new here and 2 machine emboridery

Hi Shelly, I had this exact same problem in the beginning. You can`t use tear away on knits. What works best is something sticky. I use lightweight cut-away stabilizer and spray it with spray adhesive ( for machine embroidery). Wait the 2 minutes or so it says to wait and then appy to the back. If the knit is really thin, I use 2 layers. Works like a charm!

Kirsten

I do use tearaway, but very thin, so it almost tears away by itself. Even more important, however, is using a stabiliser on top of the shirt. I use a soluble stabiliser, and rinse off. The stabiliser on both sides keeps the knit fabric from moving while stitching. If I can't rinse the whole garment, I cut away as much as I can, and just rinse off the area stitched. I have embroidered quite a few t-shirts lately, mostly with our town's name.

Joyce in RSA.

hummingbird

lightweight

I also found, after ruining a couple of T-shirts, that tear-away is no good for knits. I now use fusible cut-away mesh under and Solvy or Ultra Solvy on top for knits. I have had very good results.

Beverly

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as I told in other tread It's a problem of traction of the woven. You must set up with the program the under seam * and use a rigid base (like the woven used to make collar of the shirts), and don't forget to set the traction compensation * on program...

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