problems with twill

bfleetwood · December 18th, 2009, 10:22 AM

I am running some applique. I am using tackle twill on fleece. The problem is that the final stitch, in this case steil, is causing the twill underneath of it to fray which is showing up between the steil stiches. This only happens on the top and bottom of the applique piece, in line with the "grain" of the twill.

I have to say that I have troubles getting the tackdown stitch to fall "inside" the border of the qpplique piece. Getting everything to line up perfectly is always challenging.

I have tried making the steil wider, but I still get the fraying.

Any ideas?

ecto27 · December 18th, 2009, 12:25 PM

Can u post a pic.

tshirt outlet · December 18th, 2009, 06:46 PM

iam not sure are cutting the twill your self

Eric · December 18th, 2009, 07:52 PM

Are you using ball point needles?

We ran into this a while back, and someone had accidentally replaced a ballpoint needle for a sharp, and it was catching the twill on the return.

You can always try replacing the needle anyway, perhaps its got a bur or something.

Also as a "poor man's fix" you can always throw a piece of solvy on the twill to help keep the fray down.

Hope this helps
-- Eric

bfleetwood · December 19th, 2009, 11:03 AM

Thanks Eric. I will check my needles. Help me though on what "solvy" is. I'm still learning.

bfleetwood · December 19th, 2009, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tshirt outlet

iam not sure are cutting the twill your self

Yes, I cut the twill myself - I use an Ioline 300.

dalecuz · December 19th, 2009, 01:55 PM

How about changing the direction of the satin stitch in that section... ie hit the twill on a 45deg angle.. are you using the ioline software? we have the same cutter... the tack down files are great from ioline... but tough to control settings for the satin stitch.

tshirt outlet · December 19th, 2009, 08:05 PM

i think twill runs in grain . iam not sure what iam trying to say . grain runs diff so it could be the way its cut out .does everyone what iam trying to get at

Eric · December 21st, 2009, 10:08 AM

Solvy is a water based film that dissolves when wet. Its used to hold down the "nap" on terrycloth or other high-pile fabrics.

Flint54 · December 22nd, 2009, 02:18 PM

Another approach is to use a bit heavier underlay, something like a zig zag, with an inset contour on top. This along with a solvy/topping will keep the fraying down.