Stitches and Stats

Text Spacing

....And design dimensions

LETTERING

.24" is generally the smallest text that will sew cleanly (upper case, open block)...there are exceptions to every rule....getting text smaller will depend on the fabric

You can fit 5-6 characters/spaces in an inch of horizontal line space

Arcing text doesn't necessarily give you more width space

STANDARD SIZE FOR APPLICATIONS

There is only 1 - 1.20" height of vertical sewing space on a visor

Cap logo height is about 2.3" max (depending on the frame).....width is usually about 4 - 4.5"

Most left chest size designs are 3" - 4" wide

Cap backs have about 3.5" wide text space and are usually arced for a pleasing appearance around the keyhole; Flexfit hats can be straight and have slightly more text space

Hat front single panels can fit a design under 3" wide

Jacket Back design, 10" tall, 102,525 stitches

Fills and Stitch Counts

main street, Telluride, Colorado
6" wide, 64,653 stitches

STITCHES IN A FILL

Square fills: Circle fills:

     Density                                          Density
   3.5 / 4.0                              3.5 / 4.0
1400st / 1300st = 1"       1200st / 1050st = 1"
5200st / 4700st = 2"                  4200st / 3800st = 2"
11300st / 10250st = 3"    9000st / 8200st = 3"

The number of stitches it takes to create a letter varies depending on what character it is and the size and font...

STITCHES IN A WORD

At 1/4" , open block lettering, 5 characters of text is usually between 500 & 600 stitches (minimum standard text size)

CIRCLE OF TEXT

A 2.5" diameter circle of 1/4" open block text has approx 27 characters (minimum size)