Design Shop Aplique - Poly Twill - HOW?

[levelbest]

Can someone - Jeff? Others? Design Shop Experts/Trainers? Shed some lignt on how to do sew discs and aplique with the Amaya?

I feel like I have been going round and round for a while on this to no end - some claim to have done it - no one offers how to actually do it.

My theory...

You should be able to create lettering outlines in Illustrator or Corel Draw.

From there, you can take that and import into the Roland Cut Pro Software to cut out those letters in poly twil.

You can also then bring that vecor based lettering graphic into design shop.... BUT THEN WHAT? I tried the Vector to Aplique conversion and it sort of worked but looked ugly - and it did each letter one at a time rather than sewing the outline of the whole design, then stopping, then sewing a tack down stitch.

How do you create a sew disc to make it all work?

Imprintables Warehouse sells a program from Rennaisance called Twill Stitch Pro - but I would HATE TO WASTE $800 on the software only to find I can do it just as easily in Design Shop Pro plus.

http://www.renmachine.com/Ren_Machine_Software_TSP.htm

Can someone answer once and for all - can it be done and how can it be done?

I know Herman at Pineapple Place Embroidery is a Melco Tech and does Twill Letters and Sew Discs but I don't know if he uses Melco Software to produce those... http://pineappleplace.net

If you are out there Herman, maybe you can let us all know?

It just makes me upset that I have never used the GX-24 Digital Cutter I bought a year ago for the purpose I bought it for - cutting twill and sewing aplique. Instead, I have used it for vinyl cut heat transfers.

Please - someone help! [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Fabrications]

Happy to walk you thru it on the phone.
Call when you have a minute.
As soon as time allows, we'll write it all down and have the instrux posted to the site.

269-273-8495
Janet

[Debbie Garifi]

John & Janet,
I need this info also......
I know everyone is busy and I don't want Janet to have to repeat this in two seperate calls.
Is a 3 way type call a possability?
Janet - Or is this something we can schedule for another time that is convenient for you to give me the steps also. Doesn't have to be today.....
Thank you
Debbie Garifi
Design Wizard Embroidery
(661)263-7050
Fax (661) 263-0769

[levelbest]

Hi Debbie:

If I understand how to do it, I'll be the first to post step by step to the site

Janet - I'll call you in a bit but would still like to hear others ideas and melcos response as well.

JOHN

[Digital Stitchz / LaserWorkz]

John,
I will send what I have to you in a MS Word document. I have not had the time to finish it but I believe it will give you a good understanding on how we use DS Pro+ to create applique sew files. Plz, giveme an email address to send it to you.

Lee
Digital Stitchz

[sewsew7]

I would also like to hear how to build a stitch file for applique. Could this be done in Design Shop as well?

[Fabrications]

We now have our notes as a Word doc for anyone who needs them; complete with screen shots out of DS.
We are also available for phone help if needed/wanted.
Please let us know how to send the Word file so it can be accessed from the site.

Janet
269-273-8495

[levelbest]

Janet and Lee:

Please send to john at levelbest dot com

Thanks! Between both, I'll work something out over the weekend to post to the site [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Debbie Garifi]

Janet & Lee,
May I get your documents?
Please send to [email protected].
Believe me you will get questions when I sit down & try this for the first time!
Can't wait.
Thanks for being such a help to us rookies.
Debbie Garifi
Design WIzard Embroidery

[Steve I]

John,

I use an Ioline cutter so I am not sure how your Roland interfaces with the DS software. With the ioline I just export the .plt file from Corel to cut the twill and within the ioline software I create the sew file and export it to DS. Perfect file everytime.

Where I have the problem (and I have not found an answer yet) is when I try to export vectors from DS to Corel. They don't maintain the proper size, so when I export to the cutter the twill is off a little and so is the sew file when I export it back to DS.

Steve I.
Trinity Embroidery

[levelbest]

HI Steve:

Problems is that the GX-24 uses Cut Studio - Ioline and it's software does create the sew disc which is GREAT. Unfortunately, cut studio doesn't as the GX-24 targets both sign makers, vinyl cutters and poly twill cutters. But for the price, the GX-24 is a bargain.

So, we're trying to figure out how to do cut/sew discs using illustrator, design shop and cut studio. We are 90% except for dealing with mitered corners (which requires hand editing).

Will keep everyone informed of the progress.

[sewsew7]

I am also interested in recieving your documentation. Could you send them to
[email protected]
I would love to understand how this can be done. Thanks a bunch. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[levelbest]

Hi everyone...

Once complete, it will be posted to the site here as herb's hat video was for all to see and download.

Thanks!
JOHN

[Di]

Janet,

If you don't mind, please send me the MS Word file to [email protected].

Thank you so much, what a great group of people on this site!!!
Di

[pennyjune]

Can I beg a copy of the files that are being offered. I have a husband that's about to flip.
Please email to [email protected]. I really need to know.
I so want him to able to cut and then me applique the twill on. We have all the programs mentioned. DS pro +, plus corel, all the --shops you can think of. He went nuts the cutting was easy but I couldn't get it to fit. The conversion did something or I screwed the applique. Probably me. Save me.

Thanks
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People Plus, Inc.
Winchester, VA