Why We're Switching to Maggie Magnetic Embroidery Frames

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Short answer: we're switching the hoops on our commercial embroidery machine to Maggie magnetic embroidery frames. Magnetic frames clamp the garment with magnets instead of a screw-tightened ring, which means faster hooping, less hoop burn and better holds on the thick goods we run every week: Carhartt jackets, duck vests, heavy hoodies and bags.

What a magnetic frame actually does

A traditional embroidery hoop is two rings. You push the fabric between them and crank a screw until it's tight. It works, but it fights you on anything thick, it can leave a shiny ring pressed into the fabric (hoop burn), and getting the same tension shirt after shirt depends on the person doing the hooping.

A magnetic frame drops a top frame onto a bottom frame and the magnets do the clamping. The garment is held flat and evenly without being stretched or crushed, and the operator isn't tightening a screw forty times a run.

Why it matters for the work we do

• Workwear and outerwear. A big share of our embroidery is Carhartt, duck jackets, vests and soft shells. Thick seams and quilted linings are exactly where screw hoops slip or pop. Magnets hold them.
• Less hoop burn on polos and performance fabric. Dri-fit and polyester polos from brands like Nike and OGIO mark easily. A magnetic frame holds without the crush ring.
• Consistent placement on reorders. Faster, repeatable hooping means the logo on your tenth reorder sits where it sat on the first. That's what an employee uniform program depends on.
• Bags and awkward items. Backpacks, totes and duffels are easier to frame flat. See custom backpacks.

What it changes for your order

Nothing you have to do differently. Pricing, our no-minimum embroidery policy and standard turnaround stay the same. What you should notice is cleaner results on heavy garments and fewer pieces lost to hooping problems, which keeps spoilage down on customer-supplied goods.

Also coming to the shop: a BAI test machine

We're also bringing in a BAI commercial embroidery machine for in-shop production testing alongside our Happy. We'll report back honestly once it has real hours on it. If you run a small embroidery shop yourself, BAI also sells Mighty Hoop magnetic kits and prewound bobbins for their machines.

For other decorators

If you embroider for a living and you're still hooping Carhartt in screw hoops, try a magnetic frame on your next heavy order. Maggie Frames makes them for most commercial and home machines.

Need something embroidered?

See the rest of our equipment on Inside Our Shop, or request a quote. Call 775-230-0211 or email sales@battlebornclothing.com.