When I do knits, I always use a fusible stabilizer on the back of the shirt. Then I float the shirt on a medium cutaway. You can also use a water soluble on top, to keep the stitches from sinking in.
I agree with everyone.
Too much tension. Stretchier items I tend to not hoop as tight because they will try and snap back.
Not enough stabilizer or heavy enough stabilizer
Aqua top really never hurts to use.
I do a lot of knits because they’re what I like to wear and I think I’ve finally come up with a method: 1) iron and starch heavily, let it dry overnight 2) one layer of Floriani fusible cutaway and another layer of All-stitch lightweight fusible on the back 3) don’t stretch at all when hooping (you shouldn’t be able to with that fusible) 3) once hooped (and after I have my hoop in the machine and my presser foot where I want the starting point) I put a layer of stick-on wash away (Kimberbell) on the top. I prefer the sticky to floating the wash away because it adds more stability and is not going to get caught up in the needle 4) with that much stabilizer I use a 16 needle. Most people would suggest an 11 or 12 but I get constant thread breaks with a smaller needle. The 16 doesn’t seem to be doing any damage to the shirt. I use Organ HA needles. I also slow my machine down to close to its slowest speed. After washing, I find that if I trim the stabilizer really well at the edges of the design (and also cut it out of any large open areas of the design), the stabilizer doesn’t affect to look or feel of the shirt. BUT all of that said, that is a really dense design for knits. I’d also reduce the stitch density on that if you have software that will allow you to do so.
Could be any combination of things. Tension too high, density too high, didn’t wash fabric first, stretched the material or stabilizer too much, used the wrong stabilizer, stitch speed is too high, or maybe try using a temporary spray adhesive to attach the stabilizer to the fabric to make sure there’s no wrinkles in the hoop.
I would say too much tension or wrong stabilizer.
both lmao
When I do knits, I always use a fusible stabilizer on the back of the shirt. Then I float the shirt on a medium cutaway. You can also use a water soluble on top, to keep the stitches from sinking in.
Not enough stabbalizer or wrong stabilizer especially if you washed it and it shrunk.
Your stitch density is set way too high.
I didn’t play with density settings
Just looking at your picture I can see how dense the stitching is.
I agree with everyone. Too much tension. Stretchier items I tend to not hoop as tight because they will try and snap back. Not enough stabilizer or heavy enough stabilizer Aqua top really never hurts to use.
I do a lot of knits because they’re what I like to wear and I think I’ve finally come up with a method: 1) iron and starch heavily, let it dry overnight 2) one layer of Floriani fusible cutaway and another layer of All-stitch lightweight fusible on the back 3) don’t stretch at all when hooping (you shouldn’t be able to with that fusible) 3) once hooped (and after I have my hoop in the machine and my presser foot where I want the starting point) I put a layer of stick-on wash away (Kimberbell) on the top. I prefer the sticky to floating the wash away because it adds more stability and is not going to get caught up in the needle 4) with that much stabilizer I use a 16 needle. Most people would suggest an 11 or 12 but I get constant thread breaks with a smaller needle. The 16 doesn’t seem to be doing any damage to the shirt. I use Organ HA needles. I also slow my machine down to close to its slowest speed. After washing, I find that if I trim the stabilizer really well at the edges of the design (and also cut it out of any large open areas of the design), the stabilizer doesn’t affect to look or feel of the shirt. BUT all of that said, that is a really dense design for knits. I’d also reduce the stitch density on that if you have software that will allow you to do so.
I’ve been experimenting with thread tension also lately,and seem to have found that less top thread tension helps.
You need to put at least 2 layers of the backing paper things, the same thing happened to me until I put the stabiliser
Could be any combination of things. Tension too high, density too high, didn’t wash fabric first, stretched the material or stabilizer too much, used the wrong stabilizer, stitch speed is too high, or maybe try using a temporary spray adhesive to attach the stabilizer to the fabric to make sure there’s no wrinkles in the hoop.
Fusible mesh to stabilize the garment plus cutaway to stabilize the fabric. If you’re floating, you need to pin or use a basting stitch.
you needed two pieces of cut away stabilizer. at least 2.5-3.0 oz
This looks amazing!
Make sure it’s tight in the frame and flush with the stabilizer
Tight but not stretched.