Sewing left chest logo straight

[HH5131]

I have a logo that is a perfect square, so if it's not straight it's very noticeable. Can anyone give me tips on how to be sure I'm getting this straight on the shirt? Any devices or tools you'd recommend? I have the Embroiderer's Buddy, but it's so hard to line up a plain left chest. What do you go by?? What's the reference point?
thx!

[Wayne]

I always go by eye sight.
Or you can draw a line or put tape on the shirt and hold it up to see if it looks straight. If not adjust the line.
If this is a button up shirt you can use a 90 degree square lined up with the button holes.
But eye sight has always worked best for me.


Wayne

[HH5131]

Thx Wayne. I just experimented with eye sight and you are correct. I tried to line it up with the stitching on the collar, but the stitching is never straight. I wish there was an easier fool proof method, but the eye is my method for now.

[Theresa S.]

I draw a cross hair with tailor's chalk and a clear quilter's ruler. if you have placket, line up vertically with that, then horizontally.

[Juli in Kona]

I made a snap line cross-hairs from a big hand embroidery hoop and "snap line" that I bought at the hardware store. I use plain old blackboard chalk. Works very well!!!

Juli in Kona

[Anita]

Juli...Cool! I'm glad to know someone has done that! I thought of doing the same for quilting on my 14' longarm frame...just never tried. Now I will try it for both quilting and embroidery. There is a dressmakers chalk wheel with powdered chalk that I thought I'd try, but some colors are hard to remove...believe it or not. Test before using them if the design won't cover the marks.

Anita

[Juli in Kona]

The chalk I use is Crayola Chalk Colored. I use the red and the lt blue. I can just rub them off and between the two colors, I can see it on any color fabric.

If you are going to make yourself one, I suggest an oval hand emb hoop. I have a round one and wish it were oval. Use only the special "snap line" that you can buy at the hardware store. Everything else stretches and is no good for snap lines. It is the perfect size an holds the chalk. The only thing that is irritating is that you have to re-chalk the string every time. But the irritation is sure worth the results.

Juli in Kona