Welcome back to Embroidery Hub! This week, Willy shows you how to use sublimation on appliqué embroidery to create a customized denim jacket. This combination of sublimation and embroidery is a great way to offer your clients unique, personalized goods that you can charge a premium for.
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For this project, we used:
MT-1501
White Toner Transfer Printer
Ricoma Auto Open16" x 20" Flat Heat Press
E hoop
Teflon sheet
1 sheet of cutaway backing
Polyester fabric
Jean jacket
1 sheet of paper
Tape
Scissors
First, we’re going to digitize the design with Chroma. Drag the design over to Chroma and size it. The size is important because it has to fit on the sheet of paper you will be printing the background on. Set the height to 9.88. The width will automatically resize itself, then press Apply. Once it loads into that size, press the auto digitizing option on the top left corner. After that, press Auto and Next. It will now show you the design. Then press Next, and it will show you what color you are using. Press Next again and click Finish; it will auto digitize your design. Now, put it in 3D format and convert it to a satin stitch by right-clicking and choosing Convert To and Satin. All you have to do now is lower your density to 0.3 and press Apply. Once that’s done, delete your bitmap.
For the next step, you need to create a trace stitch that goes around the design, so we know where to put the fabric on the jean jacket. On Chroma, run a trace stitch around the design and make sure to send it to the back, so it’s the first thing the machine does. Now print out a preview sheet of the design to guide you on where you have to cut the fabric. Save the design as a DST file and use your USB to input it into the machine.
After that, you need to print a sheet with the design on it using the White Toner Transfer Printer, the software that came with your printer, and the sublimation printer cartridge. Now transfer the design to the software, fit it to the size of the paper you are printing on then print.
Preheat the heat press for 120 seconds at 380 Fahrenheit. Put Teflon sheets on the tray and place the fabric on top. Then place the printed design on the fabric. On top of the design, place another sheet of paper. After that, set the heat press to 60 seconds at 380 degrees Fahrenheit. Once done, wait until it cools and peel the design off. Now you need to cut the fabric to the correct shape. Tape the preview sheet to the fabric, cut around the edges, and remove the paper from the fabric.
Now we can use the embroidery machine. Put the stabilizer on the bottom part of the hoop and put the jacket on top. Place the top hoop on top of the jacket and insert it into the machine. On the panel, press the File button, choose your design, and press OK. On the home screen select your hoop, and then select your color. There are two steps, the first is the trace stitch, and the second is the satin stitch. Press the Frame Out button for the first step so the machine will stop after the trace stitch. Press OK. On the home screen, increase the speed to 1000, lock the machine, press the Trace button, and press Start. When it finishes the trace stitch, place the fabric over the stitch, tape it down, and press Start. Once it finishes, take the hoop off, remove the tape, and cut the backing off.
12 авг 2020
