What breaks, the thread or needle? I'd like to see the answers too. Thanks for asking the question. *4U

My question is the same? What breaks? Thread, needle?

The fabric of the T-shirt breaks on the edges.
Thank you all for answer.

Bei Jersey nehme ich (nach leidvoller Erfahrung :-(()
doppelte Lage Stabilizer unten, doppelte Lage Watersoluble
Foil oben - versuche, auf nicht zu hohe Stichdichte zu achten und bügle meist am Schluss noch ein wenig aufbügelbare Vlieseline unter - ein wenig ausgezupft für
unregelmäßige Ränder, damit man es von vorne nicht so sieht.
Vielleicht löst das Ihr Problem? Bei mir wurde es jedenfalls
besser - man könnte auch beim Sticken zusätzlich noch ein
Papier unterlegen. Sommerliche Grüße Maria

Are you using a ball point needle to sew the design? If not a regular needle can cause a hole in the fabric. Also use cut away mesh on the back for the stablizer and if your still having a problem use some wash away on top. Make sure your design is not too dense also. Good Luck Hope this helps! Suzanne

What is breaking at the edge? sdrise, Suzanne gave you very good tips. also try a 70 or 75 ball point needle. Good luck! Kay

Depending on your stitch count in the design you could use 2 layers of Fusible Poly Mesh ( No Show Mesh) which is a cut away stabilizer fused to the back of the shirt in a criss cross fashion. This will control the stretch of the shirt when you hoop it and when you stitch the design.
Hoop the shirt with the Fusible Mesh fused to the back.

Then float 1 layer of a medium weight Tear Away under the hoop to give good design registration.

Use 1 layer of the film type water soluble such as light weight Solvy stabilizer on the top of the shirt.
This will help the stitches to stay on top of the knit while you embroider.


If you have a baste stitch baste around the design area to hold all the layers together then stitch your design out.

Use a 75/11 or 80/12 Ball Point needle for knits type fabrics like T-Shirts.

EastWitch2

I can not exist. It is at edge of the embroidery. Since tearing the fabric of the T-shirt. But is is only small holes or cracks. Bad for a photo

A Sharp point needle can snag or cause wholes or runs in knit fabrics such as T-Shirts as it cuts the fibres of the fabric.

Use a Ball point needle to avoid this.
When a ball point needle goes into the fabric it separates the fibres and does not cut the fibres.

Use a Size 75/11 or 80/12 Ball point needle.

EastWitch2

For the T-shirt, I use sticky stitch stabiliser, it is self-adhesive, and above I put a sheet of watersoluble as Solvy, all that in the hoop

Maybe you have the T shirt too tight in the hoop. Just a thought

Thanks for all the tips, very helpful

Beute, did you get your t-shirt dilema worked out?

Thank you for the many tips. You all are so nice. But now what the problem was I can not say. It worked. I have taken a new needle,now a ball point needle and I have the other layer, etc. Now it worked.
How long can I use a needle? How do I know that the needle is good, before anything in embroidery will broken? I use titanium needles.

I've heard 8 hrs. also, but I think it depends on how often you really use the machine. If you used it everyday, hours on end then it needs to be changed daily. If you use it maybe once a day, you can keep the needle longer. I keep a stock of them. I also use Schmetz.