From what I see on YT, structured hats better to be softened with a steamer. Also hooping needs to be really tight, so there will be no bouncing between the needle and the hat (some even use double layer of tear away). Gauge device is essential for bobbin tension control. For hats it needs to be tighter (215-220). Hope this will help, hats are not an easy project😁
Eyeglass screwdriver. Sometimes they sell them at the gas station. I keep one in my purse. I can't tell you how many times that thing has come in handy
I just want to say Thank you Brittany I so appreciate you making these videos. I’m a newbie in the embroidery world😊 just a few months now , Can’t tell you how much these kind of videos help me out, I’m learning so much!! Agains Thank!
I admire your persistence. You’ll get there. Definitely. Thanks for sharing your journey. It is very helpful to see I am not the only one with embroidery issues.
You can use those permanent black markers and cover the white but be careful not to mark the hat. Get the markers that are thin. Darker yellow on the white? Don't use the thin thread on the regular stitching. Sarah is so cute. She looks like a puppy. Dog therapy. I watch the Rocket in California. It's so cool.
I use that simthread on my machine when I don’t have the color I need in Floriani ( my preferred thread) I run a brother 6 needle . I don’t use those small spools unless I’m in a pinch, they aren’t my favorite.
I worked for a small business last year who used Ricomas. His main supplier was Richardson 112 and Livin Hook hats. I hated doing hats on the Ricoma so much. I was running his 4 head once with 4 hats at once and I heard crunch and bang ! 2 of the damn hats birdnested and broke needles . I was so flustered and cried bc I didn’t know what to do, my anxiety and stress was through the roof . I’m like what? Why did that happen? It was nuts ! I never touched another hat after that .
It looks like you're having loss of registration. I usually have my digitizer re-digitize for a hat if it was a flat to start with. This way I don't have any loss of registration and it usually stitches out perfectly.
Your struggle is real and not your fault. Check out the top 4 top embroidery machines: ZSK, Tajima, Bauradan, and SWF at the next ISS show or contact the local representatives and take some hats and your design and run it on their machines. It will be smooth sailing on any of those machines. Also, Madeira Threads has a lot of 60 weight thread that matches their 40 weight thread.
If it is too loose you will see the thread color on the back and if it is too tight you will see the bobbin on the top. Remember righty tighty and lefty loosey
You should get a bobbin case tension gauge; it will make your work much easier. It's a bit expensive, but it will solve your problems permanently. It's been a long time since I saw you today; congratulations on your new home. 15:04 don't crack ur fingers, Crackin...ur fingers occasionally is generally considered harmless
@@brittanybriggs3806 When you grow old and your teeth fall out, they will start to hurt. Then you will think that a stranger had warned you about this, so stop now, otherwise, the pain in old age doesn't go away.
Thank you for sharing your work. Im sure you already finished your hat order however logo for hats have to be digitized especificly for hats because of their structure. if you have to do the same logo on flat or hats you have to let your digitizer know also on what type of material is going to be embroidered.
Thanks for this information, yes I do let my digitizer know it's for hats and the material. However everyone keeps telling me it should start from the center and work its way out, but I've yet to see that 🤦🏼♀️. I plan on exploring other digitizers for a future video.
I embroider ever so often. So no expert here 😂. But I was watching someone else embroidering and the did say for small fonts. It does matter on needle and thread size. And they picked a font that was made for small lettering. You have patience like my husband. Those hats would have been sent back. 😮 I have worked on some projects that drove me insane. And it does feel good if you get it to finally work out. I also wondered about the hat type and how it was digitized. I love your videos. You help us problem solve. ❤
For the future , some issues I saw right away is the circle was way to thin for a richardson hat. For hats always make things just a little thicker to help relieve some of the frustrations you are goiing throught. Another thing about richardson is the presser foot you have to adjust the foot to be lower. If you remove the ricoma panels you can see that the presser foot is high. You lower it and you will fix alot of needle break problems. I adjusted my machine for richardson hats and I never looked back. You can't give up on hats, they make so much money once you get the richardson hat down. If you need me to review your digitize files I can help you. I have offered you help my help before . Good Luck with the next hat project. You just can't be afraid.
I would loosen top tension and tighten bobbin tension 1/4 turn. Test on a different fabric before putting another hat. Try using black bobbin thread. I only use white or black magna glide bobbins. And yes, some projects sometimes stress me out! Love watching your videos. You show the real things we all go through in the learning process. Keep up your good work.
Have the digitize bottom to top center out. The curve of hat changes the placement slightly. Try to make the circle more of egg shape. Not full egg but slightly. Just slightly to compensate for the curve of hat.
Could you add a window unit to that window to your right there so it's not so hot when you're working? The humidity in FL always slaps me when I step off the plane, so I know how hot and sweaty you're getting in the garage! I think your issues are with digitizing, not the bobbin/machine. I"d ask your digitizer to redo this, sizing it to the exact size you need for these caps and making sure it stitches for a cap (you can stitch cap digitizing on flat, but flat digitizing on caps doesn't always have the same results).
Hi i don't like embrodery on richardson hats. their hats construction is very hard. you have to use big needles or platinum needles. also use a digital tension gauge like the Towa it change my life.i have a chinise embrodery and i also change my tenssion spring because chinise company use cheap spring. alsi the digitize methode it's not the same for hats. use a satins stitch aroung big tatami to make it more clean.
Those thread small spools are OK to use with the big machines To embroider on caps, design needs to be digitized for caps, that issue might not be the bobbin… when it’s digitized for caps the embroidery starts in the middle of the cap out… Your machine tool box should have a mini crew driver…lol
Try to have that same logo digitize for caps, you will see a difference for sure… cause you know caps are curved, and shirt are flat surface.. that makes a huge different on the placement as well…
Looks like you have some room to make the design bigger or use 60 thread for the tiny letters And I think the design could be digitized better just my opinion good luck
Thanks for showing us your steps to work out a struggle. I am still working on mastering hats too!
Love watching your videos!
I had that as well and I tighten up my bobbin case.it’s perfect now!
Yea once I adjusted my bobbin it did help with the exposed thread on the design
From what I see on YT, structured hats better to be softened with a steamer. Also hooping needs to be really tight, so there will be no bouncing between the needle and the hat (some even use double layer of tear away). Gauge device is essential for bobbin tension control. For hats it needs to be tighter (215-220). Hope this will help, hats are not an easy project😁
Eyeglass screwdriver. Sometimes they sell them at the gas station. I keep one in my purse. I can't tell you how many times that thing has come in handy
I know how you feel but that's how we learn and get better. Most people don't know good from bad embroidery.
I just want to say Thank you Brittany I so appreciate you making these videos. I’m a newbie in the embroidery world😊 just a few months now , Can’t tell you how much these kind of videos help me out, I’m learning so much!! Agains Thank!
I'm so happy you are enjoying these videos.
I admire your persistence. You’ll get there. Definitely. Thanks for sharing your journey. It is very helpful to see I am not the only one with embroidery issues.
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You can use those permanent black markers and cover the white but be careful not to mark the hat. Get the markers that are thin. Darker yellow on the white? Don't use the thin thread on the regular stitching. Sarah is so cute. She looks like a puppy. Dog therapy. I watch the Rocket in California. It's so cool.
I use that simthread on my machine when I don’t have the color I need in Floriani ( my preferred thread) I run a brother 6 needle . I don’t use those small spools unless I’m in a pinch, they aren’t my favorite.
Hats are difficult to do because there are so many difficult brands and styles.
True
I worked for a small business last year who used Ricomas. His main supplier was Richardson 112 and Livin Hook hats. I hated doing hats on the Ricoma so much. I was running his 4 head once with 4 hats at once and I heard crunch and bang ! 2 of the damn hats birdnested and broke needles . I was so flustered and cried bc I didn’t know what to do, my anxiety and stress was through the roof . I’m like what? Why did that happen? It was nuts ! I never touched another hat after that .
Oh no that's awful, hats can be stressful so I totally understand.
I also forgot to mention that he always ran Richardson hats between 600-630 SPM
It looks like you're having loss of registration. I usually have my digitizer re-digitize for a hat if it was a flat to start with. This way I don't have any loss of registration and it usually stitches out perfectly.
Your struggle is real and not your fault. Check out the top 4 top embroidery machines: ZSK, Tajima, Bauradan, and SWF at the next ISS show or contact the local representatives and take some hats and your design and run it on their machines. It will be smooth sailing on any of those machines. Also, Madeira Threads has a lot of 60 weight thread that matches their 40 weight thread.
If it is too loose you will see the thread color on the back and if it is too tight you will see the bobbin on the top. Remember righty tighty and lefty loosey
Thank you
You should get a bobbin case tension gauge; it will make your work much easier. It's a bit expensive, but it will solve your problems permanently. It's been a long time since I saw you today; congratulations on your new home. 15:04 don't crack ur fingers, Crackin...ur fingers occasionally is generally considered harmless
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Easily Set Your Embroidery Tension
@@siriustsm that's so funny you caught that, I've been cracking my fingers since I was 10, some habits you just can't break.
@@brittanybriggs3806 When you grow old and your teeth fall out, they will start to hurt. Then you will think that a stranger had warned you about this, so stop now, otherwise, the pain in old age doesn't go away.
People don’t Know how much a pain in the ass embroidery is.
They have no clue 😫
I use 80/12 needle for Richardson Hats and I have the speed at 750.
Thanks for this info
Loss of registration send back to digitizer let them know it’s for a cap
Harbor freight tools has a mini screwdriver set for 8 bucks that I got for mine. There’s always a fix at Harbor freight! Lol. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for sharing your work. Im sure you already finished your hat order however logo for hats have to be digitized especificly for hats because of their structure. if you have to do the same logo on flat or hats you have to let your digitizer know also on what type of material is going to be embroidered.
Thanks for this information, yes I do let my digitizer know it's for hats and the material. However everyone keeps telling me it should start from the center and work its way out, but I've yet to see that 🤦🏼♀️. I plan on exploring other digitizers for a future video.
Love the little dog x
I embroider ever so often. So no expert here 😂. But I was watching someone else embroidering and the did say for small fonts. It does matter on needle and thread size. And they picked a font that was made for small lettering. You have patience like my husband. Those hats would have been sent back. 😮 I have worked on some projects that drove me insane. And it does feel good if you get it to finally work out. I also wondered about the hat type and how it was digitized. I love your videos. You help us problem solve. ❤
For the future , some issues I saw right away is the circle was way to thin for a richardson hat. For hats always make things just a little thicker to help relieve some of the frustrations you are goiing throught. Another thing about richardson is the presser foot you have to adjust the foot to be lower. If you remove the ricoma panels you can see that the presser foot is high. You lower it and you will fix alot of needle break problems. I adjusted my machine for richardson hats and I never looked back. You can't give up on hats, they make so much money once you get the richardson hat down. If you need me to review your digitize files I can help you. I have offered you help my help before . Good Luck with the next hat project. You just can't be afraid.
Thank you so much for the tips, I'll look at the pressure foot you are talking about as I've never adjusted that before.
I would loosen top tension and tighten bobbin tension 1/4 turn. Test on a different fabric before putting another hat. Try using black bobbin thread. I only use white or black magna glide bobbins. And yes, some projects sometimes stress me out! Love watching your videos. You show the real things we all go through in the learning process. Keep up your good work.
Thanks for the advice and thanks I try to post all the good bad and ugly with embroidery.
Get an eyeglass kit as soon as you can because you're going to need it 😮
Have the digitize bottom to top center out. The curve of hat changes the placement slightly. Try to make the circle more of egg shape. Not full egg but slightly. Just slightly to compensate for the curve of hat.
Use a black thread bobbin and stitch from centre out on hats
Could you add a window unit to that window to your right there so it's not so hot when you're working? The humidity in FL always slaps me when I step off the plane, so I know how hot and sweaty you're getting in the garage!
I think your issues are with digitizing, not the bobbin/machine. I"d ask your digitizer to redo this, sizing it to the exact size you need for these caps and making sure it stitches for a cap (you can stitch cap digitizing on flat, but flat digitizing on caps doesn't always have the same results).
OMG it's been so hot in the garage, but hopefully have the machine moved soon 🤞🏼
And yes I agree based on the comments this is a digitizing issue.
The cap is poorly stretched (that is, the front part is not stable) and a stabilizer is needed
Yeah I can’t find 60wt thread on candle threads either
Hi i don't like embrodery on richardson hats. their hats construction is very hard. you have to use big needles or platinum needles. also use a digital tension gauge like the Towa it change my life.i have a chinise embrodery and i also change my tenssion spring because chinise company use cheap spring. alsi the digitize methode it's not the same for hats. use a satins stitch aroung big tatami to make it more clean.
I had this issue.everyone advises to use fabric marker. I think it was the digitizing for my hats
Those thread small spools are OK to use with the big machines
To embroider on caps, design needs to be digitized for caps, that issue might not be the bobbin… when it’s digitized for caps the embroidery starts in the middle of the cap out…
Your machine tool box should have a mini crew driver…lol
I've never had my caps embroider center and work its way out. But I would be interested to see the difference in quality.
Try to have that same logo digitize for caps, you will see a difference for sure… cause you know caps are curved, and shirt are flat surface.. that makes a huge different on the placement as well…
Looks like you have some room to make the design bigger or use 60 thread for the tiny letters
And I think the design could be digitized better just my opinion good luck
Hi Brittany, do you have a very thin knife - that might work to alter the bobbin, I gave up on hats - could never get them right
Black bobbin thread would help
If your bobbin thread is being pulled up through the top of the design, you need to tighten the bobbin tension screw.
@@laurieshook6992 I will make the proper adjustments, thanks for letting me know
By any chance did you shrink the design??? Your caps don’t look tight on the hoop!!!
No I didn't change the size, but I'm aware now the hat wasn't hooped tight enough.
Maybe have it redigitized
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Your design is terrible. Have the digitizer fix it.