Ever make a flag?

[cjk]

I have a customer that wants a 3'x5' flag using embroidery. Has anyone had any experience with this? I was wondering how the embroidery held up to the weather? I'm doing it on all weather nylon so not so worried about the fabric, more about the poly thread holding up. Trying to talk him into letting me applique the design but he really wants it embroidered. Thanks, Cheryl in Kansas

[Juli in Kona]

And just how many stitches would that be? Gee, get that job and you won't have to get another job for 3 months. It will take days to do sew it out. And how would it drape?

Juli

[cjk]

I was also worried about the drape. I'm sitting here looking at this design and thinking it would be better to embroider some and applique some. just added the stitches up. 252,313 without the lettering. I"m looking more and more at applique. lol

[signman]

For way, way less than it would cost you to make it up, any commercial flag company will sell you an appliqued&embroidered (stars) professional 'stage or parade' flag for a couple hundred bucks...I've supplied them for local school and band.
Double sided, gold tassle border, etc.
There is no way you are going to be able to do anything that big!

[cjk]

What he wants is not a regular american flag. He wants a design from Dakota collectibles, which I already have. I've enlarged it big enough but now I would have to split it. I think I'm just going to applique it. would be a lot faster than splitting the design up.

[signman]

Have you thought of using stitch saver to give the embroidered look? It's not the cheapest material but it would look good-and won't drape any better than fully embroidered.
Have you quoted a price on this job or does he think it's going to be $50 or something unreasonable?

[cjk]

He said he didn't care what it cost signman, which I can't really believe. I have a call into him now to discuss this further because its not going to be cheap at all. I hadn't thought of the stitch saver. Don't think I've ever used it. I'll look it up real quick. Thanks.

[signman]

I think you would also find that trying to hoop, sew, re-hoop, align, etc. is going to drive you nuts...and if you get half way through it and it screws up...you'll have to start all over again. There goes your profit. Just the potential for damage to all the embroidery by rehooping over and over...and also having part of the hoop going over the thickness of the thread and the other part not...could make it slide around...3' x 5'..and your largest hoop is actually about 10" x 14" sewing area once you allow for alignment...how many times is that for rehooping and chance of error? This is a job I wouldn't hestitate to turn down without batting an eye.
Hope you have a couple bottles of anti-acid!

[Rod or Sharon]

Stitch saver is pretty neat stuff and looks great, but I am not sure just how big you can go for sheets...Melco Mart use to sell it for around $20.00 for a 30X20ish size piece. Great stuff to embroidery on.

Rod Springer
Amaya Tech & Trainer

[Greenwing]

If he does not care what it costs.
Have him pay up front.

Then sew.