sequin attachment

[Clark]

Does anyone have the sequin attachment for their machine? If so, what are your likes, dislikes about it?

[Wishes]

I have a sequin device and I love it. You do have to find a reason to use it or the cost is wasted. We take a design like a basketball and change the fill to a very loose density. Then we put rows of sequins on top. Stick Basketball Mom on the outside and moms love them. I find that lettering is much harder unless it is a large filled in letter. It takes patience to teach yourself to get the sequins in the right places. There isn't any place to purchase seqin filled designs that I have found. The sequins add bling and are cheaper than rhinestones. They stay on, wash well and I have had no customers come back with complaints. I give two or three tees to school secretaries or the booster parents and they sell them. Margaret

[Clark]

Margaret,

Thanks for the info. It is the time factor of learning how to place them that I am worried about. Not sure I have the time to devote to it and run the business as well.

[Wishes]

I didn't find that it was that much time. You already know not to do the lettering. Once you reduce the fill to very light and then add the sequins to the ball it isn't that much time. consuming. If you have a market it is worth any time you spend on it. I am totally amazed at how much fun it is. Margaret

[Barbara]

What kind of compressor do you use with your sequin attachment? Does it require humidity controlled environment? Anything else you can tell me would be helpful.

Thanks

Barbara

In San Antonio

[Wishes]

Dear Barbara,
I have a sequin attachment in dry Arizona. Humidity doesn't affect the device anymore than it bothers your machine. I have never heard that as a problem unlike the DTG printers. We have a very large compressor in the garage that has been plumbed into the room with the XTs. It is noisy so the noise stays in the garage. Lowes and Home Depot sell small compressors that will work. They are about $100.00. Just make sure that it fits the requirements from the website. Margaret