Please Include the Knockdown / Tackdown Stitch
The knockdown tackdown stitch embroidery technique is one of the most requested fixes from embroidery shops and one of the most commonly skipped. If you have ever run a design on fleece, terry cloth, or 3D puff foam and watched the stitches sink into the fabric or lose their shape, a missing knockdown stitch in […]
Too Many Tiny Stitches Causing Machine Thread Issues
If you have ever noticed tiny stitches causing thread issues on your embroidery machine, you are not alone. Your machine is running fine, then the thread snaps your re-thread, hit start, and it breaks again in the exact same spot. In most cases the problem is not your tension, your thread brand, or your needle. […]
Backpack Puckering Due to Spongy Material
If you have ever tried to embroider a logo onto a backpack and ended up with a wrinkled, puckered mess around the design, you already know how frustrating it can be. Spongy, padded backpack materials are one of the trickiest surfaces in the embroidery world, and the fix is not as simple as just tightening […]
Fixing Embroidery Registration Gaps: “It Looks Oval Instead of Round”
Fix Oval Circles in Embroidery: The Digitizing Solution You’ve run the same circle design three times, and every single one comes out looking like an egg instead of a coin. There’s a noticeable gap where the circle should close, and the sides stretch outward instead of staying perfectly round. This is one of the most […]
How to Stop Embroidery Puckering on Polos: The 3-Step Fix
Why Does My Embroidery Look like Bacon? There is nothing worse than finishing a run of 50 corporate polos only to realize the fabric is rippling around the logo. It’s called “puckering,” and it creates a ring of waved fabric that makes the shirt look cheap. Most people blame the machine or the thread tension. […]
How to Fix Oval or Gapped Logos on Unstructured Hats
It Still Has a Gap and Looks Oval Instead of Round Why Logos Distort on Thin, Unstructured Hats Customers often notice that a logo which should be perfectly round ends up looking oval after stitching. They may also see small gaps in the design, especially when the logo is applied to very thin, unstructured […]
Fix Thin Embroidery: Why Adding Stitches Isn’t the Answer
We Don’t Like the Way This One Is Sewing. Can We Add More Stitches or an Outline? When customers see their logo stitching out differently than expected, one of the first requests is often: “Can we add more stitches?” or “Can we add an outline to make it look better?” While this sounds like […]