Embroidering Small Letters On Caps | Best Threads & Needles | Ricoma Embroidery Machine (EMB Hub120)

If you’ve been having trouble with the small lettering on your caps, you’ve come to the right place. And if you also think it’s impossible to embroider just a half-inch away from the brim of your cap, we’re here to show you it is possible.

You can download the design in the link above to try this project for yourself.

For this project we used:

Snips/scissors

1 sheet of foam for 3d puff

40-weight thread with 80/12 needles

60-weight thread with 65/9 needles

112 Richardson cap

Heat gun

The 60-weight thread is your best bet to get clear, precise lettering on your caps if you use it along with 65/9 needles. Since we are also incorporating 3d puff into the design, our 40-weight thread with 80/12 needles will be used for that part of the embroidery. Remember, one huge perk of multi-needle embroidery machines is that you can set different materials on different needles without having to switch anything out in the middle of your projects.

Now let’s talk digitizing. Remember, to achieve crisp results for your small letters, you’ll need a combination of the right digitizing, needle weight and thread.

The 4mm font size is your more basic font size, and the key to achieving crisp, small letters is to delete your underlay. Doing this will minimize a buildup of thread on the underlay path.

But for the smaller 2mm font—typically the smallest font size that you can achieve with embroidery—you’ll want to use a run stitch to create the font.

Make sure to also set up the project to embroider the small letters first since they are located at the bottom of the design. For caps, you should embroider from the bottom up to avoid puckering on the cap.

Profit potential:

This cap costs $5 and the materials including the foam, thread and needles add up to about $1.

Cost per cap = $6

Caps like these are sold online for around $30, meaning you can make a profit of around $25 per cap.

Let’s get embroidering.

Like we’ve learned in recent Embroidery Hub videos, structured caps like Richardson 112s do not require any stabilizer. When you have your design loaded onto your machine, make sure to center the design and bring it down as low as possible using the arrow keys on your panel. Don’t forget to trace your design!

Once you have your proper needles and thread installed, correctly programmed your machine and got your cap hooped, you’ll be ready to press start. Make sure to clean up your cap with your heat gun after the embroidery is finished. When you’re finished, you’ll have a detailed cap with small, legible lettering and impressive 3d puff!

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