Stabilizer for woven shirts
For woven shirts, use medium tear-away (2 oz) for a typical logo, light tear-away (1.5 oz) for light designs and medium cut-away or two layers of tear-away for dense ones. Topping: not needed. Needle: 75/11 sharp. Hoop the shirt and backing together, fabric taut but not stretched.
| Design | Examples | Backing |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Text, outlines, open designs | Light tear-away (1.5 oz) |
| Medium | A typical logo | Medium tear-away (2 oz) |
| Dense | Full fills, patches, big logos | Medium cut-away or two layers of tear-away |
Topping
Not needed
Needle
75/11 sharp
Hooping
Hoop the shirt and backing together, fabric taut but not stretched.
Good to know
Tear-away is fine on stable wovens; switch to cut-away for dense designs on thinner shirting.
Settings tuned for woven shirts
Pick the Woven (cotton, twill, denim) fabric setting and Embrizo adjusts density, underlay and pull compensation for you before it makes the stitches.
- Fill spacing
- 0.4 mm
- Satin spacing
- 0.4 mm
- Pull compensation
- 0.2 mm
- Underlay
- Standard
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What stabilizer should I use for woven shirts?
For woven shirts, use medium tear-away (2 oz) for a typical logo, light tear-away (1.5 oz) for light designs and medium cut-away or two layers of tear-away for dense ones. Topping: not needed. Needle: 75/11 sharp. Hoop the shirt and backing together, fabric taut but not stretched.
Do I need a topping on woven shirts?
Not needed. A water-soluble topping keeps stitches from sinking into piled or textured fabric and rinses away after sewing.
What needle is best for embroidering woven shirts?
75/11 sharp. 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 woven shirts?
In Embrizo, pick the Woven (cotton, twill, denim) fabric setting: fill rows 0.4 mm apart, 0.2 mm pull compensation and standard underlay, tuned for this kind of fabric.
Sizes for woven shirts
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