ID: KB01004 

Technique: Towels- Embroidery Placement & Framing

The information in this article applies to all Barudan embroidery machines

Needle: #75/11-80/12 NP
Backing: Water soluble topping, Tearaway optional

 

PLACEMENT CHART

POSITION 

 ABOVE BAND  ABOVE HEM

BATH  

 4” above band 5” above hem

HAND 

 3” above band  4” above hem

WASH 

 1 1/2” above band  2 1/2” above hem

BATH SHEET 

 5” above band 6” above hem

BEACH TOWEL 

 6” above hem

FINGER TIP 

 3” above hem/fringe

SPORT TOWEL 

 3”-4” above hem

 

SIZE CHART

STYLE BATH HAND WASH
Script Name (2”) 51mm  (1 1/2”) 37.7mm  (3/4”) 19mm
Script Initials (3”) 76mm  (2”) 51mm  (1”) 25mm
Block Name (2”) 51mm  (1 l/2”) 37.7mm  (3/4”) 19mm
Block Initials  (3”) 76mm  (2”) 51mm  (1”) 25mm
3-Letter Mono (4”) 102mm  (3”) 76mm  (1 1/2”) 37.7mm

 

HOW TO FRAME A TOWEL

STEP 1

 Place frame onto framing device. Loosen the frame thumbscrew slightly.

STEP 2

 Place towel upside down over frame with the center mark over the middle of the frame. Make sure the band or hem is straight with bottom of framing board.

STEP 3

 If the towel is light to medium weight you may need to slip a piece of Tearaway under the fabric prior to inserting frame.

STEP 4

 Select a piece of Solvy topping large enough to cover entire design. Place this over frame center mark and push in frame insert.

STEP 5

 Make sure garment is straight before pressing frame insert into place. You may pull the garment from side to side in order to pull out excess puckered fabric inside the frame. Tighten thumbscrew. Woven fabric like towels must be taught.

STEP 6

 Lift the frame out of the framing device. Handle garment by the outer edges of the frame, so as not to loosen the fabric tension of the framed garment. You’re ready to attach frame to the machine.

STEP 7

 When the garment has completed sewing. You may pull away the excess Tearaway backing and Solvy topping. Small amounts of residual solvy will simply wash out after its first laundering.

 

Framing any large item upside down is recommended whenever possible. This way the bulk of the material may lay in front of the machine. This is especially true when embroidering towels.
  If additional stability is needed use two pieces of Tearaway backing criss crossed. The tearaway will give additional strength while sewing but can be pulled away one piece at a time when completed
 

If holes appear in the garment around the edges of the design check for:
-Too high of a density for the size sewn?
-Was the smallest frame size used?
-Was the correct backing and adhesive used?
-Use a smaller size needle. (ie: If a 80/12NP was used try a 75/11NP instead.)

 

Additional query words:

Keywords : towels framing placement
Issue type : kbtechnique
Technology : sewing
Updated: 10/27/2006