Question for Embroidery Machine owners
01-22-2014, 01:52 PM
#11
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Austin, TX
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I have machine embroidered directly onto fleece blankets, about five of them and they were gifts. No problem, BUT, you use cutaway stabilizer on the back, and you use a water soluble stabilizer on the top, so that your lettering stays on top, and not lost down in the fibers.
01-23-2014, 08:06 AM
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lansing, MI
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I would probably charge $15 for this (maybe $20). If I get a request, I charge $.50 / letter with a minimum of $10, depending on what it is. Something like this (for memory items), a little discount. Keep in mind you need to consider your thread plus wear & tear on your machine, your time to get it set up & hooped.
Originally Posted by Tfch8184
Machine embroidered. And this is an example of a name and stats.
Kathryn Elizabeth
7.0 lbs 19.5 in
4/7/2004 3:30pm
Nothing omg fancy just a script type font and large enough to fit nicely in a corner of a blanket. I used fleece as a fabric choice because the first blanket was done in fleece and now that I see I understand how difficult fleece could be. I have exhausted my local resources. The ones I could find either only work on mass school sports type items or the job wasn't worth it for them. Hence the reason I've gotten to reaching out online. I know my mom feels quite disappointed that these blankets were never finished so it's something I would like to try to do for her.
Kathryn Elizabeth
7.0 lbs 19.5 in
4/7/2004 3:30pm
Nothing omg fancy just a script type font and large enough to fit nicely in a corner of a blanket. I used fleece as a fabric choice because the first blanket was done in fleece and now that I see I understand how difficult fleece could be. I have exhausted my local resources. The ones I could find either only work on mass school sports type items or the job wasn't worth it for them. Hence the reason I've gotten to reaching out online. I know my mom feels quite disappointed that these blankets were never finished so it's something I would like to try to do for her.
01-23-2014, 10:41 AM
#14
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Walker Missouri
Posts: 199
Actually, fleece is not hard to machine embroider on and it looks nice when done. I have a Viking Diamond.
Originally Posted by mpspeedy2
I would try a shop that sold embroidery machines. They might be willing to embroider the information for you on squares of fabric that could then be hand or machine sewn on to the blankets. I personally would not attempt to machine embroider that kind of information directly onto a fleece blanket. It is very difficult to stabilize fleece enough to keep it from being eaten by the machine. Good luck.
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