One of the most used application
in the embroidery industry is the monograms.
They are used and seen
mostly everywhere, caps, T- shirts, jackets, socks, shoes ...
The number of new punchers
grows on a daily basis. Without the experience required to create letters,
we are not surprise that one of the biggest misteries is the creation of the
small letters.
Where is really the ilusion
of embroidery and what is possible to embroider? Considering that the embroidery
depends on the result of the combination of thread, needle, the fast movement
of the frame, elasticity, structure and kind of the fabric, the condition
of the machine... too many factors influence the result of your design.
It is necessary to take
into account that it is possible to diminsh the size of a monogram in the screen without affecting the quality of it. This is
not possible to make on the embroidery itself.
If the small stitches get accumulated
the result will be thread breakage. In that
case the letters tend to be overloaded with stitches. ( see ex.1) If the small stitches get accumulated the result will be thread
ex.1
Th result of
an accumulation of stitches
The look is
ilegible
At the end to get good
quality on the embroidery is the most important result you can get.
In the world of the embroidery, there is a certain limit in the possible
size of letters. Considering a standard thickness for the threads ( 40 ) and
a flat fabric with regular structure, we can make the following rules. The
first limit that we considered very important, is the thickness of the cord
in the embroidery. If the thickness is equal or greater than 1 mm then it
can be done in cord type stitches ( see ex.2) If the thickness is less than
1 mm, then we recommend to make the stitches on a run stitch type. (see ex.
3).
The second limit is the height of the letters. If it is equal or greater
than 5 mm it can be done in cord type stitches. If it is smaller, we recommend
pespunte type stitches.
Recommended materials.
It is recommended to use robust backing and humidity or heat
dissolute plastics when embroidering
in fabrics like jersey. Also it is a great help to use thinner needles, as
in the example where you should use a type 60 instead of a common 75/11 type.
Try also with thicker threads of 50 or 60 instead of the standard 40.
These sizes help a lot when embroidering of small letters
Automatic
Monogram or digitize?
Although there are a great amount of software specially developed
for monograms and packages with several types of sources for the embroidering,
it is worthy to punch them independently. The result in terms of quality is
better. By punching the letters independently you have more control and are
able to decide according to the situation.
Densities
Do not exaggerate with stitches too compressed in type cord for thin
cords. We recommend a density from 0,35 to 0,40 (It sees ex. 4)
ex 4.
Density
0.37
Right |
|
Density
0.20
Wrong
|
If the cords are too wide, for ex. Greater
than 3mm, you may use a little more compressed densities
Support stitches
In small letters ( 1.2 mm wide and more ), we recommend to make a route
of support stitches. If the embroidery is made fabrics like jerseys or piqué,
then it is very important to make this type of support stitches (see ex.5).
Make the stitches in the middle of what later will be covered with cord stitches.
There are situations where there is no other alternative than to make two routes
of support stitches, for ex. if the conection to the following letters that
follows demands it (see ex.6)
ex. 5
Do not use Zig zag support stitches in
small letters. The result is an accumulation of stitches and thread waste.
See ex. 7
ex. 7
Stylize
The point of the letter ?I? must be simplified. Do not try to do it
with typical cord stitches ( see ex. 8). If you do it the stitches tend to curl
up into a ball. We recommend to make a star shape ( see ex. 9) It is the most
effective way and the final embroidery will have a more clean look.
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Another letter in which we recommend to do a simplificacion is the
letter t.. Do not try to make the superior bar with cord type stitches(
see ex. 10) We recommend to make the stitches in order to set them in
the same angle. ( see ex. 11)
Ex. 10
For small letters as a, e and g we recommend to simplify the central
part of it. Do not try to incorporate cord type stitches in that zone
since the space is so small that the embroidery will remain covered by
stitches (see ex. 12 and 13)
Bend the stitches.
There are parts of some letters such as M,N,V and W where is recommended
to make the embroidery in one step It is not worthy take the trouble
to embroider these parts by sections because the space is too small.
For better understanding, see examples 14 and 15
exj. 15
Spaces inside closed letters.
The areas inside closed letters such as o, p, d, g may cause troubles
as regards the legibility. Several times the stitches get accumulated
inside the inner circle. (see ex. 16) When punching them, we recommend
to make the stitches a little bit more on the outside, adressing
outer circumference. ( see
Ex.17)
ex. 16
Drawing of the small letter
O. Picaje fhad been made exactly in the limits of the inner and outer circumference.
ex. 17
Make sure
to set the stitches outside the inner circumference
Corners
The corners of letters such as P, R, F, L and B may be difficult. The problem
is the final look of the embroidery. It is hard to make sharp corners.
For small letters, we recommend the alternatives A) and B). ( See ex. 18)
For letters very small, we recommend the alternatives
A) and B)
The art of digitize for small letters is just about
trying and embroidering to see the results. The more experience you get, the
greater sensibility you will obtain for your machine to embroider, fabrics,
threads, etc. We hope these files will be a helpful assitance for your work.
