Stabilizer for beanies
For beanies, use light cut-away for a typical logo, sticky tear-away, floated for light designs and medium cut-away (2.5 oz) for dense ones. Topping: water-soluble topping on chunky knits. Needle: 75/11 ballpoint. Unfold the cuff and float it on hooped sticky backing, so the ribbing isn't stretched.
| Design | Examples | Backing |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Text, outlines, open designs | Sticky tear-away, floated |
| Medium | A typical logo | Light cut-away |
| Dense | Full fills, patches, big logos | Medium cut-away (2.5 oz) |
Topping
Water-soluble topping on chunky knits
Needle
75/11 ballpoint
Hooping
Unfold the cuff and float it on hooped sticky backing, so the ribbing isn't stretched.
Good to know
Keep cuff designs short (under about 1.75 in tall) and bold.
Settings tuned for beanies
Pick the Knit (T-shirt, polo) fabric setting and Embrizo adjusts density, underlay and pull compensation for you before it makes the stitches.
- Fill spacing
- 0.43 mm
- Satin spacing
- 0.42 mm
- Pull compensation
- 0.3 mm
- Underlay
- Heavy
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What stabilizer should I use for beanies?
For beanies, use light cut-away for a typical logo, sticky tear-away, floated for light designs and medium cut-away (2.5 oz) for dense ones. Topping: water-soluble topping on chunky knits. Needle: 75/11 ballpoint. Unfold the cuff and float it on hooped sticky backing, so the ribbing isn't stretched.
Do I need a topping on beanies?
Water-soluble topping on chunky knits. A water-soluble topping keeps stitches from sinking into piled or textured fabric and rinses away after sewing.
What needle is best for embroidering beanies?
75/11 ballpoint. Change it every 8 to 10 hours of sewing, or sooner if it starts to skip or snag.
How do I know if a design is light, medium or dense?
Light designs are mostly lettering, outlines and open line art; a typical logo with some fills is medium; patches and designs filled edge to edge are dense. The stitch count chart shows typical counts by size.
What digitizer settings suit beanies?
In Embrizo, pick the Knit (T-shirt, polo) fabric setting: fill rows 0.43 mm apart, 0.3 mm pull compensation and heavy underlay, tuned for this kind of fabric.
Sizes for beanies
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