Thick material

[HH5131]

Can anyone tell me the thickest material they've worked on?
I need to embroider thin leather vests and also the front pocket of small tote bags. The bags are made of nylon with soft padding and I'd say they're a little less than 1/4" thick.

[signman]

WE've embroidered on insulated 'lunch bags' for kids. They are about 1/4" or more thick-we use the speed frame (clamp) system. Only problem we find is the inside vinyl liner gets cut right right through, like perforated kids cutouts. I have clear 'banner vinyl repair' tape and just cut a piece a little larger than the sewn area and press it down firmly and the customer is okay with that-we showed her what it did. Also, we do all kinds of tote bags, synthetic and natural-just don't bother with a backing. And Sanmar Work jackets-good heavyweight material-again, no backing and no problems.

[HH5131]

thx for the advice. I don't think it would be an issue if the liner got cut out. I don't think it would anyway since it's not a vinyl I believe, nylon maybe.
Do you think the fast frames would work sewing this? The embroidery needs to be on the outside zipper "pouch/pocket" of a small tote bag. I'm going to order the fast frames specifically for this since it's the only one with the right sewing field measurement.

[levelbest]

Fast frames will work but the slimline clamping system will work better....

[signman]

We got rid of our fast frames several years ago...just too much trouble trying to get things like tote bags to stay in place-as John says, the slimline system definitely works better!

[Ballyhoo]

Note that the laser pointer will be off significantly on thick items. It comes in at an angle from the right and, since thicker material is closer to the laser, the laser dot will be farther to the left. With leather, vinyl or other unforgiving material, I always try to be sure that there is stitching over the center so that I can drop the needle from the maintenance menu to confirm the item is centered.

[Alicante]

Ballyhoo,
Just browsing new posts and came accross this one.
Thanks for the tip on thick items. I had noticed the laser was a hair off center to the left of where the needle actually goes in, but didn't know where to find how to drop the needle to ensure centering. I'd always done that on my sewing machine but on the Amaya... a mystery.
You solved it!
This group is great.