JoeMo

I'd like to add some stitched lines to a printed design and wondered what issues there might be with regards to the t-shirt stretching or shrinking at a different rate to the stitching.

The design would need 4 lines of plain straight stitch zig zagging from left to right to form an M shape on its side. Would this need a backing material to be added to the T as with embroidery or should there be no need?

FYI, Im using Jerzees 180gsm T shirts

 

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SunEmbroidery

Embroidery won't effect whether a T shrinks or stretches. Backing ( light cutaway) should be used for a light material such as a T to stablize during the embroidery process & maintain the embroidery through repeated washings.

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JoeMo

thanks Jennifer. I was worried that if the tshirt material shrunk a bit it would end up bunched or misshapen around the stitching.

 

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guest3300

Just use the stabilizer inside the shirt and it will be fine. It will last longer than the shirt.

 

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