Stabilizer for polo shirts
For polo shirts, use medium cut-away (2.5 oz) for a typical logo, no-show mesh (1.5 oz) for light designs and heavy cut-away (3 oz) for dense ones. Topping: water-soluble topping for small text on piqué texture. Needle: 75/11 ballpoint. Hoop the left chest flat with the placket buttoned; don't stretch the knit.
| Design | Examples | Backing |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Text, outlines, open designs | No-show mesh (1.5 oz) |
| Medium | A typical logo | Medium cut-away (2.5 oz) |
| Dense | Full fills, patches, big logos | Heavy cut-away (3 oz) |
Topping
Water-soluble topping for small text on piqué texture
Needle
75/11 ballpoint
Hooping
Hoop the left chest flat with the placket buttoned; don't stretch the knit.
Good to know
Piqué's honeycomb texture can swallow thin satin, so a topping helps lettering under about 6 mm.
Settings tuned for polo shirts
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 polo shirts?
For polo shirts, use medium cut-away (2.5 oz) for a typical logo, no-show mesh (1.5 oz) for light designs and heavy cut-away (3 oz) for dense ones. Topping: water-soluble topping for small text on piqué texture. Needle: 75/11 ballpoint. Hoop the left chest flat with the placket buttoned; don't stretch the knit.
Do I need a topping on polo shirts?
Water-soluble topping for small text on piqué texture. A water-soluble topping keeps stitches from sinking into piled or textured fabric and rinses away after sewing.
What needle is best for embroidering polo shirts?
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 polo shirts?
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.
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