The desire for individuality is evident everywhere and is reflected in a clear fashion trend: clothing with shiny details such as embroidery and decorative seams made from metallic effect threads. To ensure that they also impress with their craftsmanship, here are some helpful professional tips for a shiny appearance.

Little effort, big impact!

With just a few simple steps, you can create a particularly elegant and high-quality embroidery design. The embroidery software, embroidery needle and embroidery speed must be adjusted to suit the metallic effect thread. Embroiderers will get support from the Gunold team as well as from the company's website. Here, for example, embroidery trial software for all effect threads can be downloaded free of charge. Since many embroidery programs are designed for standard size 40 threads with only short backing stitches, Gunold strongly recommends going this extra mile. To protect Mety during embroidery and prevent tearing, a new (completely burr-free) standard needle “Organ 75/11 SES” or the special needle for metallic threads “Organ 775” should be used. A slightly lower thread tension ensures an even embroidery pattern. Gunold offers spool covers for cones and mini cones in a practical box of 50, which ensure even thread running when pulled over the spool. For best results, Gunold recommends a robust polyester thread as the bobbin thread, such as “Bobby SYN 120” or “130”.

“Mety is ideal for badges, lettering and fashionable embroidery motifs. The wonderful iridescent colors are also stunning, as they have a particularly elegant sparkle,” says Reiner Knochel, owner of Textile Experience and external consultant at Gunold. The expert knows that metallic thread embroidery is currently in fashion and is also in high demand again in the logo business. To create surprising and innovative effects with an unusual feel, just combine Mety with a matt embroidery thread, such as the cotton thread Cotty or the wool-like Filaine.

Glittering embroidery

Mety is available in eight gold and silver shades and 30 additional colours and iridescent shades. This special effect thread is available on mini cones of 1000 m and on cones of 5000 m in size 5/2 (thicker) and 7/2 (thinner). Mety can be washed at up to 60 °C and can be tumble dried on the gentle-care setting and ironed at a low temperature. A metallic embroidery thread such as Mety is a fascinating option when it comes to creating special accents in fashion. Used for embroidery or decorative stitching, this special thread made of polyester and polyamide with a metallic finish creates brilliant colour effects with a fascinating sheen.