| I'd like to give you some tips for hooping satin jackets | | | | a line with tailor's chalk or soap for the horizontal |
| for machine embroidery. We do not need topping for | | | | placement. Make a halfway mark on this line to show |
| satin jackets because it is a stable fabric, unlike sport | | | | the center. Be sure to double-check these |
| shirts and t-shirts which are knits and stretchy. | | | | measurements with your eye - jacket making is not an |
| Hooping satin jackets is one of the trickiest little jobs | | | | exact science and sometimes you have to adjust one |
| for the new embroiderer to master. The design | | | | way or another to make up for discrepancies in |
| placement on the jacket back must be just right - not | | | | measurements. |
| too low or high - and it must be straight. For placement, | | | | To avoid the bubble that pops up if the lining and the |
| one rule of thumb is to place the bottom of the | | | | satin aren't aligned, use a hooping board that the jacket |
| lettering (if using an arc, measure for the letter at the | | | | can drape over naturally, so both layers are right |
| top of the arc) seven inches down from the collar | | | | where they're supposed to be. Check for straightness |
| seam. Another is to place the design's center at | | | | with a ruler against the hooping board's straight edge, |
| approximately 9 or 10 inches down from the collar | | | | using your soap line as a guide. Once the jacket is |
| seam. (This is just a guideline. If you need to, get a | | | | hooped, hold it up by the hoop and see if the two |
| sewout of the design or photocopy the actual size and | | | | layers are even at the top, or if one seems to be |
| lay it on the jacket to determine the best placement.) | | | | pulled into the hoop. Check the bottom and note how |
| To get the design straight, lay the jacket flat and | | | | the lining lays with the fabric of the jacket. I have used |
| smooth, and using clothespins, attach a yardstick under | | | | these methods for years and have had great success |
| each sleeve where the seams come together. Draw | | | | with all of my satin jacket embroidery orders. |