PensJerseys Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) After spending a while just replacing captain "C's" on some of my jerseys, I finally felt comfortable moving on to a full kit. I just finished sewing down my first one and, ######, that was fun and satisfying. By the time I got through the second back number, I was really rolling. I've got one more full kit on hand to finish, and I'm really confident now. It was so worth it to decide to start trying this! Will post results in the arrival thread soon... Edited October 11, 2014 by blurryhaze312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 I've been doing my own stuff for a while now. Using an iron to press down the arm numbers and captains c or a is easy enough but I always found it a major pita to do the back numbers because of their size. It just never seemed to stick on good enough a would always start coming off when feeding it through the sewing machine. Anyways, I don't even bother with the iron anymore on back numbers. I bought some 3m spray adhesive and put some on the back off the number before putting it on the jersey. I do the nameplates with it too. Never have stuff move when I use the spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PensJerseys Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Yea, I used spray adhesive all around - no iron at all. I actually preferred doing the back numbers...it was easier to speed up and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aroomadoomie Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 ive gone through part of my second kit and really feel like i hit my stride, working on a roenick sharks home kit from when he played, got the layers of his name done and the back numbers mostly done but i think i may have knocked out the orange on the 7 flawlessly, very proud of that one, i have a few small errors or i came off my line a bit on the 2 but the 7 looks perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TMLFAN Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Looks good. Don't stress too much over getting the stitching absolutely perfect. Some of the work done on gamers I've seen look like they were stitched by a three year old. What happened to the top layer of the 7 and where did the kit come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aroomadoomie Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I just hadn't put it on yet, i just sewed the top layer on 10 minutes ago I ordered the kits through a supplier, the roenick was a but more expensive cause it's not a current player I think it was like 35$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffreygeee Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) How did you keep the layers in place while sewing? Edited October 21, 2014 by jeffreygeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyjerseyssuck Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) Does anybody know where to buy felt for numbers? I have a blank Senators Heritage Classic jersey that I got a decent deal on. I don't want to spend 100+ to get a Reebok Premier done up. Second question, has anybody ordered Stahl's Senators kits for home/away jerseys? I've noticed a lot of places do Senators jerseys wrong. They are supposed to have a rounded black outline around the white number, with the white number being sharp. Instead, a lot of places do them with a sharp outline. I'm wondering if anybody who has a jersey done up with a Stahl's Senators kit could link to a photo. Third and final question, does anybody know the name of the generic hockey font that is on a lot of jerseys. I know it's slightly different on each jersey, but this is the one I'm talking about. Thanks. Edited October 21, 2014 by hockeyjerseyssuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aroomadoomie Posted October 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 for the ottawa home or road you could order it and if its not right just complain and return it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aroomadoomie Posted October 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 How did you keep the layers in place while sewing? i use quilting spray, its just a sticky spray that you can place and remove the numbers until it is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PensJerseys Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 And the nice thing about those sprays are - so long as it says on the can - it will come out in the wash, so you don't have to worry about stains if you ever decide you want to strip in the future and recustomize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revellution Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 This was try number 3 took me around 5 minutes to go all the way around] What is the technical term for this type of stitch? Is it twill or tackle twill? I want know what to request when getting a heat pressed jersey sewn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 The stitch is called a zig-zag stitch. The material the letters/numbers is made of is referred to as tackle twill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooeyperry10 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Sorry to bring back an old thread, but I figured it would be easier to bring up an old one than start a new one. I'm looking to do some kits for a couple of jerseys and had a question. Would http://www.online-fabrics.co.uk/Fabrics-For-Backdrops/Polyester-Twill# this be fine to make the kits from? I'm in the UK, so getting material from Stahl's would be expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMLFAN Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I would say no, that's not what your looking for. The stuff your looking for should have some sort of adhesive backing that stuff just looks like regular fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooeyperry10 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I would say no, that's not what your looking for. The stuff your looking for should have some sort of adhesive backing that stuff just looks like regular fabric. Unfortunately I can't find any without the backing. Would I not just be able to use that and some spray adhesive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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