How to make a printed emblem (Jim)
How to make a printed emblem.
This is to explain how we at Northwest Custom Apparel make printed emblems.
The first step in the process is to have all the materials necessary to manufacture a printed emblem.
The advantage of a printed emblem is that it can be made much quicker and offers more detail in the design and can accommodate small order sizes.
Tools necessary are:
Scan the art and adjust size to meet the emblem requirements
Load design into the digital printer
Print the design on a sheet of material. You should be able to print 24 emblems per sheet of material.
Apply fusible backing to sheet of emblems
Cut the emblems to size or use a die cutter with the correct size die.
The printed emblem now needs to be finished with an over lock border. This over locked border is achieved using a M3GU merrow machine. The Merrow machine was designed to apply a heavy stitched border to a emblem. This gives the emblem a real sharp finished look.
Last step is to apply the heat seal backing.
The finished emblem is now ready to be applied to a cap front using a cap heat press.
This is to explain how we at Northwest Custom Apparel make printed emblems.
The first step in the process is to have all the materials necessary to manufacture a printed emblem.
The advantage of a printed emblem is that it can be made much quicker and offers more detail in the design and can accommodate small order sizes.
Tools necessary are:
- Digital Printer (We use the Kornit Hexa)
- Die Cutting Machine
- Heat press
- MG3U merrow machine
- Sharp Scissors
- Materials
- A good solid twill fabric to print the design on. (Kona 17328)
- Acceptable art in a eps or 300 dpi jpg format.
- Heat seal material (5mm or thicker).
- Fusible backing to make emblem firm for finishing (pellon 809)
- Merrow thread with the correct color
Scan the art and adjust size to meet the emblem requirements
Load design into the digital printer
Print the design on a sheet of material. You should be able to print 24 emblems per sheet of material.
Apply fusible backing to sheet of emblems
Cut the emblems to size or use a die cutter with the correct size die.
The printed emblem now needs to be finished with an over lock border. This over locked border is achieved using a M3GU merrow machine. The Merrow machine was designed to apply a heavy stitched border to a emblem. This gives the emblem a real sharp finished look.
Last step is to apply the heat seal backing.
The finished emblem is now ready to be applied to a cap front using a cap heat press.