Trimming Between Letters

On designs I purchase, I usually trim longer jump stitches, and leave short ones alone.

But when I create a text design I often create a full stop at the end of each letter, let the machine cut the thread, then move to the next one. That looks cleaner to me.

Beverly

Yes when you're lucky enough (or smart enough) to have a machine that can cut the threads on command!

- Herb

Mine takes several stitches in-place at the end of a color run (or when I instruct it to when I'm digitizing), then cuts and buries the thread end. Not meaning to gloat here, but I thought since mine did that *all* home machines did. ;-}

I was reading a discussion about it on a forum, and someone mentioned that if they had to create a full stop at the end of each letter, it would be too time consuming, and easier just to clip. I haven't been able to download the program you told me about yet -- have to get to a DSL connection first -- so I haven't had a chance to try it out myself yet. Is it really that time consuming to create a full stop?

I agree with you -- I think it looks cleaner. Seems like it would be less work to create the full stop in the first place, than to try to snip it up later?

Thanks for info! :-)

LOL! Mine will cut it, but doesn't bury it. But does leave about an inch to and inch and a half of "tail" for me to get ahold of -- just have to be sure to snip that before it gets run over. :-)

If you are writing about the PSW 2.0a digitizing program, it is not downloadable.

is installed from a CD, and requires a dongle. Also, it costs (or at least when I bought mine) over $700.00, and it's made for Singer machines, although it will "open" and "save as" in almost all home machine formats. I can send designs from my computer directly to my machine via a cable. I cannot find any site online which is selling Professional Sew Ware 2.0 right now.

That is my opinion. Although if you're doing production work, eliminating all the stops and leaving jump threads in place is probably more profitable.

You're welcome.

I think you were the one that told me about the 30-day free trial -- was that Embird?

Oh, I'm not doing production work -- unless three shirts for my friend counts. :-D

Thanks!

For snipping thread tails, I use Littauer scissors. You can find them for under $5.00. Here is a link to one source:

hook on the tip catches the thread, making it easier to cut if off close to the work.I hold the thread taut with Kelly forceps.http://www.quickmedical.com/search.html?q=kelly+forceps&x=0&y=0The tip locks onto the thread, making it easy to snip it close with the Littauer scissors.I got the idea for using those tools when a nurse gave me a (disposable) set after removing some stitches. NAYY

Ummm, yeah, sorry. :-( I wrote about three different programs, I mis-remembered. Happens more and more these days...

Embird is definitely worth the $144.00 (was $99.00 when I bought it) registration to make it work after the 30 day free trial, IMHO.