[stitchartj]

I am having a hard time with moisture management shirts. What can I do to reduce the puckering?



Thank you in advance

 

[ikkuh]

Have you already ironed the shirts after embroidery??
Otherwise try another backing like cut-away.

Jacob

 

[myfinishingtouch]

Yeah. They suck for puckering. Make sure you have sufficient underlay and two or three layers of backing. I try to put an edge run underlay down first and then tatami underlay either perpendicular to the fill or two layers at 45 and 135.

 

[SunEmbroidery]

Make sure you aren't pulling your fabric when hooping. The fabric should be taunt in the hoop without stretching it.

 

[JAF]

Heavy density and over stretching while hooping will cause puckering. Use a contour underlay and a light underlay...depends on the deisgn. We use no show mesh and a tear away because our deisgns are digitized for the material. In my opinion if you use too much backing your embroidery will be stiff and feel like a patch.

 

[ecampbell]

I second that. Don't overcompensate for bad digitizing and/or bad hoop tension with multiple layers of backing and heavy stitching. Perhaps all that's needed is a bit of underlay to stabilize more of the design area before running. Failing that, I know some folks swear by adhering the garment to their backing, which should have the same effect, though we don't really do that at our shop.

Heavy density and over stretching while hooping will cause puckering. Use a contour underlay and a light underlay...depends on the deisgn. We use no show mesh and a tear away because our deisgns are digitized for the material. In my opinion if you use too much backing your embroidery will be stiff and feel like a patch.

 

[JAF]

I second that. Don't overcompensate for bad digitizing and/or bad hoop tension with multiple layers of backing and heavy stitching. Perhaps all that's needed is a bit of underlay to stabilize more of the design area before running. Failing that, I know some folks swear by adhering the garment to their backing, which should have the same effect, though we don't really do that at our shop.

I know of many people that recommend adhering backing with a temp spray or they use iron on backing. This might work in small shops or the onesie jobs but I don't think it works in a production setting.

 

[ecampbell]

I agree. We really only use adhesives in special applique placements. I tend to address light, slippery substrates by digitizing underlay in such a way as to marry the backing to the fabric before sewing the bulk of the design.