Loose knit sweaters.

[Dave]

I'm having a problem with sewing a left chest logo onto sweaters. I've used 2 layers of tear away (back) and 2 layers of solvy (front) and my thread is still sinking causing the sewout to look terrible. I'm ready to just say no on doing these. I thought I'd check for ideas first though.

Thanks, Dave

[Dorothy Compton]

One idea that may work is to lay a loose (as opposed to dense) layer of stitches to function as place for the design to sit on. Use the same color as the sweater and the same shape of the design. I use this technique on fleece jackets. Good Luck!

Dorothy

[signman]

Are you using auto density or manual? And is your bobbin too tight? Where is the presser foot set at?
Any would cause the thread to be too tight if set wrong-and that pulls the design right down in.
I had tried beanies, really high loft loose woven knit-and a year ago gave up-the designs were way too tight, sunk right in-then Pat told me to stop doing the underlayment background, loosen up the density, and raise the foot up...with the design set the same as I would for polo shirts. It worked! So all my sweatshirts, etc since then have come out fine. If you want, send me the design and I'll test it for you and see what I find.

[Dave]

Cool, I'll give both of these a try. Many thanks for the info.

Dave