The Embroidery Column
Embroidery on outerwear – it’s not the same!
In this month’s Embroidery Column, Jas Purba, managing director of ETC Supplies, provides some handy advice for embroidering those trickier outerwear items.
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mbroidering outerwear clothing such as jackets is not just the same as embroidering a T shirt! Often outerwear is padded and heavy, this makes it very difficult to frame up. People will spend a lot of time using standard plastic frames that either pop out or snap during framing up, making this a very costly exercise. Alternative products are available that will make your life much easier, quicker, reduce worker fatigue and avoiding repetitive strain injury.
Frames
You have several choices available as to how to frame up these products. Probably the most popular product is the Mighty Hoop. This original product from Hoopmaster in the USA is available in a large range of sizes, ranging from chest logos to large back logos. It is very simple and easy to use. Just place the ring with the backing inside your garment and drop the frame onto the ring. Mighty Hoops do not need any adjustment and they automatically provide perfect tension. If you use these with the Hoopmaster station and fixture you will get excellent results every time with the embroidery straight and in the same place on every garment. The other option is the EMS Hooptech clamping systems from USA. These spring-loaded clamps will hold anything. They provide a very strong grip and can easily hold the weight of jackets. When using these clamps, you take your work to the embroidery machine and simply clamp in position the garment for embroidery. These clamps are very useful for doing pockets, lapels, and other difficult parts of the garment. The garment does not have to be in all
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the way into the clamp. If the clamp has enough grip it will work. All these products are available to fit any machine brand.
Waterproof
Finally, don’t forget to waterproof your embroidery afterwards. You can get hold of Anti Wet patches that are simply heat pressed or ironed onto the back of the embroidery after removing the backing paper. These patches provide a waterproof barrier, keeping the wearer dry. The other option is to use a water proofing spray. This is applied to the front of the embroidery, to stop the thread getting wet and carrying the water through to the back like a sponge.
The Mighty Hoop is simple and easy to use
Using polyester embroidery thread will make your embroidery last longer as it does not soak up the water as much as rayon thread.
Use an Anti Wet patch to provide a waterproof barrier
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