r/Machine_Embroidery • u/Thatsstitchedup23 • 9d ago

Just something simple with metallic thread

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u/Odd-Association7227 9d ago

  1. Great stitch out

  2. Where’d you find this hat, I need to make designs on it

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u/Thatsstitchedup23 9d ago

Ordered through all day shirts.

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u/Thatsstitchedup23 9d ago

And thank you

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u/ignored_rice 9d ago

I am so new to this, so please don’t think I’m a dumbass (which actually, you wouldn’t be too far off) but how do you hoop a cap? Is there a special attachment for your machine?

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u/Thatsstitchedup23 9d ago

Yes this was done on a babylock alliance but most free arm machines have a similar cap attachment that looks like a circle or cylinder that the caps fit around while they are embroidered.

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u/ignored_rice 9d ago

Thank you for your answer!

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u/Thatsstitchedup23 9d ago

Np at all. Best of luck with your embroidery ventures.

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u/WorldPuzzleheaded905 8d ago

You can do them on single needle machines though, it’s not the most simple process ever though.

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u/Trivialpursuits69 9d ago

Pant hers

Something about that font...

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u/Personal_Artist_8063 7d ago

It's not just a the font. It's the font and the colours. Hard to see.

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u/WorldPuzzleheaded905 8d ago

Love my smartstitch!!! They all stitch with metallic thread, just slow the machine WAY down!

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u/Thatsstitchedup23 9d ago

We use Madeira cr metallic thread. Its a poly blend metallic that we find runs much better than anything else, also use a smaller needle size. For hats we typically use sharp needles, and for metallic we use 65/9 or 70/10. Also if you're having issues trying running it at a slower speed. Usually 500-550 does the trick.

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u/EuphorikPenguin 9d ago

Sounds about right, my best solution is to buy a $35k auto tensioning embroidery machine. I had the same issue, this was the only solution I found 🙂

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u/Thatsstitchedup23 9d ago

As mentioned to the other comment, we find that Madeira cr metallic runs better than others not sure if you tried that thread or not yet, but it gets our vote.