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EMBROIDERY

Woven Inc: Happy HCD2 1501/Midwest Machinery

Ian Taylor, managing director

Marcelle Quirke, production manager Tell us a bit about your business Lovekeepcreate makes keepsakes from clothing; these range from bears, cushions and blankets right through to stockings. We can use a variety of different clothing, but the majority of our orders come from people who would like us to make a keepsake from their baby or child’s outgrown clothes. We also make keepsakes from adult clothing and people often send us items from loved ones who have passed away. What’s the latest single-head embroidery machine that you’ve bought? We purchased the Merlin GS-1501 machine in November 2016. Prior to this we were using a number of smaller domestic embroidery machines. Why did you choose this one, what are its main advantages? We liked the large area that can be used for embroidery as well as the range of Is there anything you’d like to see in an upgrade or don’t particularly like about it? These are perfect, they come with all the attachments from headwear to suit pockets to multi-sized frames. What’s it like to use? Anyone can use these, they’re so user friendly. Everything from programming to re-threading is simple and quick. What sort of runs is it used for? Our single-head machines are used mainly for sampling. Five machines will run five days a week non-stop. The single-head machines back-up the rest of our fleet: five eight-headers and four four-headers. We run everything from single items to runs of thousands. What would be your advice to others thinking of buying a single-head embroidery machine? Buy cheap, buy twice. Invest in good machinery and all the sundries to go with it, and the quality of your work will reflect that. www.woveninc.com

Ian fromWoven Inc with his Happy machine

Tell us a bit about your business Woven Inc is one of the UK’s leading screen printing and embroidery companies, working with fashion, workwear, promotional and charities, and with a prestigious client base from around the world. What is the latest single-head embroidery machine you’ve bought? The latest single-header machine is the Happy HCD2 1501. This was a new purchase to keep up with the demand of 3D embroidery; we purchased three of them at the same time to run alongside the two we already had. Why did you choose this particular model? Mainly service and quality. We have a factory full of Happy machines and like everything to be the same; they are good and reliable. We did look at all makes, but the service we get from Happy is second to none.

Lovekeepcreate: Merlin GS-1501/GS UK

colours we were able to load it with. It is also really fast and reliable.

Lovekeepcreate uses the Merlin GS-1501

Is there anything you’d like to see in an upgrade or don’t particularly like about it? We love it! What’s it like to use? It is reasonably simple to use as there is a large computerised display. We use the machine in conjunction with the software provided by GS UK and this makes it really simple. What size runs is it used for? We used it for small scale individual work such as names and dates of birth. We input each of these separately into the software. We embroider up to 300 individual items a week so it is always on the go. What would be your advice to others thinking of buying a single-head embroidery machine? Do your research and make sure you go to a reliable retailer to test out a variety of machines. www.lovekeepcreate.co.uk

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