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We have several steamers mainly to rid any hoop burns or impact marks of any show up. We use (Jiffy Classic Personal Clothing Steamer Model: J-2) I read an article about using steam or a hat press to soften stiffs hats and I've had good luck with it.
Our machines are older but I've had good success running yupoong classic hats. I'll post a personal hat I digitized and ran on a structured yupoong without issues.
I can look at your file in the morning and maybe see something.
Our machines are older but I've had good success running yupoong classic hats. I'll post a personal hat I digitized and ran on a structured yupoong without issues.
I can look at your file in the morning and maybe see something.
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Hey Ryan!
I have a similar story to yours; m'lady and I are new to embroidery....wanted to get in to hats...was (wisely) advised to mess up some dollar store pillow cases before learning hats. Did that then was ready to make the jump.
I foolishly thought I would just do all our digitizing myself. Got ourselves a copy of PE-Design (not the best, but not the worst, and a used copy was quite affordable) and I dove in.
I quickly learned that this early in the game I would be better off hiring out the digitizing. It is truly an art form and there is no denying the quality of a sew-out that was digitized by someone with experience. I've been able to muddle my way through simple name patches and stuff, that's easy and the programs handle that pretty much 100%. But the logos and stuff, it'll be years before I've got any clue what I'm doing (and I am practicing).
I looked around and found a digitizer here in Canada. She wasn't as cheap as the San Diego guys, nor was she as expensive as the local Calgary bunch, but she was by far the most helpful in the way of advice and support. I recommend finding someone you can develop a good working relationship with.
By all means, continue learning to digitize, but in the beginning just get help with it to get the ball rolling. It'll help things go smoother at this stage.
Case and point; we chose the most ignorant, complex, ridiculous logo to start with. The version for caps has just under 18,000 stitches. See attached.
These are just dime-store structured caps, but using an experienced professional digitizer is the sole reason I only ruined one (1!!!) cap before getting a stitchout to run with barely any thread breaks, let alone needle breaks. I"m even using 75/11 needles (still titanium).
Anyway, that's my two cents.....get some help with the digitizing, but keep practicing it and find the balance between ones you want to do yourself and ones that are better left to pros.
Good luck!
Mike
I have a similar story to yours; m'lady and I are new to embroidery....wanted to get in to hats...was (wisely) advised to mess up some dollar store pillow cases before learning hats. Did that then was ready to make the jump.
I foolishly thought I would just do all our digitizing myself. Got ourselves a copy of PE-Design (not the best, but not the worst, and a used copy was quite affordable) and I dove in.
I quickly learned that this early in the game I would be better off hiring out the digitizing. It is truly an art form and there is no denying the quality of a sew-out that was digitized by someone with experience. I've been able to muddle my way through simple name patches and stuff, that's easy and the programs handle that pretty much 100%. But the logos and stuff, it'll be years before I've got any clue what I'm doing (and I am practicing).
I looked around and found a digitizer here in Canada. She wasn't as cheap as the San Diego guys, nor was she as expensive as the local Calgary bunch, but she was by far the most helpful in the way of advice and support. I recommend finding someone you can develop a good working relationship with.
By all means, continue learning to digitize, but in the beginning just get help with it to get the ball rolling. It'll help things go smoother at this stage.
Case and point; we chose the most ignorant, complex, ridiculous logo to start with. The version for caps has just under 18,000 stitches. See attached.
These are just dime-store structured caps, but using an experienced professional digitizer is the sole reason I only ruined one (1!!!) cap before getting a stitchout to run with barely any thread breaks, let alone needle breaks. I"m even using 75/11 needles (still titanium).
Anyway, that's my two cents.....get some help with the digitizing, but keep practicing it and find the balance between ones you want to do yourself and ones that are better left to pros.
Good luck!
Mike
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I would suggest that on that small lettering you use a 60 wt thread. I will not be as bulked up as the 40. I also agree with the others, get a professional digitize... 
What size/style needle would recommend for 60 wt thread on a structured hat? As I mentioned we currently use 12/80 titanium sharps with the 40 wt but I'd assume a smaller needle would provide better accuracy, but not so small to cause breaking along the seam.I would suggest that on that small lettering you use a 60 wt thread. I will not be as bulked up as the 40. I also agree with the others, get a professional digitize...
I am using a 65/9 sharp on small small lettering on hats and other items. I have 2 locations set on my machine with a white and black 60 wt thread and the 65/9 needle, all others are 75/11 with 40 wt thread.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
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