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[[FILE:6-panel-cap-for-embroidery.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A 6 panel cap with the seam down the middle|A 6 panel cap with the seam down the middle]] | [[FILE:6-panel-cap-for-embroidery.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A 6 panel cap with the seam down the middle|A 6 panel cap with the seam down the middle]] | ||
[[FILE:5-panel-cap-for-embroidery.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A 5 panel cap (no seam in front)|A 5 panel cap (no seam in front)]] | [[FILE:5-panel-cap-for-embroidery.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A 5 panel cap (no seam in front)|A 5 panel cap (no seam in front)]] | ||
'''Digitizing and Embroidering on Caps''' is done very differently from most other garments. | '''Digitizing and Embroidering on Caps''' is done very differently from most other garments. Particila | ||
==Types of Caps== | ==Types of Caps== | ||
;5 Panel caps:5 Panel caps are made out of 5 pieces of materials (excluding the bill). These types of caps are not as common now as the 6 panel caps. 5 panel caps DO NOT have a seam that is in the front of the cap but are instead just one piece for the front where the embroidery goes. | ;5 Panel caps:5 Panel caps are made out of 5 pieces of materials (excluding the bill). These types of caps are not as common now as the 6 panel caps. 5 panel caps DO NOT have a seam that is in the front of the cap but are instead just one piece for the front where the embroidery goes. | ||
;6 Panel caps:6 Panel caps are made out of 6 pieces of materials (excluding the bill). These types of caps are much more common. 6 panel caps have a seam that run right down the front middle of the cap. This seam can cause problems for inexperienced digitizers and operators. | ;6 Panel caps:6 Panel caps are made out of 6 pieces of materials (excluding the bill). These types of caps are much more common. 6 panel caps have a seam that run right down the front middle of the cap. This seam can cause problems for inexperienced digitizers and operators. | ||
;Unfinished caps:Unfinished caps are a digitizers and embroiderers dream to work with. An unfinished cap is just the front panel of the cap. The front panel piece is embroidered flat and then sent off for assembly. With unfinished cap panels, the operate can run the machine at high speeds and the digitizing is not such a factor. Also because the panels are just raw materials, the materials costs are inexpensive and mistakes are not as expensive. | |||
Revision as of 21:48, 9 October 2013
Digitizing and Embroidering on Caps is done very differently from most other garments. Particila
Types of Caps
- 5 Panel caps
- 5 Panel caps are made out of 5 pieces of materials (excluding the bill). These types of caps are not as common now as the 6 panel caps. 5 panel caps DO NOT have a seam that is in the front of the cap but are instead just one piece for the front where the embroidery goes.
- 6 Panel caps
- 6 Panel caps are made out of 6 pieces of materials (excluding the bill). These types of caps are much more common. 6 panel caps have a seam that run right down the front middle of the cap. This seam can cause problems for inexperienced digitizers and operators.
- Unfinished caps
- Unfinished caps are a digitizers and embroiderers dream to work with. An unfinished cap is just the front panel of the cap. The front panel piece is embroidered flat and then sent off for assembly. With unfinished cap panels, the operate can run the machine at high speeds and the digitizing is not such a factor. Also because the panels are just raw materials, the materials costs are inexpensive and mistakes are not as expensive.