1. Applique' cutting
Q:I try to send a design to the cutter with no response.I am going to the file menu then cut applique',which gives me a
printer properties box where our cutter is listed as an output device but nothing happens.We are able to use the cutter thru
Corel Draw installed on the same computer.Does the driver need to be installed somehow in the embroidery program? Please
help.
A:Jerry, if Corel is talking to your cutter the driver is installed properly. It sounds like your not converting the
embroidery object to a drawing object before sending it to the cutter.
2. applique for Fix-Its
I wanted to start a conversation about fixing mistakes. This happened to me this week and maybe by sharing my experience, I
might help someone else. I miss-spelled a word and didn't find it until we already had 2 dozen hats done. I won't use these
hats for my customer, now, but I plan to applique an oval or some kind of crest and then embroider my own business name and a
cute design - then use them as give-always for advertising. - Also have used this technique for a local school needing to get
some hats for a money-making project. I had a bunch of hats that were sent to me (well, I paid for them) in a sample kit.
They were pre-embroidered with their cap company name on them. No-one wanted to buy these sample hats, so I did the applique
technique above, let the school sell them for their project. They paid me a fee for embroidery, but got the hats for Free. I
at least was not stuck with these hats. Hope this helps someone!!!
We have used this method many times to cover errors and changes of logos. One of our customers changes jobs every year or so
and he needs for us to embroidery the newest company name on his shirts when he goes to a new job. It is less expensive than
starting over with a new Cutter and Buck shirt.
Do you have any suggestions for applique on 6 panel caps. We currently have a job and the customer wanted an oval applique.
What did you use to apply the material to the cap. We have an applique iron and have attached the "sticky" we use on patches,
but thought there might be a better way.
Do you have any suggestions for applique on 6 panel caps. We currently have a job and the customer wanted an oval applique.
What did you use to apply the material to the cap. We have an applique iron and have attached the "sticky" we use on patches,
but thought there might be a better way.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
3. Auto Applique
Q:If you are working with the auto applique feature in the software, try ungrouping the auto applique object. Once ungrouped,
Select All and generate the stitches. You now have a guide stitch, tack down and cover stitch that are three separate
objects. This allows you to edit them separately or resequence by color if desired.
Great for use when you have multiple auto applique objects in the same design. To learn more about manipulating advanced
features in the software, sign up for one of our Regional Classes in the US.
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