
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