Engraving on Velvet

[cloverandcrane]

Hi I am looking to engrave on velvet? Anyone can let me know if it can be done and settings
Thank you

[dklgood]

It can be done, but you may have to do some testing in order to dial in your best settings. You may want to start with the settings shared here for fleece and adjust as needed: Reubens Fleece Jacket

[deirdrebeth]

Here’s something else that might get you started - but as @dklgood said, you’re going to have to do some testing as “velvet” is not a monolith! EG. if you’re using cotton velvet it’s going to take more power than polyester velvet…but still not a lot of power overall!

(read down thread to see what they did)

Velvet pouches

[image] [image] So I have had this awesome machine now for just a month today and am slowly getting to know it. I have a company that makes mods for pinball and one of the mods we do is custom shooter rods (see image), and to package them we ship them in velvet pouches that we use the GF and etch our logo in with (see second image)

A search for “velvet” will show you quite a few posts

[MyDogsThinkImCrazy]

Velvet is commonly polyester. I have a tab on it with settings in this guide: https://community.glowforge.com/t/my-polyester-fabric-settings

[evermorian]

Note that you can also use your Glowforge to make plates to emboss velvet:

Celtic Key Pattern Embossed Velvet

[ACrawford_20210315_0003] [ACrawford_20201227_0006] (For some values of “made on a Glowforge.”) I wanted some pillows for my new couch that resonated personally. I hit on the idea of embossing one of my Celtic key pattern designs into some forest green velvet. I figured I could make a form/stamp/die with the Glowforge and, do the embossing with my old heat press. I figured MDF would be sufficiently heat-resistant to get me at least a few impressions. I cut the design from one sheet of 1/8…

https://community.glowforge.com/t/velvet-embossing-update-another-dice-bag