by maobfh 10 Oct 2011

I have a technical question about stitching designs. I have a 40,000 stitch art nouveau design I love, but haven't tackled it because of the amount of stitches. Does anyone know, on average, how long it takes to stitch a set amount of stitches? I'm trying to determing if this will take 3 or 4 hours (or more) to stitch out.


Thanks for any and all input!

Rebecca

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by lyns 11 Oct 2011

Currently doing a design with 64000 stitches at 800 spm. My (new to me) Brother 3100d claims it will take 109 minutes. It sounds like an airplane about to take off. xx

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by cfidl 11 Oct 2011

I think I have the 20,000 version for the 4 by 4. So I look forward to seeing your results. I bailed on it! Good Luck! christine LLDS! Live Laugh Download Stitch!

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 15 Oct 2011

18* to 5000!

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by almag 11 Oct 2011

Think in terms of 3-4 hours. Set that time ahead so you don't have to go far from the machine.

Art nouveau!!! any time spent on one of those designs will be well worth the effort.

Good luck and I hope it all goes well and that the design is just as beautiful as you want it to be.

AlmaG.

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by asterixsew Moderator 11 Oct 2011

Just make sure that when you do stitch it out that you allow plenty of time and remember the bobbin will probably need replacing. Good Luck and have fun and let us see what you stitch out. There has been some great advice from experienced Cuties for you

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by moyed 11 Oct 2011

Last year I stitched out a design from embroidery library 'Angels & Victorian tree' It took 4.5 hours @ 600st pm. 84073 st, 64 changes, 24 colours,148.4 x 233 cm. It is a very dense design. Stitched on suede for a cushion cover. So be prepared for a long stitchout time

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moyed by moyed 11 Oct 2011

http://www.emblibrary.com/el/colo...;orderdetailsource=4301335

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by maobfh 11 Oct 2011

I have the Bernina Artista 185me - and I haven't the foggiest idea how fast it stitches. I haven't figured out how to adjust the speed, either. For the most part, it handles things just fine. Sometimes I think it stitches too fast (metallics and such that break so easy) but for the most part, I really don't want it to go slower. I have figured out how to calculate thread usage based on stitch count, but wasn't sure about the time. Thanks Mops for giving a rough outline on figuring that out. It is also an Embroidery Library design. I wonder why all their designs are so 'stitch heavy'. It is this design:

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sandyqueen by sandyqueen 11 Oct 2011

My Berninas allow me to set the speed for stitching. I slow way down for Mettalic thread and guess it would be a good idea on densee designs although I haven't noticed problems with regular embridery thread. If I have thread breakage more than 2 I slow mine down.

S

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by noah 11 Oct 2011

well one part on my bell fsl i just put on here has41,231 st. and that took me 3 hours lol it took all day sewing off and on to do my bell

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by mops Moderator 11 Oct 2011

Depends on the speed of your machine and the number of thread (and bobbin) changes. Say the speed of your machine is 500 st/min then it would take 40,000:500 min which would be 80 min. You should at least double that as the machine automatically slows down on certain parts of the design so you'll never make the maximum speed over the whole design and add time for the thread changes as well - so 3 -4 hours would be a safe guess.

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by moyed 11 Oct 2011

Rebecca this will not only depend on the thread changes but also the speed of your machine.
hugs Helen

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by castelyn 11 Oct 2011

Rebecca, good luck. See you have been given replies. will just leave ***4 all - hugs Yvonne

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by airyfairy 11 Oct 2011

This is a good question. I have a very old simple embroidery machine that tells me how long a design will take to sew - obviously one needs to add more for thread changes. Having never done anything that size (only about 25,000 stitches), I cannot really be of any help. I wish you lots of luck and please post for us when finished. Sarah.

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by starlizard 11 Oct 2011

When I'm doing a big design like that, I write down how many color changes and stitches... but I also write down what time I started and what time I finished. I have an Embroidery Library design that has over 42,000 stitches (and 21 color changes) that I've stitched out a couple of times. It takes about 3 and a half hours from start to finish. You should take into account the number of color changes... it takes time to change spools.

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smahane by smahane 11 Oct 2011

that the same what i do

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by killiecrankie 11 Oct 2011

I stitched out katulles mega tiger head & it had over 31,000 sts & only 2 colours & it took about 70 minutes but this could vary depending on your machines speed & the complexity of the design.I would do the ironing & other jobs while I kept an eye on it.Something often goes wrong if you leave it unattended,at least it does for me

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by meganne 11 Oct 2011

Long enough for you to do your ironing, cook and eat dinner, tidy up your sewing room, make yourself a whole new outfit.......
Well maybe forget the outfit, but I would put my machine where I can watch it while doing other things. LOL!!!!

I had some designs with over 100,000 stitches and it took me two nights to finish them all. :-)))
hugs n roses, Meganne

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maobfh by maobfh 11 Oct 2011

Over 100,000 stitches!?!?! Well, I'll stop whining about the size of this one. Wow!

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by pennifold 10 Oct 2011

Hi, I agree with Kay I reckon between 3 and 4 hours. Love Chris

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by aussiequilter 10 Oct 2011

good question

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by katydid 10 Oct 2011

My machine tells me how long it will take and it is always longer as the thread changes take time. Don't know what machine you have, but load it up and see if it tells you any thing. I would guess 3+ hours. good luck!!! also make sure you use proper stabilizer with that heavy of a design. Kay

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