How To Embroider A Design On Polyester Knit Shirts

by The Embroidery Coach · Filed Under: Apparel Decoration · Embroidery Tips · Uncategorized · embroidery-design-creation

I received a question about how to embroider a design on polyester knit shirts!

I am creating holes in a shirt as I am embroidering a left chest design.  What am I doing wrong? I used 2 layers of tearaway backing and a 75/11 ball point needle.  Could it be the density of my design?

The Answer:  Never use a tearaway backing/stabilizer alone on a knit garment.  Always use a cutaway backing/stabilizer.  The best combination that I have found is 2 layers of No Show or Mesh cutaway backing and 1 layer of crisp 1.5 oz. tearaway backing. I also recommend that  you use a topping on top of your garment and 70/10 ball point needles.  I have found this to be the perfect combination for all of my knits and especially those soft wicking fabrics that everyone dreads working with.  I have absolutely no issues with the wicking fabrics when I use this combination.

Our first thought is to lay blame on the design as the culprit when we create holes in our garments during the sewing process but many times it is the fault of the needle or the type of backing we are using.  75/11 needles are too large for these knit garments.  I use 70/10 needles for almost all of my applications.  Rarely do I use a 75/11 unless it is a tough fabric like heavy canvas.
I hope that this helps with the issues of embroidery on polyester knit shirts.
Joyce Jagger
The Embroidery Coach

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Joyce Jagger, The Embroidery Coach with  30 years experience in the embroidery industry is the creator of several embroidery training courses such as Embroidery Tips and More, How to Price Embroidery and currently holding an Embroidery Webinar once each month.  Joyce helps aspiring and struggling embroidery business owners find the right fit for their skills and passions.

Embroidery Tip – Quoting Designs While The Customer Waits!

by The Embroidery Coach · Filed Under: Embroidery Tips

This week’s embroidery tip is all about quoting a design for your customer while they wait! I wanted to repeat it on my blog because I feel that this is very important!

Do you ever have a customer that brings in designs that they want you to reproduce? Of course you do. Do they want a price while they wait? Sure they do. Have you ever wondered how to quote a price without having to go to your digitizer to find out how many stitches there would be in that design?

I have come up with a system that….

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Joyce Jagger, The Embroidery Coach with  30 years experience in the embroidery industry is the creator of several embroidery training courses such as Embroidery Tips and More, How to Price Embroidery and currently holding an Embroidery Webinar once each month.  Joyce helps aspiring and struggling embroidery business owners find the right fit for their skills and passions.