Equipment & Machinery
Sewing Woven Fabrics
Industrial machines are designed to do one job well. Built for stamina and speed these Brother S - 72200A/B -403 straight stitch machines simply sew forwards and backwards. 3/4 (24) of our straight stitch machines are these new Brother models which have a very useful automatic back tack and cut off function, programmable using the digital display shown here. We also have three Zig Zag stitch machines, two machines set up to sew sheer/fine fabrics, three more machines that sew heavy fabrics such as denim and leather as well as a Twin Needle, a folding edge Binding Machine and a Blind Hemmer.
Our machinery is serviced and PAT tested annually to maintain high safety and operational standards.
We have a strict Health & Safety policy which must be adhered to at all times when using any electrical or mechanical equipment in the workshop area.
Industrial machines are designed to do one job well. Built for stamina and speed these Brother S - 72200A/B -403 straight stitch machines simply sew forwards and backwards. 3/4 (24) of our straight stitch machines are these new Brother models which have a very useful automatic back tack and cut off function, programmable using the digital display shown here. We also have three Zig Zag stitch machines, two machines set up to sew sheer/fine fabrics, three more machines that sew heavy fabrics such as denim and leather as well as a Twin Needle, a folding edge Binding Machine and a Blind Hemmer.
Our machinery is serviced and PAT tested annually to maintain high safety and operational standards.
We have a strict Health & Safety policy which must be adhered to at all times when using any electrical or mechanical equipment in the workshop area.
Sewing stretch fabrics
Overlockers are used for constructing garments in stretch fabrics (or for neatening seams in woven fabrics)
The sewing workshops at UWE house nine industrial Overlock Machines which are designed to edge and cut off simultaneously. We have one Fine Edge Finisher, four Coverseam Machines which hem a folded edge or stitch on a stretch binding, but don't cut. We also have two Chain Stitchers for sewing stretch fabrics without neatening the edge.
Overlockers are used for constructing garments in stretch fabrics (or for neatening seams in woven fabrics)
The sewing workshops at UWE house nine industrial Overlock Machines which are designed to edge and cut off simultaneously. We have one Fine Edge Finisher, four Coverseam Machines which hem a folded edge or stitch on a stretch binding, but don't cut. We also have two Chain Stitchers for sewing stretch fabrics without neatening the edge.
Finishing
We are lucky to have just aquired a brand new Brother HE800A Shirt Buttonhole machine. This can create 99 programmable buttonholes through many different thicknesses of fabric. We have a separate Reece machine for keyhole buttonholes.
For pressing, We have a new Comel industrial fusing press and four Stirovap pressure boilers attached to eight industrial steam irons complete with vacuum tables across the 2 rooms.
We are lucky to have just aquired a brand new Brother HE800A Shirt Buttonhole machine. This can create 99 programmable buttonholes through many different thicknesses of fabric. We have a separate Reece machine for keyhole buttonholes.
For pressing, We have a new Comel industrial fusing press and four Stirovap pressure boilers attached to eight industrial steam irons complete with vacuum tables across the 2 rooms.
Embroidery
We are fortunate to have recently purchased a 15 thread industrial Tajima digital embroidery machine which stitches an area of 360mm x 1200mm. We also have 2 Brother PR 650 digital embroidery machines. For designing we use Wilcom's Industrial standard software Embroidery Studio with 3 copies in situ and a further 9 copies in the Magenta Suite in the Epi Centre. Available for use are also 10 Bernina domestic machines for freehand embroidery and other embellishment techniques.
We are fortunate to have recently purchased a 15 thread industrial Tajima digital embroidery machine which stitches an area of 360mm x 1200mm. We also have 2 Brother PR 650 digital embroidery machines. For designing we use Wilcom's Industrial standard software Embroidery Studio with 3 copies in situ and a further 9 copies in the Magenta Suite in the Epi Centre. Available for use are also 10 Bernina domestic machines for freehand embroidery and other embellishment techniques.