Squeak 17 #101 November 10, 2008 Quote Quote How much did the skittles embroid cost? How'd you mock it up? (photoshop?) Like $340. It depends on how intricate your design is because someone has to sit there and recreate your design in the stitching program. I guess they have to determine what type of stitch to use what direction it needs to go and a ton of stuff like that. I put it together in Illustrator. Illustrator is much better for little projects like this. Never use Photoshop with anything that you need the text to be super crisp on. if you have any other questions you can PM me. is that what they told youA friend of mine who post on dizzy occasionally is also and embroider, all she does is load the image (jpg.etc...) and the software does all of the stitch allocation AND it tells you the colour thread by product code for each colour in the image, no one sitting down doing anything just load it and walk awayYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #102 November 10, 2008 I don't know how UPT does it. But what I wrote was the method described to me. Whether UPT uses it or the software your friend uses I have no idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #103 November 10, 2008 Embroidery machines accept .DST files. I am yet to meet an embroider/embroidery machine who uses anything else. People can send high resolution Jpegs to manufacturers and they will convert them to DST files for their embroidery machines. There is also a few people floating around who will do it. Most clothing manufacturers charge about $200+ to convert the artwork. People like wings and UPT charge around $50. Imagine the software Squeaks friend uses is the software that converts from Jpeg to DST. It can be a hard process depending on the graphics. It is in no way always a simple job. I have a great contact who does the work and it is cheap. But i would suggest if you are going to a manufacturer for rigs that you pay them the $50 to convert it so they can get it the right size etc for the place it is going. However Most manufacturers will also accept it if you send them the file already in DST format, they just do not tell people about dst format and just explain it needs to be converted cause the average joe does not have or have used an embroidery machine and knows about the format. Skittles, i imagine yours cost alot because mainly the letters are all individual graphics, so each letter would have been a seperate file i would think and then you pay for the embroidery as well. I have all my artwork in DST files now and i like that each manufacturer can change each thread colour easily if i need them to. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #104 November 10, 2008 Squeak, Skittles is corect, as are you but NO, you dont just load the jpeg and walk away to let the software do all the work for you. I am certain if you ask your friend she will agree exactly with what skittles said in it depends how complex the graphic is as lots of it does need to be recreated as such. I have worked with embroidery with rig manufacturers, and multiple clothing manufacturers. To simply load the software and walk away while the machine does all the work on complex graphics would be the person who is doing the conversions dream come true. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spindlee 0 #105 January 27, 2009 To the OP, I don't have mine yet but it should look something like this to match my suit....If in doubt, whip it out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spindlee 0 #106 September 26, 2009 Here's how it turned out, got it a while ago . If in doubt, whip it out... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #107 September 28, 2009 still at the factory, but obviously the nicest one in this thread; being FAG #1, i have to live up to standards, you know!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #108 September 28, 2009 Shame your container is a copy of the marks. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #109 September 28, 2009 and since you're so full of *wisdom*, you tell me why it seems that whatever someone posts, there's at least one nice person to put it down!? you should get your eyesight fixed..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #110 September 28, 2009 GEt over yourself. You are the person who takes the piss out of everyone in the forum. What you cant take what you give? I thought me and you enjoyed having a laugh with each other. Anyway, I notice you have now deleted the picture of your rig. Shame really, It is very similars to Marks container and I was about to copy his container for my own personal rig as well as i love the orange and grey. Not sure what your problem is. Good luck and i hope you love your container. It looked good. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #111 September 28, 2009 for the sake of peace.. i wanted to have a combo of grey and orange to begin with, and wanted to make it really flashy, split lightning desing, tye-dye, fluorescent orange and what not.. mark talked me out of it and showed me pics of his container; and i made slight changes, AS I DIDNT WANT AN EXACT COPY OF SOMEONE ELSES.. as he assured me, there's about 5 others around that are exact copies.. posting pic again.. ooopsie, didnt upload first time! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #112 September 28, 2009 Mate, i think you are reading into these forum posts and our PM's totally wrong. I love the colour pattern, i was just giving you a bit of shit like you constantly do me, all in the name of a laugh/fun. nothing personal. I really like your rig and it is the exact colour combination I will be getting on my personal micron. I saw that colour combination on Marks and it looks dope. I love your rig, I think it has got to be easily in the top five favourites of mine. I am certain it will not be exactly the same as anyone else's cause when that happens at UPT and the girl who does the orders types in a exact copy of a previous customers the office and marketing divisions alarm goes off and their computers automatically switch to the confirmations to show exactly why they are the same and what the new customer needs to change to make it different but still very cool. It is a really loud alarm that does not shut off until the second customer has signed the confirmation agreeing to have a different pattern, then UPT send them out a Tshirt saying " I caused the alarm at UPT'. All rather dramatic really, but thats why we love UPT. Quality is awesome in all aspects, components, marketing, service and ordering pattern designs. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #113 September 28, 2009 mark said it was alright if i'd get the same; but i dont really want a custom-rig that someone else already owns..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #114 September 28, 2009 I secretly take all my customers orders and then convert them all to karnage krew colours before i send the orders to UPT. SO everyone gets the exact same rig using my colours. Pretty soon I will have about 12 containers being shipped out and people will start realising that i started doing this a month or two ago. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #115 September 28, 2009 good marketing plot! i hope you made them pay for the KK-logos too! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #116 September 28, 2009 You know, against my advice, some people actually really want them. I have seen them come out really good too. I try to talk customers out of that as some want to show their support, but there are some who are very determined and I have seen some look brilliant. Personally, I am not the sort of guy who wants people wearing my branding, It makes me feel like a tool. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #117 September 28, 2009 i could of gotten a GoFast-branded micron as well, for a very good price, but.. i'd have to give it away if they demanded me to, plus, i really like RedBull! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #118 October 23, 2009 For those of you looking for something that I think really sets the micron off with embroidery. the body contact embroided. Got this idea from a customer and have put it on this rig as well. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andreeb77 0 #119 October 26, 2009 Hey Bigway! What colours would that be? There are so many in your corporate identity/ web site Looking forward to my professionally converted Micron Cheers Andree Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #120 November 7, 2009 “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmdrjay1 0 #121 February 19, 2010 My micron in action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #122 April 14, 2010 just some of the latest.. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31190579&l=ef4c2b4592&id=1261054602[url] “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #123 April 14, 2010 Quote just some of the latest.. Let me fix that for you... Rookie ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linebckr83 3 #124 April 14, 2010 Just got mine friday! Fully loaded: skyhook, mag riser covers, 3d spacerfoam on the ENTIRE thing, padded stabilizers, spectra ripcord, louie loops, etc etc Put 4 jumps on it this weekend, comfortable is an understatement!! "Are you coming to the party? Oh I'm coming, but I won't be there!" Flying Hellfish #828 Dudist #52 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #125 July 21, 2010 Mine is getting shipped out today!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
