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Another
problem with six-panel caps occurs when a fill pattern
is placed on top of the center seam. The thread falls
into the seam creating a valley and preventing a nice
smooth fill throughout that portion of the design. This
problem is easily rectified by digitizing a column over
the center seam, then placing the fill pattern.
The column
levels the surface and helps to eliminate thread breaks
as well as providing a superior appearance. When using
this technique, it is imperative that the embroiderer
start with the needle dead center over the seam and that
the digitizer has the design centered. Otherwise, the
column will not fall on the seam, resulting in a hill in
the fill pattern that is worse than the original
problem.
Fill patterns with a
diagonal stitch direction should be avoided on six-panel
caps. Because the sides of the cap are so unstable in
the hoop, diagonal stitches will push the fill outside
of the border causing a problem that cannot be corrected
by your embroiderer. It can only be corrected at the
digitizing board. Fills are best going straight across
but can run up and down. I find that up and down fills,
especially over the center seam, do not cover as well,
and our machines do not like them. We have more thread
breaks with a fill that runs vertically than with the
same pattern run horizontally.
Visors hooped in a cap
frame have special problems. First of all, the working
space is only about an inch tall, although the design
can be as wide as the hoop allows. Secondly, the top of
the visor has virtually no support in a conventional
frame.
Communication with the
customer is the key to success for embroidering this
item. He must be convinced that the same design that
will work on a cap will definitely NOT work here.
Simple designs are best, and small ones are a must. Up
and out are the two words that work here, as well.
Stability for visors can be provided by hooping backing
that is large enough to reach all sides of the hoop at
the same time as you hoop the visor. Another option for
visors is a flat hoop with sticky backing. This provides
more work space on the visor and turns it into an
easier-to-work-with flat substrate.
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