New into the business

Traylors Gifts · April 29th, 2009, 02:33 PM

Well just thought I would let you all know that I have a Tajimi coming to my office tomorrow for a demonstration. I was so impressed that they would come to you and do a demo. If I choose to keep it, I will be in business tomorrow. Thanks for all the great advise. I will let you all know how it goes tomorrow.

twok4hd · April 30th, 2009, 05:45 PM

So, how did the demo go?? Nosey people want to know. They were too scared to ask, so I thought I would ask for them.

dangig · April 30th, 2009, 06:32 PM

embroidery is based on the ruler and tape measure system. really its insane! haha im kidding
no actually embroidery works on proximity. not every piece will be in the same place, because not every shirt is sewn the same way. the difference will be unnoticeable by eye or so unnoticeable that a customer will not notice. heres how it works. well this is how i do it.

i mark my shirt. so lets say its a large, i sew out the sample for my shirt, and stick it on where it should go. if you want ill send you placement charts. once the shirt is marked i set up my hooping board which i will send you the link for in a second. than i hoop that size.

and it goes on for each size. as the sizes get smaller i decrease the logo a little bit in size. you do not want a 6 inch logo on a xs ladies shirt. but on a men's 2xl it will work.

its not a perfect science, it will never be in the same place, just like the machine will never sew the same way everytime. its a machine. On that note.

www.hoopmaster.com

purchase this system and you will have no problems.

or the all in one hooper. or make the hooper i made one works like a charm!

Traylors Gifts · April 30th, 2009, 09:01 PM

Well I am a proud owner of a Tajima Neo 2 machine. I was really impressed. I have wanted to do this for several years so I finally done it. Thank you all for your great advise. I should get my software next week. I will get more training next week also. I know I will have a lot of questions to begin with. Thank you all for the warm welcome. Maybe I will not be a hinder.

SunEmbroidery · May 2nd, 2009, 10:04 PM

I also like Tajima.

For supplies that will depend somewhat on what type of thread you use. Like machines, most people will say they like what they use. I use Madeira poly. I've used Robinson Anton a bit but it didn't run as well. I prefer to order from from a supplier that is a one day ship (Madeira in PA for me) because when I order I usually need something quickly but that's just my schedule. Where are you located? If we know your location we can suggest specific vendors that are close to you. For example, I get backing from Emblematic in NJ but that won't help you if you are located in CA.

Three main things that I would do differently if I started again would be to purchase a hooping station with my machine (I use Hoop Master), a folding board (cheap) and a collection of stock thread. Initially Iwasted a lot on money on shipping when buying thread. Also, I have a lot of colors that are very close so I waste money keeping colors in stock because they are used for jobs even though some of these shades really aren't necessary.

dangig · May 9th, 2009, 12:10 PM

i've used alot of threads before, and ill be honest, isacord for my machines are not so good.
anton thread is not as good as isacord. I've used coats thread thats actually pretty good a little pricey though. sulky frays. metro breaks. what im getting at is Madeira is the best.
i run some 10 year old tajimas at 850 with ,madeira and a good design and i have a thread break maybe once every 8 runs. go with madeira.
also use this if you have a job of 20 pcs, and you need a color that you dont have and you have a 12 or a 4 head even a 2 head. dont buy 2 cones 12 cones etc.. use a drill bit large one. spin the cone and make more cones out of 1 cone. thread is expensive and goes bad after awhile. so make multiple cones it works. pm me and ill show you a video how to do it with a drill. you dont need the cone winder!

Gaurang55 · May 10th, 2009, 02:47 PM

I would say Tajima, as they have been in the industry for a long time and reliable. We have had Tajima Machines for over 20 years and they still run well.

In terms of supplies, Tajima would be able to assist giving you the various frames and the various equipment.

You will also need digitizing software where you can purchase Wilcom which I personally think is the best, or you can outsource the digitizing service, I have used a company called www.mambodigitizing.com which has a US person you can speak with and charges $2/1000 stitches. May make sense to outsource your digitizing service initially as from my experience the digitizing is what makes your embroidery look good and also its important that you have least amount of thread breakages when running production.

Hope that helps