| Have you ever hooped a shirt more than once? Have | | | | and the placement measurements for each. Please |
| you ever spent a lot of time and money on a special | | | | keep in mind that each shirt manufacturer is different |
| project just to have it look a little off when you take | | | | and that these can vary. |
| it out of your hoop? These will always be issues if | | | | Polo Shirt, T-Shirts, Sweatshirts with a small Design |
| you are not using a consistent method to your | | | | 7.5 to 9 inches down from where the collar and the |
| hooping techniques. This issue really hit home for me | | | | shoulder seam come together. |
| when I pulled out one of my early embroidery | | | | T-Shirts & Sweatshirts with Full Front Design |
| projects and noticed that it was practically on the | | | | The top of the design should be 3-3.5 inches down |
| shoulder! It also made me wonder how many shirts I | | | | from the bottom of the neck. In order to figure this |
| had done in my earlier years in the industry that we | | | | accurately you will need to know the distance from |
| this far off. I must say in my own defense back then | | | | the center point of the design to the top. |
| that there weren't the tools and resources available | | | | Over Pocket |
| to me that there is today. Thank god for the | | | | Center on the pocket not the shoulder seem as |
| internet, right? | | | | previously mentioned. You also may need to adjust |
| Ultimately the placement of your embroidery is very | | | | the machine form the center point of the center |
| important as such is the alignment. I don't think there | | | | depending on your hoop. |
| is an embroiderer out there that didn't pull something | | | | Jackets |
| out of the hoop and realized that it looked like it was | | | | 6-8 inches down and 3.5-4 inches from the center |
| running up hill or down. The best piece of advise that | | | | It is important to understand that these are based |
| I got to help with this came from my husband who is | | | | off the top of your design. Each design that you sew |
| into wood working. He said to me: "Honey you need | | | | will have a different height and therefore will need to |
| to measure twice and cut once". Of course this is a | | | | account to that by taking these numbers then adding |
| golden rule for wood working and I believe we should | | | | to them half your design height in order to find the |
| all apply to every embroidery project that we tackle | | | | center of the design. So for example if your design is |
| because after all you really just want to embroider | | | | 10 inches tall your center point for your design would |
| the garment or project once and I have yet to meet | | | | be approximately 8 inches from the bottom of the |
| an embroiderer that enjoys removing stitching! | | | | neck for full font embroidery. |
| So as promised here are some common garments | | | | |